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Islamabad [Pakistan]Aug. 21 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has threatened a judge and two others during a public meeting at F-9 Park on Saturday night, local media reported. A senior police officer was booked.
According to international news reports, Khan was booked under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s media regulator has banned the broadcast of a live speech by PTI chief Imran Khan after he threatened an Islamabad police officer and a female magistrate during his speech in Islamabad.
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) said Imran’s recorded speech will only be allowed after an effective delay mechanism is in place to ensure effective monitoring and editorial control.
“…In view of the above background and reasons, the Chairman of PEMRA, in exercising the authority of the Authority conferred by Section 27(a) of the PEMRA Regulations 2002 as amended by the PEMRA (Amendment) Act 2007, hereby prohibits the immediate The TV channel broadcasts Mr Imran Khan’s live speech,” PEMRA said in its notice.
PEMRA imposed the ban on all satellite channels hours after he vowed to file a lawsuit against Islamabad’s inspector general, deputy inspector general and female magistrate “tortured” Shahbaz Gir.
According to Geo News, Imran claimed that Jill was “caught and tortured” to send a message and scare people that if he could have a mental breakdown, anyone could.
Earlier on Saturday, Khan linked the current situation in Pakistan to the appointment of the army chief of staff, saying it was “unfortunate” that everything in the country happened in one appointment.
On August 9, Gill was arrested by police after making controversial remarks about the Pakistani army on television that were deemed “highly hateful and inflammatory” by the country’s media authorities.
Imran’s close aide has been arrested on suspicion of colluding with a private TV news channel for anti-state propaganda. (ANI)
(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from the Syndicated News feed, the body of the content may not have been modified or edited by LatestLY staff)
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