Pakistani government blocked the transmission of Geo News TV

The Pakistani government has blocked the transmission of the Geo News TV channel, a company official said Sunday.

GEO News Managing Director Nasir Baig Chugtai told CNN that viewers called the Geo office asking why the transmission of "Meray Mutabik," a popular prime-time show, was halted.

During the last few programs, the show's anchor, Shahid Masood, criticized the government for recent bans and threats to journalists.

None of several government officials contacted by CNN would discuss the issue.

Information Ministry sources said cable operators were told Sunday night to block GEO TV's transmission, based on high-level orders.

On Sunday morning in Lahore, cable operators had warned national and international broadcasters that their channels would be blocked if they aired anything critical of the the Pakistani government.

Political parties, civil societies and journalist organizations condemned the bans and demanded the government allow the country's news media to operate without restrictions.

The Pakistan Broadcasters Association reviewed the restrictions during a meeting Sunday, after which they called the curbs an attack on the fundamental, constitutional right of expression.

The meeting participants passed a resolution requesting the government to show respect for the freedom of expression as guaranteed in the Constitution.

On Sunday, government officials told CNN that journalist Noor Hakkem and four other people were killed Saturday in a roadside bomb blast in Bajaur agency, the Pakistani tribal area near the border with Pakistan.

Hakeem was a correspondent for Daily Pakistan and vice president of the Tribal Union of Journalists.

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[gurushack]

Facts hurts i suppose,americans r the least aware of the world.

[TheTruthHurtsYou]

Too bad for you that I'm not American. Would you like to take another stab at trying to be smart?

[gurushack]

AVEARGES ALSO SHOW THAT AMERICANS ARE THE LEAST AWARE OF THE REST OF THE WORLD AND ITS HAPPENINGS.The average american is nothing but a hillbilli

[koldergut]

shoaib is your national hero? that just tells a lot about your country.

[zirca69]

instead of branding every muslim a terrorist or every muslim is cruel..think about the environment in which many of these poor muslims are growing up..there are rapists in every country..nothing to do with the religion..but this problem is a deep rooted in islamic countries and educated muslims need to condemn and educate their muslim brothers

[zirca69]

search for "a pakistani woman who was gang raped" on you tube and you will realize how pathetic is islam religion. search for "Mohammad the paedophile" and you will see a muslim guy commenting on it...this is a very grim situation..we need to educate muslims because not every muslim supports this..but these mullahs and so called holy man don't want muslims to progress...

[twinkiefetish]

That's harsh. They are a third world country but they are slowly moving towards some education.

[thinkinrich]

if u wanna know  what is bullshit .go to CNN

[engineeramran]

i dont know who r u geo news management?are they pakistani.

i am sure they are not.

because the way they r behaving and negatively propagating against shoaib akhtar is how a pakistan enemy would have done..our national hero

sarcatic behaviour geo news.

negative propaganda in national issues is the main weapon for getting famous by geo news tv.

[DannyAz66]

ok Pakistan we don't care