Pakistan asks TV channels to ban hugging scenes in dramas

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has asked local television channels to censor caress and hug scenes as the authorities have received several complaints against such elements in television dramas. The list of such objectionable content includes 'indecent dressing, caressing, bed scenes and gestures, sensitive or controversial plots and unnecessary detailing of events which are highly disturbing, distressing for the viewers and against the commonly accepted standards of decency," the order issued on Friday said. Responding to the development, legal and human rights professional Reema Omer, in a tweet, said: "PEMRA finally got something right.

PEMRA finally got something right:

Intimacy and affection between married couples isn’t “true depiction of Pakistani society” and must not be “glamourised”

Our “culture” is control, abuse and violence, which we must jealously guard against imposition of such alien values pic.twitter.com/MJQekyT1nH

— Reema Omer (@reema_omer) October 22, 2021

"Forgoing in view, all satellite TV licensees are required to stop airing such content in dramas, henceforth, and ensure compliance of PEMRA laws in letter and spirit," it added.