The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) issued a notification prohibiting live coverage of Faizabad sit-in operation on Saturday, while many private news channels went off air in Islamabad and other parts of the country.
Pemra notification asked the channels to abide by clause 8 (8) of Electronic Media (Programmes and Advertisement) Code of Conduct 2015, show utmost sensitivity and refrain from coverage of the operation.
MEDIA COVERAGE OF SIT-IN AT FAIZ-E-ABAD, ISLAMABAD pic.twitter.com/YqEGTWpFIR
— Report PEMRA (@reportpemra) November 25, 2017
Private news channels went off air in Islamabad and other cities soon after, amid rumours that the authority has imposed a temporary ban on them.
"This channel is suspended on orders of Pemra," message appearing on TV screens in parts of Islamabad and other cities in place of news channels.
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Reports claim that the federal government is mulling over temporarily suspending mobile phone signals and social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
