Pakistan's Media Regulatory Body Bans Live Telecasts Of Former PM Imran Khan's Speeches

HY News 22 August, 2022 11:46 am IST
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Hours after former prime minister Imran Khan made harsh remarks and attacked state institutions while speaking at a rally in Islamabad, Pakistan's electronic media authority has forbidden satellite television channels from airing his live addresses.

Further, YouTube service faced disruptions on multiple internet providers in Pakistan on Sunday during Imran Khan's speech in Rawalpindi's Liaquat Bagh, an internet watchdog reported.

The disruption comes as the former PM made a broadcast to the public, a day after his live speeches were banned by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA). In a statement released on Saturday, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) said that despite repeated warnings, television networks had not implemented a time-delay system to halt the broadcast of content critical of "state institutions."

On Sunday, Imran Khan was booked under an anti-terror law for allegedly threatening the additional sessions judge of the federal capital, thereby, escalating the rift between the country's coalition government and supporters of the former Prime Minister.

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