Court allows Geo English to change name
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 31 May 2012 | JP Staff Reporter
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The Islamabad High Court has restored Geo English’s license and directed PEMRA to issue approval for renaming and changing the channel’s language medium. The court ordered that Geo English be allowed to rebrand as Geo Tez after PEMRA had cancelled its license.Summary
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has restored the license of Geo English and allowed the television channel’s management to change its name and medium of language. The managers had applied for permission to rename the channel and for a change of language medium with the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) last year. However, PEMRA, instead of accepting the application cancelled Geo English’s license. IHC Chief Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rehman has now ordered PEMRA to restore the license and also issue necessary approval for renaming Geo English as Geo Tez. Due to cancellation of Geo English license, the launch of Geo Tez got delayed.
Key Points
- IHC ordered PEMRA to restore Geo English’s cancelled license
- Court directed PEMRA to approve renaming Geo English as Geo Tez
- Geo management had applied last year for a name and language medium change
- PEMRA cancelled the license instead of processing the application
- The cancellation delayed the launch of Geo Tez
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