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Pakistan: Pemra stops broadcast of Labaik TV channels
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Monday stopped broadcast of TV channels of M/s Labaik Pvt Ltd with immediate effect following a court order and letters written by the Ministry of Interior, media reports said on Wednesday.
The 15-year licence period of the Labaik’s entertainment channel expired in December 2021 and the company has not submitted any application to the authority for renewal, The News International reported.
The 174th meeting of the Pemra was held on Monday to review the issues related to licences issued to the Bol News and the Bol Entertainment.
The licences issued to the M/s Labaik Private Limited were cancelled by the authority in 2017 and it happened due to non-issuance of security clearance by the Interior Ministry.
The Pemra’s order was pending with the Sindh High Court on behalf of the company and the channels continued their broadcasts. However, the SHC disposed of the pending case in 2021, the newspaper reported.
During the hearing, the Pemra’s counsel made it clear that if the Interior Ministry did not issue security clearance to the M/s Labaik Private Limited, it would not be allowed to broadcast its two channels.
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