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Nine channels get notices for airing fake news of plane crash

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published March 25, 2017

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Nine channels get notices for airing fake news of plane crash

ISLAMABAD – Nine television channels have been issued show-cause notices by PEMRA for airing baseless news about a plane crash in Kallar Syedan near Rawalpindi.

The blundering news organizations Abb Takk, Waqt, Channel 5, Sach TV, 7 News, Aaj, Roze, NewsOne and Capital telecast the news between 8:00 pm- 9:00 pm on March 22.

The regulator said the channels had violated rules and regulations.

All have been given seven days to submit their replies and explain why a fine of Rs1million each not be slapped on them or their licenses canceled.

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