SHC declares ban on 'Maalik' illegal
Asher Azeem had challenged the ban in SHC.
KARACHI (Dunya News) -Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday termed ban on political-thriller film ‘Maalik’ as illegal.
SHC Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah reserved the verdict on the last hearing over the petition of film’s director and producer Asher Azeem.
Asher had challenged the ban in SHC.
On last hearing, defense lawyer Farogh Naseem argued that according to section 142 and 144 of the constitution federal legislature is prohibited from legislation on subjects coming under federation.
Additional Attorney General replied that they would have no grievances if objectionable scenes are omitted from the film.
He said that some abhorrent scenes were played in Punjab and other provinces while they were deleted in Sindh.
Asher Azeem took to twitter to announce the verdict and share his happiness.
We won.v waited patiently v did not releez the film illegally. We suffered bt kept faith and tday v r vindicated. #Maalik is allwd in pk
— Asher Azeem Gill (@ashirazeemgill) September 6, 2016
Maalik, which had already been playing in cinemas, was declared "uncertified for the whole of Pakistan" by the ministry of information in May.
Previous bans on films have come from provincial censorship boards while the creators are totally clueless as why the federal government has imposed the ban.
