IHC Orders Removal of PTA Chairman Maj Gen (R) Hafeez ur Rehman

Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered the removal of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman, Major General (R) Hafeez ur Rehman, ruling that his appointment was not made in accordance with the law.

Justice Babar Sattar issued the 99-page written judgment, directing that a senior member of the PTA be appointed as acting chairman until a lawful appointment is made.

The court accepted a petition challenging Hafeez ur Rehman’s appointment, which was approved in May 2023 during a federal cabinet meeting chaired by then-Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

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