Case against Geo TV over sacrilegious content quashed
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 26 July 2014
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A case against Geo Television for airing blasphemous content has been dismissed by an anti-terrorism court in Karachi. The court ruled in favor of the channel's management and others involved.Summary
KARACHI: A case against Geo Television for airing a program deemed blasphemous has been quashed by an anti-terrorism court, according to a report in Dawn.
The management of the TV channel, the host of the program and some others were booked on charges of airing the objectionable content during a morning show in May.
On the directive of a prosecutor, police submitted a report under Section 173 of the CrPC in C (cancel) class asking the court to quash the case. ATC-III Judge Saleem Raza Baloch cancelled the case after allowing the report.
KEY POINTS:
- Case quashed by anti-terrorism court in Karachi.
- Charges stemmed from a May morning show deemed blasphemous.
- Police submitted a report recommending the case's cancellation.
- Judge Saleem Raza Baloch accepted the prosecutor's directive.
- Management and host cleared of charges.
