PEMRA tells Sindhi TV channels not to portray Sindhis as extremists
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 30 November 2017
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PEMRA has mandated that Sindhi TV channels refrain from depicting Sindhis negatively. This directive aims to protect the cultural values of the Sindhi community.Summary
ISLAMABAD – Electronic media regulator PEMRA has directed all Sindhi TV channels not to portray the Sindhi community as extremists and miscreants.
The regulator also advised the licensees to comply with the Electronic Media Code of Conduct 2015 and refrain from promoting such themes and subjects that show violence and arms in Sindhi dramas.
“In these dramas, Sindhis are being projected as extremists and miscreants in sheer disgrace to the social and cultural values of the province,” PEMRA said in a press release Thursday.
PEMRA pointed out that such content also violated several clauses of the Electronic Media Code of Conduct 2015.
It said that the public had expressed concern over the themes and topics of these dramas and the complainants said Sindhis were peace-loving people.
KEY POINTS:
- PEMRA directed Sindhi TV channels against portraying Sindhis as extremists.
- Channels must comply with the Electronic Media Code of Conduct 2015.
- Violent themes in Sindhi dramas violated media conduct regulations.
- Public complaints highlight that Sindhis are generally peace-loving.
- PEMRA emphasized the importance of respecting cultural values.
