‘Jalan’ escapes ban- ready to go on air again
Lahore, 16th September: PEMRA imposed a ban on the popular drama serial ‘Jalan’, however, according to recent reports, it will now go on-air as per schedule every Wednesday at 08:00 PM on ARY Digital.
As reported by Baaghi TV earlier, due to complaints against the content of some recent dramas on various channels, PEMRA took notice and ordered to ban the repeat telecast of drama serial ‘Ishqiya’ and ‘Pyar Ke Sadqay’.
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PEMRA also received complaints against the content of the drama serial ‘Jalan’. The channel authorities were sent a warning to review the content of their product or else it too will be banned like the other two dramas.
پیمرا کی اے آر وائی ڈیجیٹل کے ڈرامہ سیریل "جلن" پر پابندی عائد pic.twitter.com/97tA7q4okB
— Report PEMRA (@reportpemra) September 10, 2020
However, there were no changes in the content of drama serial hence, PEMRA finally stepped forward and banned the screening of this serial.
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The major concern with the content of this drama is the characters of Minal Khan and Emmad Irfani as they go against our social and religious standards.
The notice reiterated the prior warnings that the channel got, yet, the drama team did not take any action.
Sindh High Court to the rescue … the next episode of #Jalan will air tomorrow as SHC suspends PEMRA’s ban on the play.
This was bound to happen because #PEMRA is supposed to regulate, not ban a drama. Congratulations @fahadmustafa26 @aabis_raza @Jerjees @asfand316 and team!
— Omair Alavi عمیر علوی (@omair78) September 15, 2020
However, as per the latest updates, Sindh High Court has reverted the ban PEMRA imposed on ‘Jalan’ as the court claimed that PEMRA has no right to put a ban on any on-air content.
The court made it clear that PEMRA only acts as a regulatory body which is supposed to regulate the content of a drama, hence, it cannot put a ban on it.
Moreover, the team was in discussion with PEMRA regarding content and both ends reached at the point of compromise and the drama team agreed to cut out the objectionable content from the episodes.
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