ISLAMABAD, June 28 (INP): The Ministry of Information on Thursday issued a notification regarding the appointment of Mirza Saleem Baig as chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA). Baig has been appointed to the post for the next four years, according to the notification. The Ministry of Information’s notification comes a day after the Supreme Court ordered its issuance within two days. [timed-content-server show="06/29/2018 01:00 Asia/Karachi"]The SC order came as a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar resumed hearing of the PEMRA chairman appointment case on Wednesday. President Mamnoon Hussain approved a summary of Baig’s appointment to the post late last month. An officer of the Information Service, Baig previously served as the Principal Information Officer with the federal government. Earlier, the Election Commission allowed issuance of notification regarding appointment of Chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority. The permission was granted on government’s request as the commission has placed a ban on appointments and recruitments in connection with upcoming general elections. On May 29, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) objected to the appointment of Principal Information Officer (PIO) Saleem Baig as the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) chairman. Taking notice of the appointment, ECP said that an earlier request made by the federal government regarding the selection was not approved. ECP also seeks a reply from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in this regard. INP/AJ[/timed-content-server]