PEMRA Issues Notice To Geo News & Dunya News For Airing False News About Asad Umar & Shehryar Afridi

PEMRA has taken Notice of telecast of fake, baseless and unverified news reports on TV channels last night against Finanace Minister Mr. Asad Umar and the State Minister Mr. Shaharyar Afridi.

PEMRA in its notice has directed TV channels to immediately air rebuttal or furnish evidence in support of their news (if any) within 02 days.

Failing which PEMRA shall be constraint to take action as per law which may inter-alia includes imposition of fines and or suspension of broadcast of channels who have aired these fake news.

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پیمرا کا وزیرِ خزانہ اسد عمر اور وزیرِ مملکت برائے داخلہ شہریار آفریدی سے متعلق غلط خبر نشر کرنے پر دنیا نیوز اور جیو نیوز کو نوٹسز جاری. دو روز میں جواب طلب. pic.twitter.com/7Fouy13AnO

— Report PEMRA (@reportpemra) October 13, 2018