ISLAMABAD: It has been five days since the Supreme Court ordered the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to restore Geo channels on cable networks but the regulator has failed to do so.
The Supreme Court in its order on May 26 ordered PEMRA to restore Geo channels stating that cable operators did not have the authority to remove or reposition channels. Referring to its ruling in 2012, the apex court stated that channels can only be blocked if their license is suspended or cancelled by PEMRA.
Despite the Supreme Court orders, PEMRA has failed to take any action to restore Geo channels which cannot be seen in 90% of the country. People have been deprived of their favourite Geo channels over PEMRA’s failure to implement SC orders.
Meanwhile the Geo/Jang groups continue to be the target of attacks. On Friday a van carrying bundles of The News and Daily Jang was attacked and set on fire in Rawalpindi. In a similar attack on May 25 another van carrying publications of the group was attacked in Lahore.
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