Abb Takk and Samaa face PEMRA fines
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 21 April 2018
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PEMRA has imposed fines on Abb Takk and Samaa Television channels for airing baseless content. The penalties come after complaints were filed regarding misreporting.Summary
KARACHI – Electronic media regulator, PEMRA’s Council of Complaints, has recommended penalties of Rs500000 each on Abb Takk and Samaa Television channels for airing baseless and defamatory content.
A press release said both channels failed to defend themselves before the council.
The decision came during the 60th meeting of the council in Karachi.
Sohail Anwar Khan Siyal, Minister for Home, Agriculture, and Mines, Sindh had complained.
The council also recommended another fine of Rs300,000 on Samaa for misreporting and airing false, defamatory, and derogatory remarks. JS Bank had filed the complaint about the appointment of the Chairman of JS Bank, Ali Jehangir Siddiqui as Ambassador of Pakistan in the US.
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Key Points
- PEMRA recommends Rs500,000 fines on Abb Takk and Samaa.
- Channels failed to defend their content before the council.
- Another Rs300,000 fine recommended for Samaa Television.
- Complaints were related to derogatory remarks and false reporting.
- The decision was made during the 60th council meeting in Karachi.
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