Pemra cautions media over Valentine’s Day

[UmarJustice]

Pakistan’s media regulator Wednesday asked television and radio stations to avoid offending religious sentiments and corrupting the nation’s youth in their Valentine’s Day broadcasts.

While stopping short of an outright ban, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulator Authority (Pemra) circulated a letter saying it was acting on complaints that celebrating the day was not in line with ‘our religious and cultural ethos’.

“Such events have been perceived as a source of depraving, corrupting and injuring the morality of Pakistani youth as well as violating Code of Conduct developed by Pemra,” the watchdog’s letter said.

“All satellite TV channels/FM stations are, therefore, requested to honour viewers’ sentiments/opinion while conceptualising any programme or celebrating any event connected to the Valentine’s Day,” it added.

Valentine’s Day is increasingly popular among younger Pakistanis, many of whom have taken up the custom of giving cards, chocolates and gifts to their sweethearts to celebrate the occasion.

But Pakistan remains a deeply traditional Muslim society where many disapprove of Valentine’s Day as a Western import.

A Pemra official told AFP that the regulator had not banned Valentine’s Day programme broadcast, but instead issued a request to channels in the wake of public complaints.

Supporters of Jamaat-i-Islami staged a noisy protest against Valentine’s Day on Tuesday in Peshawar, denouncing it as un-Islamic and calling for a “day of modesty” instead.

The student wing of Jamaat-i-Islami rallied outside the Peshawar Press Club chanting slogans against Valentine’s Day, saying it had ‘spread immodesty in the world’.

Pemra cautions media over Valentine

 

[muse]

acting on complaints that celebrating the day was not in line with ‘our religious and cultural ethos’.

in the opinion of the Talib and their ISI sponsors?

 

[Norboo]

So, giving cards, chocolates and gifts to celebrate the occasion is not in line with religious and cultural ethos? Is it a source of depravity, and the reason for corrupting and injuring the morality of Pakistani youth as well as violating Code of Conduct??

Has this been mentioned in the Qur'an too? Or are these man-made restrictions just to exhibit one's authority over mere mortals? Looks like Pemra is filled with mullahs living in the past. Just like India's moral brigades!

 

[Zarvan]

Pakistan’s media regulator Wednesday asked television and radio stations to avoid offending religious sentiments and corrupting the nation’s youth in their Valentine’s Day broadcasts.

While stopping short of an outright ban, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulator Authority (Pemra) circulated a letter saying it was acting on complaints that celebrating the day was not in line with ‘our religious and cultural ethos’.

“Such events have been perceived as a source of depraving, corrupting and injuring the morality of Pakistani youth as well as violating Code of Conduct developed by Pemra,” the watchdog’s letter said.

“All satellite TV channels/FM stations are, therefore, requested to honour viewers’ sentiments/opinion while conceptualising any programme or celebrating any event connected to the Valentine’s Day,” it added.

Valentine’s Day is increasingly popular among younger Pakistanis, many of whom have taken up the custom of giving cards, chocolates and gifts to their sweethearts to celebrate the occasion.

But Pakistan remains a deeply traditional Muslim society where many disapprove of Valentine’s Day as a Western import.

A Pemra official told AFP that the regulator had not banned Valentine’s Day programme broadcast, but instead issued a request to channels in the wake of public complaints.

Supporters of Jamaat-i-Islami staged a noisy protest against Valentine’s Day on Tuesday in Peshawar, denouncing it as un-Islamic and calling for a “day of modesty” instead.

The student wing of Jamaat-i-Islami rallied outside the Peshawar Press Club chanting slogans against Valentine’s Day, saying it had ‘spread immodesty in the world’.

Pemra cautions media over Valentine

They should completely ban these kind of things on TV and those channels who don't listen cancel their licenses