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| Pemra bans Dr Amir Liaquat for 30 days |
| 2018-05-27 |
| [DAWN] Pakistain Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Friday banned TV host and Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf ...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... member Dr Amir Liaquat from appearing on any TV channel in Pakistain for thirty days after ruling that he had violated several sections of Pemra Ordinance in a TV programme a day ago. The media regulator, in a notification issued on May 25, stated that Liaquat, during his channel's Ramazan transmission on May 24, had "aired live, un-edited and without any delay" a video call from Gujrat wherein the caller had raised a controversial religious question. Pemra notes that Dr Liaquat "merely for creating sensation and in order to achieve maximum rating", created "unwarranted drama on the basis of religion and hurt the sentiments of different sects and public on the lam". After this incident, Dr Liaquat "quit the show, leaving the live platform for the guest Ulemas who exchanged quite harsh arguments," the notification adds. |
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