{"id":4068,"date":"2023-03-11T14:18:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T14:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/?p=4068"},"modified":"2023-03-11T14:18:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T14:18:08","slug":"pemra-bans-dr-shahid-masood-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/pakistan\/pemra-bans-dr-shahid-masood-program\/4068\/","title":{"rendered":"PEMRA Bans Dr Shahid Masood Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Web Desk &#8212; The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has banned the airing of the program \u201cLive with Dr. Shahid Masood\u201d on GNN channel for two weeks and with immediate effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the PEMRA notification, the comments aired in this program were detrimental and caused immense damage to the bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is further stated that the International media used these comments in the program for propaganda against Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is said that the content aired in the said program was based on a clip taken from social media. PEMRA issued a show-cause notice to the channel on February 20, 2023, and an opportunity was given for a formal personal hearing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web Desk &#8212; The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has banned the airing of the program \u201cLive with Dr. Shahid Masood\u201d on GNN channel for two weeks and with immediate effect. 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