Banned Dr Masood says he named no names in his program
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 11 August 2016
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Dr. Shahid Masood has been banned for 45 days for comments about the Sindh High Court's Chief Justice. He claims he did not name anyone in his program.Summary
ISLAMABAD – Television analyst Dr. Shahid Masood, banned by the electronic media’s regulator for 45 days for casting aspersions on the Chief Justice of Sindh High Court, has said he named no names in his program.
“I never named any Chief Justice of Sindh High Court neither sitting, retired or in fact even anyone related to any Chief Justice of Sindh High Court or for that matter any other province,” he said in a letter to PEMRA Chairman Absar Alam.
PEMRA on Wednesday banned Dr. Masood who appears in the current affairs program Live with Dr. Shahid Masood on ARY News.
He wrote that it was evident from his show’s video clip that no names whatsoever were taken.
Dr Masood said the authority’s orders were “based on nothing but sheer assumptions.”
In case the authority is unable to present a proof to back its decision, then the decision to ban his show should also be reverted along with an apology, he wrote.
The program that landed the doctor in trouble was aired on June 22.
Key Points
- Dr. Shahid Masood was banned for casting aspersions on a Chief Justice.
- The ban from PEMRA lasts for 45 days.
- Masood states he never named any Chief Justice in his program.
- He argues the ban is based on assumptions without evidence.
- The controversial program aired on June 22.
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