PEMRA slaps five-day ban on Geo morning show, channel fined Rs1 million
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 30 March 2017
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The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has banned Geo News' morning show, Geo Pakistan, for five days. The channel was fined Rs1 million for airing objectionable content.Summary
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Thursday banned Geo News’ morning show named Geo Pakistan for five days after the channel aired what the regulator said was “objectionable/indecent content.”
The ban comes into effect on Monday, April 3 (starting 9:00 am) and runs until April 7 midnight. The channel was also fined Rs1 million.
Geo had aired a kiss in its morning show on March 15, following which PEMRA issued a show-cause notice giving the news organization 14 days to explain its position.
After hearing Geo representative’s reply, PEMRA concluded the channel had violated Electronic Media Code of Conduct 2015.
KEY POINTS:
- PEMRA bans Geo Pakistan for five days
- Channel fined Rs1 million
- Ban starts April 3 until April 7
- Violation of Electronic Media Code of Conduct
- Incident involved airing a kiss on March 15
