PEMRA files FIR against individual running TV channel illegally
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 25 September 2018
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PEMRA has taken action against an individual for operating a television channel without authorization. The FIR highlights multiple violations, including broadcasting foreign content.Summary
ISLAMABAD – Electronic media regulator PEMRA has filed an FIR against an individual for running a television channel illegally.
The regulator said that Malik Muhammad Yameen Awan who also brings out a newspaper named Sehar ran channels under different names (GTV, Sabz Baat, and Great).
Broadcasting by an illegal channel is a violation of Article 19 of the PEMRA Ordinance.
The FIR was lodged with the Faisal Town Police Station in Lahore.
PEMRA said it had served several notices to the channel but there was no response. It added that the organization also aired foreign content and was involved in up-linking from different locations to confuse the regulator.
Key Points
- PEMRA files FIR against Malik Muhammad Yameen Awan.
- Individual ran channels under names like GTV and Sabz Baat.
- Violation of Article 19 of the PEMRA Ordinance noted.
- FIR lodged with Faisal Town Police Station in Lahore.
- Previous notices to the channel went unanswered.
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