ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court, on the request of Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, Friday asked the media persons not to sensationalize and mis-report 3G/4G auction.
The three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Jawwad S.Khawaja, resumed hearing of the case.
At the outset of hearing, Chairman PTA Dr. Ismail Shah pointed out that there had been some mis-reporting in the press and there were indeed contradictory reports which were vastly opposite to each other and some were even misleading.
He expressed the apprehension that any mis-reporting may have an adverse impact on the auction which is due to be held on April 23.
"It appears that four bidders who are qualified and will be participating in the auction are market players, familiar with the Pakistani Telecommunication environment," he said and added that these four bidders may, on account of their specialization and sophistication in the industry, not be influenced by such press reports.
The court observed that media persons should avoid such misleading reports and this, ofcourse, did not in any manner affect the reporting of these proceedings or the scheduled auction accurately in the media.
Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja remarked that it was not in dispute that the Radio Frequency Spectrum, defined in Section 2 of the Pakistan Telecommunication Act, 1996, was an asset which ultimately belonged to the people of Pakistan but was for that purpose legally owned and vested in the Federation.
The Attorney General for Pakistan told the court that the proceeds of the auction, were proceeds which belonged to the Federation because the same were amounts paid by bidders for the sale of the Radio Frequency Spectrum.
Later, the court adjourned the case till 3rd week of May.
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