Shafaat Ali says his ad mimicking prime minister taken off the air
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 19 October 2018
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Shafaat Ali announced that his ad mimicking Prime Minister Imran Khan has been largely removed from television. Despite this, some channels still aired the advertisement regarding an online shopping portal.Summary
ISLAMABAD - Shafaat Ali, who introduces himself as syasi adakar (political actor), has said the television advertisement in which he mimics Prime Minister Imran Khan and Amir Liaquat Hussain has been taken off the air.
“I have been told that the recent ad I appeared in has been taken off air. Media Censorship continues...,” he tweeted early Friday.
However, there were some channels still airing the advert on Friday.
Ali made a name for himself by mimicking the prime minister and other political personalities. The ad he appears in is about an online shopping portal.
In another tweet, he said the issue was discussed in the Senate where the senators from Pakistan Peoples’ Party and Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan called for banning such advertisements.
“Apparently issue was raised in Senate by Rehman Malik, and Khushbakht Shujaat and Senate asked PEMRA to ban ‘such’ ads. Channels are verbally asked to take ‘such’ ads off air 12 midnight onwards. Also, it is proposed that PEMRA should first censor the ads before they are aired,” Ali said on Twitter.
Photo: Twitter (@iamshafaatali)
Key Points
- Shafaat Ali claims his ad was taken off air due to media censorship.
- The advertisement featured his impersonation of Imran Khan and others.
- Senate discussions called for the banning of such advertisements.
- PEMRA may mandate prior censorship of political ads.
- Certain channels continued to air the ad despite the controversy.
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