PEMRA Bans Intimate Marital Scenes

The Pakistan Digital Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Friday directed native tv channels to “cease airing caress and hug scenes” in dramas, because it was receiving a number of complaints towards such content material.

PEMRA, in a notification, stated a “appreciable stratum of the society” believes that dramas usually are not depicting the “true image” of the Pakistani society. “Hugs/caress scenes/extramarital relations, vulgar/daring dressing, mattress scenes, and intimacy of married couple are being glamorised in utter disregard to Islamic teachings and tradition of Pakistani society,” the notification stated.

PEMRA directed all Satellite tv for pc TV channels to chorus from airing caress/hug scenes in dramas and correctly overview the content material of the dramas by in home monitoring committee and edit or amend the identical by giving due consideration to the reservations and apprehensions of the viewers.

“Forgoing in view, all satellite tv for pc TV licensees are required to cease airing such content material in dramas, henceforth, and guarantee compliance of PEMRA legal guidelines in letter and spirit,” it added.

Responding to the event, authorized and human rights skilled Reema Omer stated: “PEMRA lastly bought one thing proper: Intimacy and affection between married {couples} isn’t ‘true depiction of Pakistani society’ and should not be ‘glamourised’.”

PEMRA lastly bought one thing proper:

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

Our “tradition” is management, abuse and violence, which we should jealously guard towards imposition of such alien values pic.twitter.com/MJQekyT1nH

— Reema Omer (@reema_omer) October 22, 2021