36 TV channels fined for violating code

JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 3 April 2014 | Daud Malik

Thirty-six private TV channels have been fined for various violations of PEMRA's code of conduct. The fines were disclosed in the National Assembly and amount to Rs one million each.
Summary

ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday presented in the National Assembly a list of 36 private TV channels which have been fined for violations like airing excessive foreign content, vulgarity, and misleading and illegal advertisement. All these channels have been fined Rs one million each.

The list was presented in response to a question by Jammat-e-Islami MNA Sher Akbar Khan who wanted to know if the public and private TV channels are following the code of conduct issued by PEMRA. And if the TV channels were not following the code of conduct, the legislator asked what steps PEMRA had taken against violators in the last five years.

In his reply, Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Pervaiz Rashid clarified that the channels of national broadcaster do not fall under the regulatory ambit of PEMRA. He added that the content “aired on private satellite TV channels, licensed by PEMRA” was generally in “accordance with the prescribed Code of Conduct devised under the Rule (15) of PEMRA Rules 2009 as well as social, cultural and religious values of the country.” However, in cases where violations were committed, fines were imposed on Pakistani satellite TV channels.

List of satellite TV channels fined for various violations:

Channel	Reason	Dated	Amount of fine
8XM	Indecent / vulgar content	02-08-2013	One million
JALWA	Indecent / vulgar content	02-08-2013	One million
APNA TV	Excessive foreign content	14-03-2013	One million
GEO ENT.	Excessive foreign content	14-03-2013	One million
TV ONE	Excessive foreign content	14-03-2013	One million
Oxygen	Excessive foreign content	14-03-2013	One million
PLAY TV	Excessive foreign content	14-03-2013	One million
KOH-E-NOOR	Excessive foreign content	14-03-2013	One million
KOH-E-NOOR	Excessive foreign content	14-03-2013	One million
HUM TV	Excessive foreign content	14-03-2013	One million
SILVER SCREEN	Misleading Advertisement	15-02-2013	One million
FILMAX	Misleading Advertisement	15-02-2013	One million
FILM WORLD	Misleading Advertisement	15-02-2013	One million
FILMAZIA	Misleading Advertisement	15-02-2013	One million
KTN	Misleading Advertisement	15-02-2013	One million
SACHAL	Misleading Advertisement	15-02-2013	One million
STARLITE	Misleading Advertisement	15-02-2013	One million
SINDHI TV	Misleading Advertisement	15-02-2013	One million
ARUJ TV	Misleading Advertisement	15-02-2013	One million
KHYBER NEWS	Misleading Advertisement	15-02-2013	One million
ARY NEWS	Misleading Advertisement	15-02-2013	One million
Geo Entertainment	Obscene content	30-04-2012	One million
Geo Super	Obscene content	16-05-2012	One million
A-LITE	Illegal advertisement	02-12-2011	One million
RAVI TV	Illegal advertisement	23-09-2011	One million
CHANNEL-5	Illegal advertisement	23-09-2011	One million
ROHI TV	Illegal advertisement	23-09-2011	One million
ROYAL TV	Illegal advertisement	23-09-2011	One million
N-VIBE	Illegal advertisement	23-09-2011	One million
SILVER SCREEN	Illegal advertisement	23-09-2011	One million
FILM WORLD	Illegal advertisement	23-09-2011	One million
FILMAX	Illegal advertisement	23-09-2011	One million
FILMAZIA	Illegal advertisement	23-09-2011	One million
STARLITE	Illegal advertisement	23-09-2011	One million
FILMAZIA	Illegal advertisement	15-07-2010	One million
SILVER SCREEN I	Illegal advertisement	15-07-2010	One million