Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has declared that the publication or broadcast of visual depictions of prophets and other revered religious personalities is impermissible under Islamic law, urging media organisations to avoid such content to preserve the sanctity of sacred figures. The decision was made during a meeting of the council chaired by Dr […]
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PEMRA suspends Geo News licence over Muharram programme
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has suspended the licence of Geo News for 15 days and ordered the channel to stop transmission over content aired in its programme Safar-e-Ishq on the 10th of Muharram. The regulator said the broadcast included religious depictions that it considered unacceptable under the country’s religious, social and cultural […]
Lahore high court sends Punjab defamation law petitions onward
The Lahore High Court has referred petitions challenging the Punjab Defamation Act 2024 to the chief justice after objections raised by the provincial government during ongoing proceedings in Monday hearing. Justice Anwaar Hussain made the decision after lawyers from both sides presented arguments regarding jurisdiction and procedural handling of the constitutional challenge case. The petitions […]
Lahore high court sends Punjab defamation law petitions onward
The Lahore High Court has referred petitions challenging the Punjab Defamation Act 2024 to the chief justice after objections raised by the provincial government during ongoing proceedings in Monday hearing. Justice Anwaar Hussain made the decision after lawyers from both sides presented arguments regarding jurisdiction and procedural handling of the constitutional challenge case. The petitions […]
Self-regulating mechanism necessary to ensure objectivity in media: PM Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: Addressing an awards ceremony of the All Pakistan Newspaper Society (APNS) in Islamabad, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi claimed that the present government had vowed to guarantee freedom of expression, and said that the media needed to regulate itself to ensure proper fact checking and objectivity. PM Abbasi stressed the need for media outlets […]