Wednesday, 21 May 2014

Private Members suspend License of GEO News, GEO Entertainment and GEO Tez

The members of PEMRA said in their talk with media officials that PEMRA has suspend the license of GEO News, GEO Entertainment and GEO Tez Channels. The 5 private members of PEMRA announced the decision during 97th Scheduled meeting of PEMRA.



No Government members attend the meeting, while Mian Shams-Ur-Rehman from Punjab, Shama Parveen from Balochistan, Fareeha from KPK, Zeba Hussian from Sindh and Israr Abbasi from AJK and Gilgit attend the meeting.

The private members said that if government members attend the meeting, they can convey a strong message to violators.

The private members ordered to seal all of the offices of GEO Channels including GEO News, GEO Tez and GEO Entertainment.

Mian Shams said that Mir Shakil-Ur-Rehman tried hard to affect on decision of PEMRA, however the members do the right decision. The media officials said that weather they have authority to implement on their decision or not? the private members said that they the Government Members of PEMRA are facing stress from Government officials, and thus avoiding to attend the meeting, however they have called the meeting as on 28th of the May again so that the decision can be finalized to suspend the Geo Channels.

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