IHC cancels plea of FIA with fine 

Islamabad: The Islamabad high court (IHC) has canceled the miscellaneous plea of federal investigation agency (FIA) with fine and given a sign to act against director general FIA in contempt of court.

According to the details, the hearing was done on two similar pleas in IHC regarding the audio leaks. Justice Babar Sattar heard the pleas of Bushra Bibi and former chief justice’s son Najam Al Saqib. The court also heard the miscellaneous pleas of FIA, intelligence bureau (IB), Pakistan telecommunication authority (PTA) and Pakistan electronic media regulatory authority (PEMRA).  

The court imposed the fine of Rs5,00000 on FIA on filing plea.

 Justice Babar stated that the contempt of court can also be started against the director general FIA. He questioned that with who’s approval the miscellaneous application of IB was filed.  

Court summoned the IB’s joint director general in person.

The additional attorney general said that joint director general IB had given the approval.

Justice remarked that he will be having a name the parents will be given him a name. On which additional attorney general replied that his name is Tariq Mehmood.

Justice said that he must be appear in the court on next hearing. He said that the miscellaneous applications have filed so it should be heard at first will be fixed these ones. It should be decided that who filed the pleas?

The attorney general Usman Mansoor said that IB, FIA and PTA filed these pleas.

Justice also said that those pleas have come will be heard and then a verdict will be pronounced. He questioned that who gave them the authority to file pleas.

The additional attorney general responded that director general FIA gave the authority to assistant director.

Justice Babar Sattar asked to read the part of the application related to where he was being objectional.

The additional attorney general said that FIA pleaded to transfer this case to another court.