Kashif Abbasi, Senior journalist, television talk show host and anchorperson got ban by PEMRA for airing and allowing unethical actions perform in his private TV show " Off the Record".
Federal Minister Faisal Vawda showcased a boot in the live telecast show criticizing the previous Government and Opposition Parties, which let the other guests Qamar Zaman Kaira PPP, Senator Muhammad Javed Abbasi (PMLN) left the show in between.
This is absolutely unprofessional, uncalled and unethical. What Mr. Minister has done is, that he has damaged his own party, insulted all of the parliament and trying to drag a prestigious national institution into a process which was asked by court. pic.twitter.com/9DNH59WPuc
— Azhar Laghari (@AzharAliLeghari) January 14, 2020
PEMRA says that the act was unethical according to the ethics and it is Violation of PEMRA Ordinance 2002 as amendment by PEMRA Act 2007,to show on live TV.
In response Kashif Abbasi says that the Ban from PEMRA is against the Freedom of Speech , Article 19 .
Journalists strongly condemn PEMRA ban as it is ‘dictatorial’
And we will resist any move to gag Press, #mediacurbsNoMore pic.twitter.com/XCrrleFGgx— Kashif Abbasi (@Kashifabbasiary) October 28, 2019
