Pemra Bans Shia TV Channels in Shia Majority Province

Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has banned Shia TV channels’ broadcast in Shia majority Gilgit-Baltistan province that evoked stiff protest.

Gilgit-Baltistan chapter of the PEMRA issued a notification for the cabal operators directing them to ban Shia TV channels such as Hadi TV, Hidayat TV and Karbala Arabic channel.

PEMRA GB chapter claimed that they had received complaints against these channels broadcast.

Shia parties and leaders have condemned the ban on Shia channels in Shia majority province. They rejected the pretext saying that no Shia channel broadcast any objectionable programme. They demanded immediate withdrawal of the ban on Shia channels.

Source: Shia Post