Ordering for removal of all advertisements, signboards and banners with pictures of politicians, the Supreme Court on Saturday directed the authorities concerned to place on record information of all the signboards featuring pictures of politician. Headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, a three-member bench of the apex court was conducting the suo moto proceeding on the governmental advertisements with pictures of politicians.
The CJP remarked, "Newspapers and televisions already run so many advertisements with pictures of politicians, there are even political figures in the government's posters at polling stations." He said whether images were of previous politicians or current ones, they would not be featured on governmental advertisements. "All such advertisements need to be removed and their cost value be returned to the national exchequer," he ordered.
The court ordered the chief secretary to submit details of all advertisements and money by April 4.
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