13 Pak. channels fined over ‘Imran wedding’ news
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Saturday recommended fine of Pak.Rs. 5 lakhs each on 13 channels for airing news of a third marriage of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan.
A press release by PEMRA posted on Twitter said that central media Iftikhar Durrani had sought fine on media channels for airing unconfirmed reports of Imran Khan’s third wedding.
The Council of Complaints (COC) Islamabad, headed by Shamim Humayum, held its final hearing on the case at the PEMRA’s head office in Islamabad. She also announced that apart from the fine each channel should also air an apology.
The complaint against the news aired by the TV channels on July 12 was lodged by Iftikhar Durrani, the head of the PTI’s central media department.
The council also took up a complaint lodged by Maryam Nawaz Sharif, daughter of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif against Channel 24. Ms Maryam said that during a talk show on June 10 the channel showed had a picture claiming that she was presiding over a meeting of secretaries and running affairs of the government as the Prime Minister was in the U.K. for health reasons.
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