A Pakistani court on Tuesday directed former prime minister Imran Khan to take his petition regarding "a de facto" ban on his speeches and display of his picture on the media to the broadcast regulator.

The Pakistani media -- both broadcast and print -- has been directed allegedly by the powerful army to ban the speeches, statements and images/pictures of Khan after the nationwide attacks on the military and state buildings by his party workers in reaction to his arrest on May 9 on corruption charges. Even uttering Khan`s name in TV talk shows is banned.