PEMRA fines on private television channel
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ISLAMABAD: (APP) The Council of Complaints of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Thursday recommended imposition of fine of Rs 200,000 on Neo television for failure to edit its programme "Tabdeeli".
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In this programme, Zaid Hamid used defamatory remarks against politicians, scholars, advocates, judges and journalists.
The council held its 65th meeting in Lahore at PEMRA Regional Office under the chairmanship of Dr Mehdi Hassan, a PEMRA press release said.
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Dr Mehdi Hassan while hearing a separate complaint filed by Saleem-ud-Din, Nazim of Amoor-e-Amma Rabwa against Channel 92 and Neo TV on telecasting a program on Ahmadia community, commented that as per Constitution of Pakistan and philosophy of founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, all citizens of Pakistan have equal rights.
In response to a public announcement made on Facebook by Orya Maqbool Jaan, the anchor of Neo TV made a personal appearance before the council.
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Orya Maqbool Jaan, accompanying more than a hundred lawyers and other people entered the conference room of PEMRA Regional Office Lahore and raised slogans. It was requested by the council that first let the Council decide whether the complaint was maintainable or not. However, the unruly crowd continued to raise slogans.
After perusal of the contents of the complaints and hearing the respondents, the council unanimously recommended that complaint was not maintainable in the light of the spirit of provisions of the Constitution.
The matter of Anwar Aziz was adjourned, till the next meeting of the council, Lahore due to non-appearance of both complainant and respondent.
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The matter of Mian Mehmood-ur-Rashid regarding airing of indecent advertisements of "Zara Sa Lux" and "JAZZ X", the council, recommended that the complaint was not maintainable.
The council also recommended a fine of Rs 100,000 on M/s World Call (Pvt) for relaying of an indecent advertisement on an illegal/unauthorized channel.
The council also recommended a fine of Rs 100,000 on channel 24 and M/s Mub Global (Pvt) Ltd each for non-appearance before the council.
Other council members including Dr. Sughara Sadaf, Dr. Mubashar Nadeem, Dr. Lubna Zaheer, Fauzia Vikar, Iftikhar Ahmad Tarar and Dr. M. Safdar Rehman (RGM- Lhr/ Secretary CoC) were also present in the meeting.
