PEMRA bans programme for being Vulgar and Obscene

ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) hasbanned a programme for being vulgar and obscene.

As per the media report, PEMRA has banned the airing of *Discovery*channel’sprogramme *Naked and Afraid* in Pakistan for being “obscene” and “vulgar”.

“PEMRA is continuously receiving complaints and wrath from [the] generalpublic and [the] civil society on the content which is in violation oflaws,” PEMRA said in a press release on Monday.

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The electronic media regulator said that it has prohibited airing of*Discovery*channel’s show under Section 27 of PEMRA (Amendment) Act 2007and 2018 with immediate effect.

The Section bars license-holders from “airing of any indecent, obscene orpornographic content”.