Lahore: PAT chief Allama Dr Tahir ul Qadri has claimed that PEMRA has planned to close the a popular TV channel ARY in order to end freedom of media.addressing the massive crowd of the Lahore Inqalab Jalsa,Dr Qadri said despite several orders by the courts,government did not appoint a permanent chairman of the PEMRA and appoint an acting chairman who was a retired DIG police and working like a servant of the Sharif family.
The former DIG has called a meeting of PEMRA members on Monday to cancel the license of ARY News.If it happens then PAT will hold protest throughout the country.He said that an anchor of ARY News Mubashir Luqman has been banned to host programme and attend any talk show as a guest too.This act was financial murder of a citizen,police was raiding at his residence and threatening his family,he added.