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Blasphemy: Court summons owners of over 20 channels

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SARGODHA: A sessions court here on Monday summoned the owners of 20 TV channels and Federal Information Minister Pervaiz Rasheed on June 4 (tomorrow) over the broadcasting of material blasphemous to the Ahle Bait. Muhammad Ilyaz Qadri of village 71 Shumali had filed an application with the additional district and sessions judge against the owners […]


Uproar over Geo programme turns into full-blown controversy

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LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Friday adopted a watered down resolution against the Geo Television for, what the opposition called, airing of a blasphemous programme in its morning transmission, while protest rallies against the media house were held across the country. The original mover of the resolution and the opposition leader, Mahmoodur Rasheed of the […]


Religious scholars call for boycott of Geo TV

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LAHORE: Renowned religious scholars on Thursday asked the public to boycott Geo TV and advertisers who are funding the network’s campaign in response to the airing of blasphemous content in a morning show a day earlier. Appearing on a private TV channel, the scholars accused Geo TV of disrespecting the family of the Holy Prophet […]