Pakistan's media watchdog 'Electronic Media Regulatory Authority' (had bannaed all TV channels from "all kinds of coverage" of the Jamaat-ud-Dawah, its front Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF)and 60 other organisations.
Lahore:
Notwithstanding Pakistan government's ban on the media coverage of terrorist groups such as the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed has appeared on a private Pakistani channel's talk show.
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on November 2 had restrained all Pakistani television channels from "all kinds of coverage" of the JuD, its front Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF)and about 60 other proscribed organisations and their leaders.
Saeed made an appearance on a talk show on Channel 24 on January 27. He glorified his organisation's "public welfare" works and talked about how India and the US were "pressuring" the Pakistani government to take action against organisations like the JuD and Jaish-e-Mohammad.
Saeed, in reference to the Pathankot terror attack, dismissed the suggestion that the government was "patronising" some "non-state actors and banned organisations".
A media regulator official told Press Trust of India that a notice to the channel would be issued for the violation of the directive. "We had warned the electronic media that in case of non-compliance (to the directive), we will take legal action -- imposition of fine or suspension or cancellation of licence," the PEMRA official said.
The watchdog notification banned all TV channels and FM radio from coverage of banned groups including LeT, JuD and FIF under UN restriction.
The UN declared JuD a terror organisation and also individually designated Saeed as a terrorist in December 2008. The US has already put $10 million reward on his head.
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on November 2 had restrained all Pakistani television channels from "all kinds of coverage" of the JuD, its front Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF)and about 60 other proscribed organisations and their leaders.
Saeed made an appearance on a talk show on Channel 24 on January 27. He glorified his organisation's "public welfare" works and talked about how India and the US were "pressuring" the Pakistani government to take action against organisations like the JuD and Jaish-e-Mohammad.
Saeed, in reference to the Pathankot terror attack, dismissed the suggestion that the government was "patronising" some "non-state actors and banned organisations".
A media regulator official told Press Trust of India that a notice to the channel would be issued for the violation of the directive. "We had warned the electronic media that in case of non-compliance (to the directive), we will take legal action -- imposition of fine or suspension or cancellation of licence," the PEMRA official said.
The watchdog notification banned all TV channels and FM radio from coverage of banned groups including LeT, JuD and FIF under UN restriction.
The UN declared JuD a terror organisation and also individually designated Saeed as a terrorist in December 2008. The US has already put $10 million reward on his head.
Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world
