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Lahore High Court dismisses plea seeking ban on Ehd-e-Wafa

Lahore High Court dismisses plea seeking ban on Ehd-e-Wafa

Justice Shahid Waheed directed the petitioner, who stated that the show glorified the army, to approach PEMRA first.
20 Feb, 2020

The Lahore High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking a ban on exhibition of Ehd-e-Wafa, a television drama produced by ISPR.

Justice Shahid Waheed observed that the petition was not maintainable and directed the petitioner to first approach the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra).

Responding to the judge’s queries, Muhammad Zeeshan, the petitioner, said his feelings were hurt when he watched the drama showing all pillars of the state except the judiciary.

Moreover, he said the drama glorified the role of army only and negatively portrayed politicians and media persons which, he claimed, was an attempt to tarnish their image.

He further said the roles being portrayed in the drama painted a negative image of Pakistan internationally.

He urged the court to stop broadcasting of remaining episodes of the drama and also take action against the television channel.

Published in Dawn, February 20th, 2020

Comments

Bareerah Fatima Feb 20, 2020 11:18am
Funny though...no petition against Kala Jadu dramas and dramas portraying social injustice, fashion parade. Where is freedom of speech. Are petitions restricted only to such entertainment; Ehd e Wafa, Bol, Khuda K Liay, or Zindagi Tamasha….What a nation we are...
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nk Feb 20, 2020 11:48am
Get a life man! wasting Courts time! stop patronizing the Courts!
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Salman Syed Feb 20, 2020 12:11pm
Ha ha ha. Some people have all the time in the world. So, it is okay, to portray
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Mickey Feb 20, 2020 01:45pm
There is nothing wrong in this drama. Everything portrait here is real. The politicians are a mess, so is the media. There is no hard and fast rule that the Judiciary must be shown when portraying other government bodies. Please let the drama continue to air.
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ahmad Feb 20, 2020 02:23pm
Even though his claim is true, yet seeking a ban is childish. It's the same as Mullahs seeking a ban on anything they dislike
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dr d ali uk Feb 20, 2020 08:35pm
pathetic- it's only a drama man get over it!
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Saad Khan Feb 21, 2020 01:13am
Full support to the petition. Just a propengda tool by ispr. Just ridicule the politics.
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Inam Ulhaq Feb 26, 2020 01:00pm
Want ban becouse it shows politicians in bad light I think it is showing a bit if truth keep it up
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