Islamabad (Web Desk): The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday seeking Justice Babar Sattar's recusal from the audio leaks case.
In a a miscellaneous petition, the authorities pleaded with Justice Sattar to distance himself from the case.
In the plea, PEMRA maintained that the case remains pending despite its chairman appearing before the court multiple times.
It added that a separate bench of the IHC has already decided on another case of a similar nature. The petition requested that the same bench should decide on this case as well.
“To fulfill the demands of justice, Justice Babar should excuse himself from hearing the case,” the petition maintained.
The next hearing of the case is scheduled to be held on April 29.
It is pertinent to mention that the petitions being heard by Justice Sattar include those filed by former first lady Bushra Bibi and the son of ex-chief justice Saqib Nisar.
