Edited By: Oindrila Mukherjee
Last Updated: March 06, 2023, 00:25 IST
This shouldn’t be the primary time that the PEMRA has banned TV channels from broadcasting ousted PM Imran Khan’s speeches. (Image: Reuters/File)
The former PM was warned towards criticising ex-army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Major General Faisal Naseer, who’s the DG of counter intelligence on the ISI
Pakistan’s digital media watchdog on Sunday banned satellite tv for pc tv channels from broadcasting speeches of ousted prime minister Imran Khan for allegedly making provocative statements towards state establishments. He was additionally warned towards criticising ex-army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Major General Faisal Naseer, who’s the director-general of counter intelligence on the Inter-Services Intelligence.
According to sources on the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), there’s a full ban on Khan’s broadcasts now as he was speaking towards state establishments. The PEMRA order said that Khan’s speeches is not going to be performed reside or recorded.
In its order, the regulatory physique said that airing “hateful, slanderous, vilifying and unwarranted statements” towards the nation’s management and state establishments is in sheer violation of Article 19 of the Constitution. Khan has made aspersions towards the state establishments by levelling baseless allegations of orchestrating a plan to assassinate him.
Sources within the PEMRA stated the primary cause behind the ban was to cease Khan from criticising the military, election fee, former military chief and the chief election commissioner. A message had additionally been “conveyed” to Khan to not goal establishments and the serving DG-C ISI in addition to his sector commanders.
The PEMRA stated Khan was making baseless allegations and hate speech towards state establishments. Airing of such content material was more likely to “create hatred among people or was prejudicial to the maintenance of law and order” or was more likely to “disturb public peace and tranquillity” or “endanger national security” and it’s a “serious violation of Article 19 of the Constitution and Section 27 of PEMRA Ordinance, 2002, as well as the Electronic Media Code of Conduct, 2015”, it added.
The PEMRA referred to earlier directives the place all licencees had been directed to “refrain from telecasting any content against state institutions”. It was noticed that such content material was telecast by TV channels with out efficient utilisation of time-delay mechanism in violation of provisions of PEMRA legal guidelines in addition to judgments of the apex courts, the regulator added.
The authority additionally warned TV channels that their licence will probably be suspended in case of non-compliance. This shouldn’t be the primary time that the PEMRA has banned TV channels from broadcasting Khan’s speeches.
In August final 12 months, the previous cricketer-turned-politician whereas addressing a public gathering in Islamabad threatened to file instances towards prime police officers, a lady Justice of the Peace and the Election Commission of Pakistan over the remedy meted out to his aide Shehbaz Gill, who was then arrested on fees of sedition.
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