Nasir Khan blog

I was born in Poonch (Kashmir) and now I live in Norway. I oppose war and violence and am a firm believer in the peaceful co-existence of all nations and peoples. In my academic work I have tried to espouse the cause of the weak and the oppressed in a world dominated by power politics, misleading propaganda and violations of basic human rights. I also believe that all conscious members of society have a moral duty to stand for and further the cause of peace and human rights throughout the world.

Wednesday, June 08, 2011

PAKISTAN: Show cause notices against four television channels must be withdrawn

Asian Human Rights Commission, June 8, 2011

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), which is an official organisation to monitor electronic media, has issued notices to four television channels, Geo News, Dawn News, News One and Dunya News, for being irresponsible and provoking anti-national sentiments among viewers by ‘over sensitizing’ events unnecessarily. These notices were issued after the incident of the terrorist attack on PNS Mehran, a naval base in Karachi, Sindh province, where terrorists, with the help of naval officers, entered the base and killed more than seven persons, destroyed sensitive installation equipment including aircraft and fought for 13 hours.

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