{"id":4227,"date":"2014-06-20T15:57:26","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T10:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pakistanfoemonitor.org\/?p=4227"},"modified":"2014-06-23T23:58:08","modified_gmt":"2014-06-23T18:58:08","slug":"pemra-suspends-geo-entertainment-ary-news-licenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanfoemonitor.org\/pemra-suspends-geo-entertainment-ary-news-licenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Pemra suspends Geo Entertainment, ARY News licenses"},"content":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) announced on Friday that the licenses of private TV channels Geo Entertainment and ARY News are to be suspended, DawnNews reported.<\/p>\n
Geo Entertainment has been slapped with a one month suspension along with a Rs10 million fine, while the license of ARY News will be suspended for 15 days and a similar fine imposed.<\/p>\n
The notice by Pemra stated that the regulatory body took \u201cserious notice of violations by Geo Entertainment and ARY News\u201d.<\/p>\n
It said that it had ordered the \u201cimmediate suspension of the license of Geo Entertainment for 30 days, and a Rs10 million fine\u201d.<\/p>\n
Similarly, it added that the authorities had decided to \u201cimmediately suspend ARY News for 15 days, and impose a fine of Rs 10 million.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pemra said that Geo Entertainment had its license suspended over airing blasphemous content on one of its shows.<\/p>\n
ARY News was handed the license suspension over complaints that it had made slanderous statements against the judiciary on one of its shows.<\/p>\n
This is the second suspension faced by a television channel owned by the Geo TV network. Geo News was previously suspended for 15 days by Pemra in an order issued on June 6, 2014.<\/p>\n
In a message posted on social media Geo News said that it\u2019s broadcast would be effectively restored at 12:AM on Saturday as it had completed its 15-day suspension period.<\/p>\n