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Pakistan's Geo News apologizes for Muharram broadcast
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- The broadcaster Geo News was handed a 15-day suspension for a documentary that was "liable to hurt the religious sentiments of viewers," Pakistan's media watchdog said.
- Geo News said it apologized for the contents of the program "Safar-e-Ishq" that was transmitted during the sacred month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
- "Geo News has acknowledged an editorial error regarding content aired during its 10th Muharram transmission," the broadcaster said on its website.
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The broadcaster Geo News was handed a 15-day suspension for a documentary that was "liable to hurt the religious sentiments of viewers," Pakistan's media watchdog said.
https://p.dw.com/p/5GD1QGeo News is a major TV news channel based in the southern Pakistani metropolis of Karachi Image: Akhtar Soomro/REUTERSAdvertisement Pakistani broadcaster Geo News on Sunday apologized for airing a documentary after it was handed a 15-day suspension a day earlier.
Geo News said it apologized for the contents of the program "Safar-e-Ishq" that was transmitted during the sacred month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
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