ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday granted relief to anchorperson Dr Amir Liaquat by allowing him to appear on television shows.
However IHC upheld a Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra)decision to suspend his Ramazan TV show on *Bol TV*.
On May 25, the electronic media watchdog had slapped 30 days ban forcreating “unwarranted drama” on religious matters during a segment of hisprogramme aired last Friday.
Pemra had noted that Dr Liaquat “merely for creating sensation and in orderto achieve maximum rating” had created “unwarranted drama on the basis ofreligion and hurt the sentiments of different sects and the public atlarge”.
After inciting sectarian animosity, Dr Liaquat had “quit the show, leavingthe live platform for the guest *ulemas* who exchanged quite harsharguments”, the notification had observed.