PEMRA suspends license of ARY News for 15 days ,also impose 10 millions fine

Lahore: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has decided to suspend the license of ARY News for 15 days on Monday , ARY News reported. PEMRA decided that the fate of the channel but could not its own decision as neither the cable operators nor the channel administration willing to give compliance to the regulatory authority.

According to details, PEMRA authority held a meeting on Monday with an intention to teach a lesson to ARY News, for bringing facts before the people. The meeting decided to suspend the license of ARY News for 15 days, in which the PEMRA Chief, Pervaiz Rathore voted in favor of suspending the news channel whereas the four members of the PEMRA authority included Fariha Iftikhar, Israr Abbasi, Mian Shams and Zeba opposed the decision .

Moreover, senior journalists and political figures have strongly criticized the decision and labeled it victimization of a media organization for keeping the masses informed about what is actually going on in the state.