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A three-member committee has been formed by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to review the application filed by the Defence Ministry against Geo TV network for alleging that an intelligence agency of Pakistan was involved in attack over its anchor Hamid Mir, a private news channel reported.
On Tuesday, the Defence Ministry had moved PEMRA under PEMRA Ordinance 2002, section 33 and 36 for taking a legal action against Geo TV for framing allegations against Inter Services Intelligence (ISI).
According to a statement, the ministry also provided the authority with the relevant evidence suggesting the media group’s involvement in tarnishing the image of the intelligence agency.
“The news channel has breached the code of conduct by accusing Director General (DG) of the ISI Lt. Gen. Zaheerul Islam of masterminding the attempt on senior journalist Hamid Mir,” the statement said. It added that action would be taken against the channel’s editorial and management team.
The PEMRA committee formed includes Pervez Rathore, Syed Ismail Shah and Israr Abbas. They will be reviewing the application and report to PEMRA with the facts.
According to PEMRA officials, Geo TV network would be provided a full opportunity for explanation of the actions it is being charged for.
On Saturday, Geo News’s anchorperson Hamid Mir was injured in attack by gunmen in Karachi.
Geo News had showed a portrait of the ISI Chief Lt. General Zaheerul Islam, alleging that his agency was involved in the attack on Mir.
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