Art. 164-- QSO 1984, Evidence of modern devices admissibility in court

Art. 164---Press clippings and newspaper reports---Admissibility as evidence---Factors.

In the present day media revolution, accessibility and investigative nature of reporting, unless the report is immediately contradicted or is palpably false and is contradicted by some similar contemporaneous reports, the Courts and Tribunals and persons, who are not required to form an opinion on the basis of strictly proved evidence as required by law of evidence, can rely upon such reports.

Press clippings, magazines, comments published in newspapers can be 'considered, accepted, examined and taken note of and not excluded from consideration.

 Such documents could be considered without requiring strict proof as required by the Law of Evidence applicable to trial .of cases. The authentic and uncontradicted news items published in the newspapers or magazines of contemporaneous events can form basis for drawing inferences and can be accepted as material for forming opinion.

P L D 1998 Supreme Court 388

P L D 1988 Supreme Court 109

P L D 1989 Supreme Court  249