The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has suspended the licence of Geo News after a special transmission for 10th Muharram.
According to the PEMRA suspension order, Geo News showed sensitive religious visualisation. The authority stated that the broadcast of such representation, given religious and cultural sensitivities, is a serious regulatory concern.
The visual display of the content could potentially hurt religious sentiments and cause a disturbance to public peace and law and order.
Under Section 30 of the PEMRA Ordinance 2002, the authority has ordered suspension of the licence of Geo News for a period of fifteen days with immediate effect.
Transmission Geo News shall remain suspended on satellite and all distribution networks/platforms for the given period.
Geo News has also been directed to conduct an internal inquiry into the editorial, monitoring and compliance lapse leading to the broadcast of the subject content, and submit its findings to the Council of Complaints,
