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Maryam Nawaz releases video showing judge's 'confession' about being 'blackmailed and forced' to convict Nawaz Sharif
•Maryam Nawaz has released a video clip showing an accountability court judge allegedly confessing that he was "blackmailed and forced" Nawaz Sharif.
Indian content 'damaging to culture', Supreme Court will not allow it to be aired on TV channels in country, says Chief Justice of Pakistan
•Pakistan Chief Justice Saqib Nisar said that the country's Supreme Court will not allow Indian content to be shown on Pakistani TV channels as it "damages culture".
Pakistan's Geo TV channel forced to go off air; reports claim military hand, govt denies interference
Fp Staff •Pakistan's Geo TV news channel has reportedly been taken off air in many parts of the country on the order of military
Nickelodeon airs Indian content, Pakistan suspends its licence as penalty
•The statement issued by PEMRA said that all distribution networks have been informed about the suspension of Nickelodeon channels.
Pakistan to enforce complete ban on Indian TV and radio content from Friday
•Amid Indo-Pak tension, Pakistan's media regulatory authority on Wednesday decided to enforce a complete ban on Indian TV and radio contents from Friday and warned that the licences of those found guilty of violating the ban will be suspended.
Indian channels banned in Pakistan by TV, radio regulatory body; action against flouters
Fp Staff •The television and radio regulator across the border, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, has announced a ban on all Indian channels there from Saturday, 1 October.
Pak media regulatory body warns of crackdown on illegal airing of Indian channels
•Pemra chief Absar Alam said that strict action will be taken against all those TV channels which have been continually violating the code of conduct.
'Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa is part of Lashkar': Pakistan bans media coverage of terror groups
Fp Archives •Pakistan banned media coverage of militant groups like the Jamaat-ud-Dawa as part of a crackdown on terror, acknowledging for the first time that the Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led outfit was a wing of the LeT.
Geo TV suspended for 15 days for defaming Pakistan Army, ISI
Fp Archives •The defence ministry had demanded that the licence of Geo News be suspended after it reported that the ISI was behind the attack on journalist Hamid Mir in Karachi.
Pak TV host, Maya Khan, fired for conducting controversial show
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