PEMRA apologises over statements against Aman ki Asha, Zara Sochiye

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (PEMRA) tendered an apology over its allegations levelled against Jang/Geo Group for the programmes ‘Aman ki Asha’ and ‘Zara Sochiye’ in the Supreme Court during hearing of the civil miscellaneous application (CMA) filed by Hamid Mir and Absar Alam on Friday here, Geo News reported.

PEMRA apologized verbally as well as in writing before the apex court three-member bench headed by the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry hearing the case here.

On July 29, arguments on the Media Commission report in the Supreme Court had taken a dramatic turn when PEMRA Chairman backed out of allegations against ‘Zara Sochiye’ and ‘Aman kin Asha,’ initiatives of the Jang/GEO group for promoting education and friendly ties with India.

On page 204 of the report, PEMRA had levelled allegations that these initiatives received foreign funding.