92 News faces Rs500,000 fine
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 1 October 2016
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The Council of Complaints of PEMRA has proposed a Rs500,000 fine for 92 News for broadcasting unsubstantiated claims about the NAB chairman. The channel failed to provide a sufficient defense during the hearing.Summary
ISLAMABAD – The Council of Complaints of PEMRA has recommended that 92 News be fined Rs500000 for airing an analysis it said was not based on facts, and for making baseless allegations against chairman National Accountability Bureau.
Senior journalists Rauf Klasra and Amir Mateen, featuring in the program Muqabil aired on June 13, had commented that NAB chief Qamaruz Zaman Chaudhry was drawing pension from the army for many years on the basis of a false affidavit.
The NAB boss furnished all documentary evidence, thereby satisfying the Council the pension was rightfully drawn and was in accordance to laid down rules and regulations, a PEMRA media release said. However, the channel’s management and the analysts failed to defend themselves, the release said.
The Council directed 92 News to air an apology and pay the required fine or face suspension/cancellation of its license.
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KEY POINTS:
- PEMRA recommends Rs500,000 fine for 92 News
- Claims against NAB chairman found baseless
- 92 News required to air an apology
- Channel faces possible license suspension
- Senior journalists Klasra and Mateen involved in the incident
