On Friday, Pemra had imposed a ban on actor Hamza Ali Abbasi for hosting the Ramazan transmission on Aaj News over violation of the media regulator’s code of conduct. Now, as per the latest development, the actor has been allowed to host the transmission again but on few conditions.
During a meeting of the media regulator’s council of complaints held at Pemra’s regional office in Karachi under chairmanship of Professor Inam Bari, The council has directed the management of Aaj News and TV One to immediately telecast an apology for promoting controversial and sectarian views.
The communiqué said the ban on Hamza, Shabbir and religious cleric Kokab Noorani Okarvi would be lifted after airing the apology and they would then be able to appear on TV, local media reported.
It all began when ‘Pyare Afzal’ actor questioned oppression of Ahmadis during the show. While few came to his rescue, others criticized him for his act. Hamza is well-known for his outspoken views on politics or anything else he feels strongly about. Unafraid of controversies, he always put forward his views on social networking site Facebook.
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