Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) strongly condemns the decision of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA)\u00a0 to ban the transmission of Bol Television Network comprising\u00a0Bol News<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Bol Entertainment<\/em>. We urge the authorities to\u00a0 immediately lift the ban and ensure that the transmission should not be suspended until the completion of legal procedures.<\/p>\n

On Sep 5, 2022, PEMRA announced to stop the broadcasting of\u00a0Bol News<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Bol Entertainment<\/em>\u00a0due to the failure of security clearance from the interior ministry.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0notice<\/a>\u00a0issued by the regulatory body said that a meeting presided over by the authority Chairman Saleem Baig held in Islamabad reviewed matters related to the issuance of licenses to Bol News and Bol Entertainment and decided to shut down the transmission on an immediate basis and they could not be allowed to operate until the Ministry of Interior issued a security clearance.<\/p>\n

The announcement said that the licenses issued to M\/s Labbaik Private Limited were revoked in 2017 by the authority.\u00a0However, on May 5, 2017, The Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered the restoration of the license of the channel,\u00a0Dawn<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n

The management of Bol TV has announced that they would continue to stand by the veracity and truth. It said, \u201cLet the Bol TV speak\u201d.\u00a0The management said that Bol has been punished for telecasting the public meetings of Imran Khan and the PTI,\u00a0Bol News<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Aug 21, 2022 the broadcast regulator Pemra\u00a0imposed a ban<\/a>\u00a0on broadcasting live speeches of former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on all satellite TV channels.<\/p>\n

Journalists\u2019 organizations including The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Rawalpindi Union of Journalists and Karachi Union of Journalists have strongly condemned the closure of Bol News and Bol Entertainment.<\/p>\n

PFUJ has expressed a strong reaction against the cancellation of the license of Bol News and warned the government not to try to stifle the freedom of expression and take away the freedoms of freedom of expression given in the Constitution of Pakistan.<\/p>

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) strongly condemns the decision of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA)\u00a0 to ban the transmission of Bol Television Network comprising\u00a0Bol News\u00a0and\u00a0Bol Entertainment. We urge the authorities to\u00a0 immediately lift the ban and ensure that the transmission should not be suspended until the completion of legal procedures. On Sep 5, 2022, PEMRA [\u2026]<\/p>\n

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