Ansar Abbasi spots 'vulgarity and obscenity' on TV, calls on PEMRA to act

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 25 May 2020

Journalist Ansar Abbasi condemned a dance number aired on Hum TV during Eid, labeling it vulgar. He urged the government and PEMRA to intervene against such content.

Summary

ISLAMABAD—Commenting on a dance number on Hum TV during Eid transmission, The News journalist Ansar Abbasi called on the government and regulator PEMRA to take every possible step against such "vulgarity and obscenity."

With his tweet in Urdu, he also tweeted a clip of the dance performance. In the tweet, he said under no circumstances, such vulgarity and obscenity should be allowed on any media.

He called on the government and PEMRA to take every measure to stop this vulgarity and obscenity. He also tagged President Arif Alvi and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhmmad Khan to his tweet

اس بے شرمی اور بے غیرتی کی کسی بھی طور پر میڈیا کو دکھانے کی اجازت نہیں ہونی چاہیے۔ حکومت اور پیمرا کو چاہیے کہ فحاشی و عریانیت کو روکنے کے لیے ہر ممکن اقدامات کرے۔ @ImranKhanPTI @Ali_MuhammadPTI @reportpemra @ArifAlvi https://t.co/sMJM5U5oMw

— Ansar Abbasi (@AnsarAAbbasi) May 25, 2020

However, Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry, commenting on Abbasi's tweet, advised him to pick up the remote and change the channel. He then wondered why Abbasi looked for obscenity 24/7 on TV. 
 

انتہائ آساں حل ہے آپ ریموٹ اٹھائیں اور چینل بدل لیں، آپ 24/7 ٹی وی پر انٹرنیٹ پر آخر فحاشی ڈھونڈھتے کیوں ہیں؟

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) May 25, 2020

Photo: Twitter (@Ansar AAbbasi)

KEY POINTS:

• Ansar Abbasi highlights vulgarity in Hum TV transmission.
• Calls on PEMRA and the government to act.
• Fawad Chaudhry advises Abbasi to switch channels.
• Abbasi tweeted a clip of the performance.
• Discussion raises issues about media content regulation.