ISLAMABAD, May 22 (APP):The Islamabad High Court (IHC) stated on Wednesday that the decision of the federal gov
ernment pertaining to block the SIMs of non-fillers remained in effect as the in
junction of the court was not related to blocking the SIMs of non-filers.
Chief Justice Amir Farooq Malik of the IHC heard the case against the federal gov
ernment’s decision to block the SIMs of non-filers.
The federal gov
ernment has filed a se
parate petition seeking to lift the stay order on the proceedings against the mobile network companies.
At the onset of the hearing, the chief justice clarified that the stay order was solely to safeguard the petitioner and that the in
junction was not to block the SIMs. Therefore, the decision of the federal gov
ernment was still in effect.
“We can understand that the federal gov
ernment is focusing on economic reforms. This step may have been taken in the context of economic reforms,” the chief justice said.
The court further pledged to expedite the proceedings and adjourned the case till June.
