The lawyer said that since India authorities banned airing of Pakistani content, PEMRA had to do the same for Indian contents in Pakistan.
Delivering a landmark verdict, a two-member Supreme Court bench ordered the government to act against those propagating "hatred, extremism and terrorism".
Chief Justice Saqib Nisar announced the ruling in a case filed by the United Producers Association pertaining to the broadcast of foreign content on local television channels in the Supreme Court Karachi registry, Dawn online reported.
In 2016, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) had imposed a complete ban on airing Indian content on local television and FM radio channels.
Rejecting the review petition, a bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar said that "no lawful point has been raised in the petition" that needs to be reviewed, Geo News reported.
Chief Justice Nisar made the remarks when Musharraf's lawyer told the three-judge bench that his client "respects the court" but was unable to return due to his medical condition and reservations over the provision of security, Dawn newspaper reported.
Former Pak President Pervez Musharraf, who ruled Pakistan from 1999 to 2008, has been declared a fugitive in the Benazir Bhutto murder case and Red Mosque cleric killing case.
According to reports, 300 00 seminaries and schools, hospitals, a publishing house, and ambulance services are included in the network of JuD.
Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended a recount in a National Assembly constituency in Lahore where the cricketer-turned-politician had narrowly defeated his rival in the July 25 general elections
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