Pakistan's media regulatory authority has banned the broadcasting of live speeches of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan for threatening an Islamabad police official and a female magistrate during an address in Islamabad.
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) said that Imran's recorded speech would only be permitted to be aired after an effective delay mechanism to ensure effective monitoring and editorial
control.
The PEMRA in its notification imposed this ban on all satellite channels hours after Imran Khan vowed to file cases against Islamabad's Inspector-General, Deputy Inspector General, and female magistrate for "torturing" Shahbaz Gill. The PTI took out the rally in Islamabad in support of the incarcerated leader Shahbaz Gill, who the party said was subjected to alleged "gruesome torture" in police custody.