PEMRA Councils of Complaints passed an order on 05.03.2021 against Geo TV Network whereby the channel accepted its mistake and undertook to broadcast a public apology to our Client.
The complaint was filed by JA Legal Founding Partner Barrister Junaid Ahmed, assisted by Mr. Kawish Hussain, on behalf of Mrs. Nalini Prabha W/o Rana Hanif Singh (MPA and Ex-Federal Minister) in relation to the defamatory and derogatory remarks/representations broadcasted in the TV show ‘Kharbarnak’.
It is important to highlight that this is the first case in Pakistan where a public apology has been broadcast with respect to a parody and/or comedy show. PEMRA CoC ORDER 05.03.2021 – against Geo