After facing the warmth in skin-burning limelight for defaming the country’s premier intelligence, Geo tv Network has landed itself in thick soup for allegedly blaspheming against the Prophet (PBUH)’s family in its flagship morning show, with the clerics and media administrative body ensuring that the lid remains closed and steam gathers up.
While the Pakistan Electronic Media administrative body (PEMRA) has served notice to Geo TV for airing contentious content in its morning show, the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) has issued associate edict forbidding viewing the channel.
While taking notice of the content in morning show “Utho Jago Pakistan” ventilated on might fourteen on Geo TV, PEMRA has sought-after an instantaneous rationalization from the channel.
The notice has been served for airing content in violation of clauses (a), (i) and (p) of PEMRA Code of Conduct contained in Schedule A of PEMRA Rules 2009 that reads, “No programme shall be ventilated that passes derogative remarks concerning any faith, sect or community or uses visuals or words disdainful of non secular sects and ethnic teams or promotes communal and sectarian attitudes or dissonance and/or is against basic cultural values, morality and manner and/or contains material that is against ideology of Pakistan or Islamic values.”
According to PEMRA, it's additionally received over five,000 public complaints against the programme at the PEMRA Complaints centre and on its web site. For deciding the matter, the complaints are stated the Council of Complaints within the lightweight of Section twenty six of PEMRA Act 2007 to be determined in a very week’s time.
GEO – THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT:
In the meantime, set on on weekday declared observance Geo as ‘haraam’ (forbidden), and appealed to the cable operators to prevent the channel’s broadcast whereas spiritual leaders from across the country have additionally condemned Geo TV for symptom the spiritual sentiments of Muslims by enjoying the “Manqabat” in a very wrong manner.
The set on has additionally demanded stern action against the channel and has proclaimed that it'll be taking action against the channel’s blasphemous action.
Addressing a news conference hosted by set on leader Sahibzada Hamid Raza and former legislator king Raza Abidi, Raza same that Geo TV had hurt the spiritual sentiments of uncountable Muslims by disrespecting the holy personalities of Islam and so, observance the channels of Geo TV Network is ‘haraam’.
Raza same that the channel ridiculed Islamic beliefs, adding that observance any channel disrespecting Islamic beliefs or participating in any such programme was additionally against Islam. He demanded that if YouTube can be prohibited for blasphemy, a similar ought to be done against Geo TV.
Moreover, Raza defendant Sindh AIG Shahid Hayat together with different personnel of threatening the set on members against their protest against Geo TV. He additionally demanded of the authorities to either get rid of PEMRA or structure it in a very approach that it's ready to “prevent channels from blaspheming”.
Raza went on to spoken communication that set on clerics can take “oath of condemnation” from everybody throughout Fri prayers nowadays and launch a movement for the closure of Geo TV.
Former legislator Abidi supported Raza’s views and same that enjoying qawalis and manqabats on weddings was a norm however the behaviour of the show participants was a transparent disrespect of the Islamic personalities.
HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED:
In the morning show, hosted by Dr Shaista Lodhi, a live music band contend the Sufi range titled “Ali (AS) Kay Sath Hai Zahra (AS) Ki Shadi” throughout the marriage re-enactment of contentious thespian Veena leader whereas the attendants at the event danced to that and continued with conducting Joota Chupai throughout the manqabat.
The celebrated manqabat sung by Qawaal Amjad Sabri is concerning the marriage of Hazrat Fatimah Zehra (AS), female offspring of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), with Hazrat Ali (AS).
In wake of mounting anger against the show, Dr Shaista Lodhi apologised over the “inadvertent mistake” within the programme whereas Geo has launched a research against the show’s production team.
According to Dr Shaista’s statement ventilated Th, the host same that she together with the complete team feels sorry and apologises for the circumstances that were triggered unwittingly as a result of the content of the programme.
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