The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday issued notices to the secretaries of the interior and information ministries, as well as the prime minister's principal secretary over former principal information officer (PIO) Rao Tehsin Ali's petition against his suspension.
At the start of the hearing, Tehsin's counsel Waseem Sajjad told the court that his client was not present in the 'high-profile' meeting, the alleged contents of which were leaked to the newspaper. Justice Aamer Farooq inquired from the counsel whether providing him with the inquiry commission's report is the prerogative of the government, and if so under which law. He then directed Sajjad to submit details of the relevant law under which the government can be directed to provide him the inquiry report.
The hearing was then briefly adjourned. Later, the court issued notices to the secretaries of the interior and information ministries, and the prime minister's principal secretary to file their replies in response to the petition. On Tuesday, the former PIO submitted a petition in IHC stating that he had been wrongly blamed for the Dawn Leaks saga.