LAHORE: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), on Satur
day, suspended licenses of two media
houses, Din News and Neo TV were fined Rs1 million each for levelling baseless allegations against a Supreme Court judge.
The two TV channels were issued notices on November 19 for airing irresponsible analysis
and were asked to submit
a reply on November 26, 2016, after an appearance before Pemra. On November 26, the reply was submitted and representatives of channels failed to defend themselves.
After hearing the viewpoin
t of the TV channels, Pemra suspended the license of Din news channel for 30 days and imposed a fine of Rs1 million. A similar verdict was imposed over Neo TV with a 7-day suspension.
