PEMRA tells cable operators not to violate laws

JournalismPakistan.com
August 09, 2017
Published 14 days ago

ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Wednesday directed all cable TV operators across the country not to violate laws.

A PEMRA press release said the operators were told to “refrain from being part of any illegal activity including but not limited to distributing, shuffling or repositioning the transmission of licensed TV channels, illegally off-airing of transmission and complete suspension of transmission.”

The regulator said it was determined to enforce and establish its writ and warned of strict legal action against the licensees or any other element found involved in violating its rules.

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