Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued a show cause notice to private news channel “News One” for airing controversial interview of politicians in its live talk show aired on Wednesday at 8pm.
“Serious defamatory, abusive and derogatory remarks were aired against persons/institutions and this program was also found in violation of PEMRA’s recent notice issued under Section 27 to all TV channels dated May 1, 2015 whereby, the channels have been directed to install time delay devices to edit live programs so that no unwanted or objectionable material could go on air,” the authority noticed.
The notice said that the authority will probe whether the channel failed to implement authority’s orders or deliberately deviated from PEMRA’s directives and laws.
Taking cognisance of this offence, PEMRA has given 14 days to TV channel to show cause as to why appropriate legal action should not be taken against the channel for airing remarks, which even otherwise, were against ethical values and norms.