{"id":2380,"date":"2021-01-22T18:38:14","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T18:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=2380"},"modified":"2021-01-22T20:00:05","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T20:00:05","slug":"bol-news-suspended-for-30-days-pemra-slaps-rs1m-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/01\/22\/bol-news-suspended-for-30-days-pemra-slaps-rs1m-fine\/","title":{"rendered":"Bol News suspended for 30 days, PEMRA slaps Rs1m fine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has suspended the license of BOL News for 30 days for airing contemptuous content against the judiciary.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2381 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Pemra-suspends-Bol-News-for-30-days-slaps-Rs1m-fine-over-contemptuous-remarks-against-judges-rapid-news-rapidnews.jpg\" alt=\"Pemra-suspends-Bol-News-for-30-days-slaps-Rs1m-fine-over-contemptuous-remarks-against-judges-rapid-news-rapidnews\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Pemra-suspends-Bol-News-for-30-days-slaps-Rs1m-fine-over-contemptuous-remarks-against-judges-rapid-news-rapidnews.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Pemra-suspends-Bol-News-for-30-days-slaps-Rs1m-fine-over-contemptuous-remarks-against-judges-rapid-news-rapidnews-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to PEMRA, the talk show titled\u00a0<em>\u2018Tajzia\u2019<\/em>\u00a0hosted by Mr. Sami Ibrahim on BOL News aired contemptuous remarks against Hon\u2019ble Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile concluding a show cause notice dated 13-10-2021 issued to M\/S Labbaik (PVT) Ltd. on its programme\u00a0<strong>\u2018<\/strong>Tajzia<strong>\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0hosted by Mr. Sami Ibrahim, PEMRA suspended satellite TV channel license conferred to \u2018BOL News\u2019 for 30 days and imposed fine to the tune of Rs.1 million.\u201d the press release stated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_container\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">PEMRA suspends Bol News for 30 days, Fine of Rupees One Million is also imposed <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x4pnetUT6i\">pic.twitter.com\/x4pnetUT6i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Report PEMRA (@reportpemra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reportpemra\/status\/1352616366424121348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe authority had issued a show-cause notice to M\/s Labbaik Pvt. 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(Bol News) on January 13 over its programme \u201cTajzia\u201d hosted by anchorperson Sami Ibrahim.<\/p>\n<p>It said both Ibrahim and a senior correspondent of the channel \u201ccast aspersions against the superior judiciary in violation of Article 19 read with Article 68 of the Constitution and the PEMRA laws including the Code of Conduct, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Sami Ibrahim is a popular TV anchor and has interviewed a number of high-profile figures, most recently Prime Minister Imran Khan.\u00a0In its response to the show-cause notice, Bol News acknowledged that the content aired was not in accordance with PEMRA laws and directions of the Supreme Court, according to the press release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe channel did not express any regrets or remorse and argued that the show-cause notice is uncalled for and must be withdrawn,\u201d it stated.<\/p>\n<p>After evaluating the reply submitted and the content aired by Bol News, PEMRA concluded the matter by suspending its satellite TV channel licence. 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