Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) suspended the licences of Geo Entertainment for 30 days and ARY News for 15 days for violating the laws of the state regulator.
A hefty fine of Rs 10 million has also been imposed on them for airing blasphemous content and ridiculing the judiciary.
Geo Entertainment was ordered to be taken off air for insulting the religious sentiments of viewers when it played a religious song at the mock wedding of actress Veena Malik in one of its morning shows.
The ARY News was banned for bringing the higher courts to disrepute through its criticism by airing anti—judiciary programmes.
PEMRA also banned ARY’s anchorman Mubashir Lucman and his talk show Khara Sach for criticising the judiciary.
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/international-news/item/5283-cq-pakistan-imposes-temporary-ban-on-2-channels.html
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/international-news/item/5283-cq-pakistan-imposes-temporary-ban-on-2-channels.html
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