IHC Orders Removal of Hafeez Ur Rehman as PTA Chairman

IHC’s Justice Sattar orders removal of PTA chairman over ‘illegal appointment’

IHC orders removal of Hafeez ur Rehman as PTA chairman

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday declared the appointment of Hafeezur Rehman as the chairman of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) illegal and directed authorities to immediately remove him from the office. The ruling came after the court accepted a petition challenging Rehman’s appointment, filed by digital rights activist Usama Khilji through Advocate Asad Ladha. Justice Babar Sattar, who heard the case, had reserved his judgm…

IHC’s Justice Babar Sattar orders removal of PTA chairman over ‘illegal’ appointment to office

Orders that senior-most serving PTA member will temporarily act as PTA chairman till time that federal govt appoints his regular replacement.

IHC orders removal of PTA chairman

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Chairman Maj Gen Hafeezur Rehman addresses at an event on August 6, 2024. — Facebook@Pakistan Telecommunication AuthorityISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday directed the dismissal of Major General Hafeez Ur Rehman from his position as...

Islamabad high court to hear PTA Chairman’s removal appeal

The Islamabad High Court has scheduled the intra-court appeal filed by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman Major General (R) Hafeez ur Rehman against his removal from office for hearing tomorrow. The division bench, comprising Justice Muhammad Asif and Justice Inaam Amin Minhas, will take up the case. A day earlier, Justice Babar Sattar of the Islamabad High Court’s single bench had accepted a petition and ordered the removal of …

Islamabad court orders removal of PTA Chairman over ‘illegal appointment’ - Digital Rights Monitor

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) declared on Monday the appointment of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman Major (retd) General Hafeezur Rehman illegal and ordered his immediate removal from office, Dawn reported on Wednesday. The verdict, delivered by Justice Babar Sattar, came in response to a petition filed in 2023 by digital rights activist Usama Khilji, who had challenged the legality and transparency of the appointment proces…