Pemra fines TV channel Rs0.5m over derogatory remarks | Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)

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Pemra fines TV channel Rs0.5m over derogatory remarks

Pakistan Press Foundation

LAHORE: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has imposed Rs500,000 fine on a private TV channel over passing of derogatory remarks by a writer and actor against woman and rights activist Marvi Sirmed while participating in a programme.

A complaint was filed against the channel for allowing the writer to pass derogatory remarks about the woman. Two lawyers had filed a complaint with Pemra Council of Complaint (CoC) on July 9, 2020 on behalf of the some feminists and their organisations.

Newspaper: The News


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