PEMRA serves show-cause notice on ARY
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 29 August 2018
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PEMRA has served ARY News with a show-cause notice for its program on a sub-judice money laundering case. The news channel has seven days to respond.Summary
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued a show-cause notice to ARY News for airing a program that discussed a sub-judice case of money laundering against former President Asif Ali Zardari.
The program Power Play, hosted by Arshad Sharif, was aired on August 28.
The regulator has directed the news channel to respond to the notice within seven days.
Meanwhile, in light of the Supreme Court orders on Wednesday, PEMRA has issued an advisory to all news and current affairs channels that discussion on any sub-judice matter in any talk show is prohibited.
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Key Points
- PEMRA issued a notice to ARY for airing a controversial program.
- The program discussed a money laundering case against former President Zardari.
- Discussion on sub-judice matters in talk shows is now prohibited.
- ARY News must respond to the notice within seven days.
- The advisory follows recent Supreme Court orders.
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