ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Wednesday served warning to the management of TV One for airing scenes of black magic in a drama broadcast on August 6.
The airing of content promoting black magic is strictly prohibited in PEMRA laws, a press release said.
According to the relevant clause of the PEMRA Ordinance 2002 (Amendment) Act 2007, “A licensee shall not advertise or promote black magic, quackery or superstition.”
This act of the channel is a violation of various provisions of PEMRA Ordinance 2002 (Amendment) Act 2007 as well as Electronic Media Code of Conduct 2015.
The authority has strictly warned the management of TV One on this violation and directed it to stop airing such scenes of black magic in its drama.
Moreover, the channel is also directed to appoint an in-house editorial committee to avoid such violations in future and provide its details to PEMRA within 15 days.
