Pakistan TV Channel Suspended Over Religious Broadcast, Sparking Free Speech Concerns

by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International CorrespondentKARACHI, PAKISTAN (Worthy News) – Pakistan’s influential television channel Geo News has apologized after the country’s media regulator suspended its broadcast over content it says could offend religious feelings in the Islamic nation.The controversial footage aired during a programme marking Muharram, one of the most sensitive periods in the Islamic calendar.The regulator said Geo News aired “religious visualisations” during a