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Contempt of Court-Newspaper reporter not caring to consult Press Relations Officer nor verifying truth of information passed to him by interested party-News story published by newspapers entirely baseless-Publishers, held, guilty of misrepresentation­ Unqualified expressions of regret and apology having been tendered by publishers respondents, rule discharged, but reporter warned to be careful in future-Constitution of Pakistan (1972), Art. 206. Abdus Salam v. The State P L D 1958 S C (Pak.) 528 ref. ORDER SALAHUDDIN AHMED, J.-On 13-10-1972 upon an information laid before this Court by the learned Attorney-General for Pakistan contempt notices were issued to the respondents, namely, Chief News Editor, Pakistan Press International and the Editors, Printers and Publishers of Pakistan Times, Nawa-i-Waqt and Mashriq, asking them to show cause why they should not be proceeded for contempt of Court for having published in `Pakistan Times', `Nawa-i-Waqt' and `Daily Mashriq' of the 13th October 1972, a news-story misrepresenting the proceedings of the Court and thereby tending to prejudice the determination of the matter pending before the Court. The news story was based upon the Pakistan Press Interna­tional report and it stated, inter alia, that a Full Bench of this Court had heard the application and directed the Government concerned to place Mr. Mukhtar Rana in `A' Class in Jail and to give him the required medical facilities. It is thus evident, that the Pakistan Press International was mainly responsible for supplying the news story which was published in the different newspapers. It is stated, however, that Nawa-i-Waqt had added something of its own. The learned Attorney-General stated before us that upon such an application having been served on him he himself approached the Provincial Government and the Government were pleased to accede to his request and to direct that Mr. Mukhtar Rana be placed in `A' Class in jail arid lie he given certain medical facilities. In response…

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