Sindh High Court restores ARY transmission

Senior vice president of ARY News says 70 per cent transmission of channel has been restored across the country


Afp October 23, 2014

KARACHI: A court on Thursday ordered the media regulatory authority to restore transmission of a news channel supportive of anti-government protests organised Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehreek chief Dr Tahirul Qadri.

ARY News, a popular station, was ordered off the air for 15 days on Monday by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) for "maligning honourable courts and judiciary".

The channel's management approached the Sindh High Court on Tuesday to lift the suspension and a judge issued a stay order, allowing cable providers to resume broadcast.

"Yes, the court has given us relief and PEMRA has issued notification to all the cable operators in compliance of the court orders," Ammad Yousaf, the senior vice president of ARY News told AFP.

"In response to the PEMRA orders, 70 per cent transmission of the channel has been restored across the country till now," he said.

The channel has been vocal in support of a movement to topple the government led by Imran Khan and Qadri.

They began occupying a square in front of the country's Parliament in mid-August, though Khan has since led several major rallies in other cities while Qadri has announced he will do the same and has left the capital.

Both accuse Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of vote rigging during last year's elections, which were rated as credible by local and foreign observers.

COMMENTS (1)

Imran Ahmed | 9 years ago | Reply

Sensible judgement. Astonishing!

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