*ISLAMABAD – **Top anchor person Kashif Abbasi lands in hot waters over hisTV show with PTI leader Faisal Vawda.*
*Pemra has banned the ARY News show Off The Record for 60 days for allowingFederal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda to appear on the showwith a boot.*
The host, Kashif Abbasi, has also been banned from appearing on anytelevision channel for 60 days. This includes as a host, guest, analyst orexpert on *ARY News *or any other channel.
If *ARY News *does not comply with this order, its satellite TV channelcould be suspended or revoked.
A notification of this order was issued by Pemra on January 15.
Vawda appeared on Abbasi’s show on January 14 alongside the PPP’s QamarZaman Kaira and PML-N’s Muhammad Javed Abbasi. In the midst of an argument,he brought out the boot from beneath the table.
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“The PML-N gave respect to the boot by lying down. From now on, I’ll bringit on every programme,” he said. Vawda went on to criticise the oppositionleaders for supporting the Army Act Amendment Bill.
Pemra says Vawda’s remarks were “extremely frivolous and derogatory butalso an attempt to debase a state institution”. But the notificationmentions no action against the minister.
During the show, Abbasi said, “When you handed me a letter before the show,I thought you were going to bring a gun. But this [boot] seems much moredangerous.” While saying this, Abbasi laughed.
