"The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is extremely concerned that two popular talk programs transmitted to Pakistan from Dubai-based GEO TV have been taken off air at the request of the Government of United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The IFJ calls on the UAE Government to explain why, and on whose authority, it asked the independent Pakistan television broadcaster to cancel the programs.
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), an affiliate of the IFJ, said the owner of GEO and the Jang group of newspapers, Mir Shakeelur Rehman, confirmed that UAE authorities had asked GEO to discontinue broadcasting Capital Talk, hosted by Islamabad-based Hamid Mir, and Meray Mutabek, hosted by Dubai-based Shahid Masood.
UAE authorities reportedly told GEO management that they did not want anything transmitted from Dubai to disturb UAE’s relationship with friendly countries.
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Hmmmm, unless am reading this all wrong, isn't this a Sovereign Broadcast issue? Why should the UAE or any other country for that matter, have to explain what should or shouldn't be transmitted on sovereign airwaves?
Ok, from what I can gather from your rant, it's Bush's fault that the UAE govt. slapped a ban on GEO. Feel better after getting that off your chest?
LOL!
Er... it's ok to LOL right..?
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