The telecast of CCTV video of Noor Mukadam at the house of Zahir Jaffer, the main suspect in her murder case, has been banned by PEMRA.
In a notification released on Sunday, the media manager cautioned of strict action against those violating the orders under the PEMRA Ordinance 2002.
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has put the restriction under Section 27 of Pemra Ordinance, 2002 following the day that many media channels aired and uploaded the troubling and delicate CCTV camera footage.
“All the satellite TV channels (news and current affairs/ regional language) are directed to stop airing aforementioned [ Noor Mukadam and Zahir Jaffer] CCTV footage immediately, failing which strict action shall be initiated against the violators under Section 29, 30 and 33 of PEMRA Ordinance 2002 as amended PEMRA (Amendement) Act 2007,” read the Pemra notification.
Disturbing scenes of what happened before and after the murder of Noor Mukadam have emerged after records of the CCTV camera footage were given in court earlier this week in Islamabad.
The hearing submitted transcripts of the CCTV camera footage in the court of additional sessions judge Justice Ata Rabbani. As per the transcript, the time of the DVR camera, from where the footage had been retrieved, was 35 minutes ahead of the Pakistan Standard Time.
