Islamabad: The Supreme Court on Wednesday taken suo motu notice over the issuance of media advertisements by Punjab, Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
The chief justice remarked that the governments of KP, Sindh and Punjab are running advertisement campaigns at taxpayer’s expense.
The chief justice directed the provincial chief and information secretaries to submit a report on the campaign in a week and adjourned the hearing until March 12, when he himself will hear the case.
He said that advertisements are being given from national exchequer and public money is being spent for personal advertisements.
The CJP further said that political leaders must show courage and advertise from their own money. He lamented that medicines are not available for poor people and there is no drinking water in 4,000 schools in Sindh. The hearing of case is fixed on March 12.
Trending
- Israeli divisions deepen over future of Gaza
- Hypertension Day seminar held in DHQ Hospital Wana, took out awareness walk.
- 13 of a family die, truck plunges into ravine
- PM expresses concern over situation of Pakistani students in Bishkek
- Ex AJK SCBA Chief Raja Inam accuses AJK PM Anwar-ul-Haq of giving peaceful rights movement a violent turn in the State
- Zardari’s decision to nominate Governors for both provinces is a great decision: Zahir Latif
- CGH organizes a walk on World Blood Pressure Day
- Threatening to Govt officers remained the same in KP by PTI leadership Mansehra