Pakistan: ARY News broadcast suspended across country, executive arrested
An executive of Pakistani broadcaster ARY News was arrested on sedition charges on August 10, with several more media workers named in First Information Reports (FIRs), following the interruption of the station’s broadcast on August 9. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), call on the Pakistani authorities to immediately cease all legal action against the ARY News employees and withdraw the transmission suspension orders.
Source: ifj.org