Court rejects ARY appeal, rules in favor of PEMRA
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 1 June 2017
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The Islamabad High Court has upheld the decision of PEMRA against ARY News. This follows a complaint regarding an inflammatory comment made by an anchor in 2016.Summary
ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court Thursday rejected an ARY News appeal and ruled in favor of electronic media regulator PEMRA.
The case originated after ARY anchor Dr. Danish in his January 2016 program Sawaal Yeh Hai urged Gen. Raheel Sharif, the army chief at that time, to take over and hold the politicians accountable for their deeds.
Following a complaint by Shanila Sikandar, PEMRA later fined the channel Rs100000 for violating the Electronic Media Code of Conduct 2015.
ARY challenged this decision in the IHC.
The IHC single bench comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb upheld the PEMRA decision and endorsed the recommendations of the regulator’s Council of Complaints.
A PEMRA media release said the judge observed that he did not find the program’s content to be a simple discussion on improving democracy or constituting fair comment.
The court said that it was expected of television anchors to exercise caution and discretion in their enunciations.
Key Points
- Islamabad High Court rejects ARY News appeal.
- PEMRA fined ARY Rs100000 for violating media conduct.
- The complaint was made by Shanila Sikandar.
- The court emphasized caution and discretion for television anchors.
- The ruling endorses PEMRA's Council of Complaints recommendations.
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