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| Pemra asks channels to exercise caution | |
| 2015-05-03 | |
...think of the head of the Barzini clan, only in Urdu... 's fiery ...a single two-syllable word carrying connotations of both incoherence and viciousness. A fiery delivery implies an audience of rubes and yokels, preferably forming up into a mob... speech on Thursday night, the Pakistain ElecÂtronic Media RegulaÂtory Authority (Pemra) issued on Friday show-cause notices to 14 private TV channels and barred all channels from airing "inflammatory content". After Mr Hussain's speech that followed explosive allegations levelled by a Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... police officer, ISPR Director General Maj Gen Asim Bajwa responded by saying that the MQM chief's outburst against the military was intolerable and warned that legal action could be initiated against him. "Altaf Hussain's speech on TV containing remarks about army & its leadership was uncalled for and disgusting," the military front man said in the first of a series of four tweets on the matter. "Such reference to army or its leadership as reaction to arrest of criminals, who may have links with any political party, won't be tolerated. Irresponsible remarks and using media to incite the people of Pakistain to rise against the State will be pursued legally. Pakistain Army and LEAs will continue to execute operations as assigned to them (sic)," he said in messages posted on his Twitter account. Then, on Friday evening, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting wrote to Pemra, asking the regulator not to allow the live broadcast of "hate speech" by politicians -- a barely veiled reference to Mr Hussain's tirade a day earlier. The ministry said the government noted with concern the hate speech of a political leader, telecast live by most private TV channels on April 30. "Pemra management may invoke Section 27 of Pemra Amendment Act-2007, whereby broadcasting or re-broadcasting any programme which is likely to create hatred amongst the people or is prejudicial to the maintenance of law and order or is likely to disturb public peace and is offensive, shall not be allowed by the authority," the information ministry told Pemra. Even though the MQM chief offered to apologise for his remarks on Friday night, Pemra issued show-cause notices to 14 channels and also decreed in a separate advice to all TV channels --issued under Section 27 of the Pemra Ordinance -- which restrains them from airing any programme, speech or interview likely to create hatred against the country, judiciary and the armed forces or that is prejudicial to the maintenance of law and order or is likely to disturb public peace or is against national security. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Channels, fetch Caution and give him the #4 Walk - In -The-Park. No treats, back by Tea. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-05-03 14:07 |