CPP strongly criticizes the role of Pakistani TV and Print Media.

(ATTOCK - August 1, 2012).
            The press
statement on the subject CPP strongly
criticizes the role of Pakistani TV and Print Media as issued by the
Central Secretariat of the Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP) for the
information of public, electronic and print media is as under:

 

Media associations, newspapers and TV
owners on one hand are voicing and advocating for the freedom and independence
of press and media but on the other hand these media organizations, newspapers
and TV owners are themselves acting against the principles of freedom of press
and expression and running their TV and newspapers business purely on
commercial basis and against the national interest of our country.

 

Communist
Party of Pakistan (CPP) maintained that TV and newspapers owners either
physiological fears from the ideology of the Communists and Communist Party or they are so biased against the
communists that none of their TV and newspapers mentioned the famous quote of
the founder of Communist Manifesto Karl Marx which he said Law is like the nose
and it can be rotated by the ruling elite, the way they like it. 

 

This was said on the face of Supreme
Court by the CPP Chairman, Engineer Jameel Ahmad Malik while arguing the
Contempt Law before the Supreme Court (SC), a day or so before but this
statement was totally black out in TV and newspapers by the so-call champion of
freedom of press.  

 

The Chairman of CPP while arguing
his case against contempt law in SC also brought into the notice of the larger
bench of five judges headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) that in
China Communist Republic, which is a secular and non-religious state but
neither its President nor Prime Minister has the immunity not to appear in any
Court of law.

 

He
said that in China, vide its Article
41, the Citizens of the People's Republic of China have the right to criticize
and make complaint to any state organ or functionary and Courts are bound to
summon and redress their complaints whereas in Pakistan, which is a Muslim
country but vide our Article 248 says, No criminal proceedings whatsoever shall be
instituted or continued against the President or a Governor in any court during
his term of office.

 

Even this above statement of CPP before
the Supreme Court was intentionally ignored by the so-called champion of
freedom and independence of press in their TV and newspapers.  

 

Engineer
Jameel also stressed during arguments before SC that according to Islam, Holy
Quran and Sunnah, not even Caliphs or any rulers or persons has the immunity
and protection as now allowed in section 3(1) of the contempt of court law by
incorporating Article 248(1) in the aforesaid section.

 

CPP Chairman said that he observed
while sitting in the Court that the CJP and other Judges dont hesitate at all
in making political remarks but as and when if the petitioners mentions any
political remarks during his arguments, he is snubbed very rudely and in a
dictatorial manner by the CJP, on which the Communist Party of Pakistan has
strong reservations.

 

CPP Chairman, Engineer Jameel said that
such an attitude and conduct of CJP Muhammad Iftikhar Chaudhry and other
superior judges are not only against the natural principles of justice but also
against the principles as enumerated in the Code of Conduct of Judges, which,
otherwise, is morally, lawfully and legally binding on all the Judges including
CJP. 

 

It
may be recalled here that the Communist Party challenges the newly enacted
Contempt of Court Act, 2012 in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, copy of this
whole petition can be read at CPP website of www.cpp.net.pk

  

Issued by:-

 

Press Media of CPP, Communist Party of Pakistan, 1426-Fateh
  Jang Road, Attock Cantt.

Tel: 057-2611426 Fax: 057-2612591
Mob: 0300-9543331 Web: www.cpp.net.pk E-Mail: [email protected]