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title: "IHC sets aside PEMRA action against TV channels over Faizabad sit-in coverage"
description: "Most outlets reported that the Islamabad High Court overturned a Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority decision against TV channels related to their coverage of the 2017 Faizabad sit-in. 24 News HD described the action as being over \"alleged broadcast of hate speech,\" while Dawn included a link to its full report but otherwise framed the story similarly. Both headlines emphasized the court’s reversal of the regulatory action."
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# IHC sets aside PEMRA action against TV channels over Faizabad sit-in coverage

pakistan · updated 24 Sep 2026, 10:09 AM PKT · 23–24 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that the Islamabad High Court overturned a Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority decision against TV channels related to their coverage of the 2017 Faizabad sit-in. 24 News HD described the action as being over "alleged broadcast of hate speech," while Dawn included a link to its full report but otherwise framed the story similarly. Both headlines emphasized the court’s reversal of the regulatory action.

## Same story from 3 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Daily Times** — [IHC sets aside Pemra fines on TV channels](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1557644/ihc-sets-aside-pemra-fines-on-tv-channels/) · 24 Sep 2026, 10:09 AM PKT
  > The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has set aside fines imposed by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on several TV channels. The penalties were linked to alleged hate speech broadcasts during the 2017 Faizabad sit-in. Read More: IHC directs PEMRA to justify ban on talk show Justice Raja Inaam Ameen Minhas issued a 15-page […]
- **Dawn** — [IHC sets aside Pemra fine on TV channels over alleged broadcast of hate speech during 2017 Faizabad sit-in](https://www.dawn.com/news/2032289/ihc-sets-aside-pemra-fine-on-tv-channels-over-alleged-broadcast-of-hate-speech-during-2017-faizabad-sit-in) · 24 Sep 2026, 8:50 AM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing
  > https://www.dawn.com/news/2032214
- **24 News HD** — [IHC sets aside PEMRA action against TV channels over Faizabad sit-in coverage](https://www.24newshd.tv/23-Sep-2026/ihc-sets-aside-pemra-action-tv-channels-faizabad-sit-in-coverage) · 23 Sep 2026, 5:18 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The Islamabad High Court has set aside a Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority decision against several television channels over the alleged broadcast of hate speech during the Faizabad sit-in.

3 articles from 3 outlets, 23–24 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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