PM Imran bans Faisal Vawda from appearing on any talk show

The prime minister also sought an explanation from Vawda

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan has banned Faisal Vawda from appearing on any talkshow for two weeks.

The ban comes after the prime minister took notice of the behaviour of the federal minister during a live TV a few days ago.

The prime minister also sought an explanation from Vawda for the way he behaved on live TV.

Earlier today, Pakistani TV anchor Kashif Abbasi s news programme was banned by Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) for letting a Cabinet minister ridicule the Opposition during the talk show.

On Tuesday night, Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda appeared on Kashif Abbasi s programme  Off the Record  on private TV channel and heaped scorn on the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People s Party (PPP) for voting in favour of the recently passed Army Act in Parliament.

A day after the fiasco, as criticism poured in from opposition leaders as well as people on social media, Vawda said that Prime Minister Imran Khan was "not happy" over his action. He took responsibility of the incident but made it clear that he would not apologise for bringing the boot to a live TV show. 

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Taking cognizance of the incident, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) took action against the news programme and its anchor citing violation of media laws and banned Kashif Abbasi and his show Off the Record for 60 days.