KP govt approaches SC for live streaming of NAB amendments case

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has submitted a request to the Supreme Court for the live broadcast of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) trial proceedings.

The application, filed by Additional Advocate General Syed Kausar Ali Shah, seeks permission to livestream the NAB trial proceedings for the sake of public interest.

In the request, the KP government has asserted that the hearings of cases concerning public welfare should be livestreamed from the bench.

It highlights that the live streaming of NAB trial proceedings is not being conducted, which is considered a discriminatory practice.

The application appeals for an order to be issued for the direct broadcast of NAB trial proceedings.

It is pertinent to mention here that Supreme Court had allowed video-link facility for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Ordinance 1999 amendment case.

On the direction of the top court Imran Khan appeared before the Supreme Court (SC) bench in the NAB amendment case.

However, the proceedings of the case were not live-streamed on the Supreme Court’s YouTube channel.

Later, the leaked pictures, which showed PTI founder Imran Khan sitting in Adiala Jail were widely shared on social media platforms.