The notification of the Lahore High Court Bar Association showcases how little progress Pakistan has made as a country with regard to "weaponizing" blasphemy. Further, according to the news report, Pakistan has learnt nothing from the mistakes committed as a country which has led to internat
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The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Monday barred the television channels from live and recorded coverage of rallies or public gatherings by any party, organisation, and individual being held in the federal capital today, Geo News reported.
Pakistan's electronic media regulator has imposed a ban on Bol News for the live coverage of clashes between law enforcement personnel and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers in Islamabad, Dawn reported.
The Pakistan media regulatory body barred television channels from the live coverage of rallies or public gatherings and said that "today, a ban has been imposed on coverage of any party, person, or organisation."
According to PEMRA ban, the former prime minister and PTI leader, will no longer be able to deliver "live and recorded" speeches or press conference on any satellite TV stations.
The LHC registrar's office has fixed the plea for hearing and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan will take it up tomorrow. Khan in the plea, named PEMRA and the authority's director (operations, broadcast media) as respondents.
According to PEMRA, airing of "baseless allegations, hateful, slanderous and unwarranted statement" against state institutions and officers was in sheer violation of Article 19 of the Constitution of Pakistan and a judgment of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) passed in a Suo Moto Case.
The authority in a notification said: "It has been observed with grave concern that despite repeated directives satellite TV channels are unable to comply with provisions of the Electronic Media Code of Conduct-2015 in letter and spirit."