Media coverage of the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) was declared prohibited on Thursdday by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA).
PEMRA’s notification followed one by the Ministry of Interior which declared the TLP a banned organisation for engaging in acts of terrorism, and acting in a manner prejudicial to the peace and security of the country over the course of its recent three-day long nationwide protests.
The notice by PEMRA said that Regulation 18(h) of PEMRA (Television Broadcast Station Operation) Regulation, 2012 and Clause 16 of Electronic Media Code of Conduct, 2015 requires that programmes conform to the laws of the country.
Police use tear gas to disperse supporters of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) during a protest in Lahore on Monday. AFP
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has banned the television and radio coverage of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) after it was declared a proscribed entity by the government, it emerged on Friday.
In a communique sent to all satellite TV channels and FM radio stations, a copy of which is available with
Dawn.com, the authority referred to the Ministry of Interior s notification in which it said the government has declared Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan as a proscribed organisation for being engaged in act of terrorism, [and] acting in a manner prejudicial to the peace and security of the country .
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PEMRA prohibits media coverage of banned TLP
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Thu, Apr 15, 2021
Supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party throw stones over the police armoured vehicle during a protest against the arrest of their leader, in Barakahu neighbourhood of Islamabad on April 13, 2021. AFP/Aamir Qureshi
Media coverage of the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) was declared prohibited on Thursdday by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA).
PEMRA s notification followed one by the Ministry of Interior which declared the TLP a banned organisation for engaging in acts of terrorism, and acting in a manner prejudicial to the peace and security of the country over the course of its recent three-day long nationwide protests.
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âI ask those who have been putting people thorough misery, destroying their properties, setting their cars on fire, please tell me what was their fault?â
These were the sobering words of Mufti Shahid Javeed, a prominent cleric, who spoke a day after violence erupted in Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protests in several cities.
The poor rickshaw drivers, who drive rented rickshaws, their vehicles being set ablaze, said Mufti Javeed. âHow are they going to pay for that?â