A Pakistani high court on Thursday quashed the federal government's ban on the broadcast of the speeches and press meetings of ousted prime minister Imran Khan from satellite channels.
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority banned the speeches of the chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party last week after the cricketer-turned-politician targeted former Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa in an address to his supporters in Lahore.
"Lahore high court Justice Shamas Mahmood Mirza suspended the ban imposed by the PEMRA on the broadcast of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan's speeches and press talks," a court official said after the hearing on Thursday.
The Lahore high court ordered to lift the ban with immediate effect, he said.
The court passed the order on the former premier's petition that challenged the ban imposed by PEMRA.
Justice Mirza announced the judgment, sent the matter to the full bench for hearing and adjourned the proceedings till March 13. -- PTI