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Abid Hussain

Pakistan regulator bans live telecast of Imran Khan’s speeches

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan addresses his party supporters during a rally in Lahore, Pakistan [File: KM Chaudary/AP Photo]

Pakistan’s media regulatory body has imposed a ban on live telecast of Imran Khan’s speeches with immediate effect after the former prime minister criticised police and other state institutions in a speech in the capital, Islamabad, on Saturday.

Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) in a statement on Sunday accused Khan of levelling “baseless allegations” and “spreading hate speech” against “state institutions and officers”.

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