Geo TV suspended for 15 days for defaming Pak army, ISI
June 06, 2014  16:21
The licence of Geo News, Pakistan's leading television channel, was today suspended for 15 days and fined Rs 10 million by the media regulatory authority for defaming the army and the powerful ISI.

The decision was announced by Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority after a meeting chaired by its chief Parvez Rathore.

"The authority, after thread-bare discussion while considering all the relevant provisions of PEMRA laws, took a strong notice of violations committed by Geo News and unanimously decided to immediately suspend the license of the said channel for a period of 15 days besides imposing a fine of Rs 10 million, to be paid before the expiry of the suspension period," it said in a statement.
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