{"id":280680,"date":"2020-09-16T09:51:51","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T04:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=280680"},"modified":"2020-09-16T09:51:51","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T04:51:51","slug":"sindh-high-court-overturns-ban-on-jalan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/sindh-high-court-overturns-ban-on-jalan\/","title":{"rendered":"Sindh High Court Overturns Ban on &#8216;Jalan&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sindh High Court (SHC) has overruled PEMRA&#8217;s ban on drama serial <strong><em>Jalan<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The ban was overturned after appeals by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ARY Digital, Jerjees Seja and actor Fahad Mustafa. Both approached the SHC to overturn the ban.<\/p>\n<p>According to the SHC, they can overturn the ban on drama serial Jalan because &#8216;PEMRA&#8217;s job is regulation not banning content&#8217;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sindh High Court to the rescue &#8230; the next episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jalan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jalan<\/a> will air tomorrow as SHC suspends PEMRA\u2019s ban on the play.<\/p>\n<p>This was bound to happen because <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PEMRA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PEMRA<\/a> is supposed to regulate, not ban a drama. Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fahadmustafa26?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fahadmustafa26<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aabis_raza?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@aabis_raza<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jerjees?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jerjees<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asfand316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@asfand316<\/a> and team!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Omair Alavi \u0639\u0645\u06cc\u0631 \u0639\u0644\u0648\u06cc (@omair78) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/omair78\/status\/1305858609826402306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/pemra-bans-drama-serials-ishqiya-and-pyar-kay-sadqay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PEMRA Bans Drama Serials &#8216;Ishqiya&#8217; And &#8216;Pyar Kay Sadqay&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Previously PEMRA banned drama serials <strong><em>Ishqiya<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Pyar Kay Sadqay<\/em><\/strong> from re-runs over questionable content. At first, drama serial Jalan was let off with a warning.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the ban on <strong><em>Ishqiya<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Pyar Kay Sadqay<\/em><\/strong> there were public complaints about why <strong><em>Jalan<\/em><\/strong>, a drama serial about a woman &#8216;stealing&#8217; her brother-in-law from her sister, was given just a warning.<\/p>\n<p>PEMRA finally banned the drama serial after a recent episode showcasing the central character seducing her brother-in-law and initiating extra-marital relations with him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PEMRA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PEMRA<\/a> states drama serial <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jalan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jalan<\/a> has been banned because it contains such content which do not fit to our core socio-religious values. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VcIfSMeY9t\">pic.twitter.com\/VcIfSMeY9t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Media Insightpk (@mediainsightpk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mediainsightpk\/status\/1304122294055383042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PEMRA banned Airing drama serial \u201cJALAN\u201d . Indeed a decision beyond appreciation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FUrkUpTncQ\">pic.twitter.com\/FUrkUpTncQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amina Zubair (@amnakhani123) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnakhani123\/status\/1304316548241334272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PEMRA bans Ary Digital drama serial &quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jalan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jalan<\/a> &quot; for the indecent and immoral content against the social and religious norms after receiving many complaints against the serial . PEMRA released notice, after  PTI Minister Ali Muhammad raised voice in the  parliament!<\/p>\n<p>Welldone! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lXkcZk2jQu\">pic.twitter.com\/lXkcZk2jQu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PhD Friend (@PhDfriends) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhDfriends\/status\/1304334824237338624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reportpemra?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@reportpemra<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PakPMO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PakPMO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arydigitalasia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@arydigitalasia<\/a> WE highly appreciate PEMRA authorities closing a drama serial <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jalan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jalan<\/a> that was shown by ARYdigitalaisa in which only vulgarity adulatory &amp; nudity was promoted as Husband is having relationship with sister-in-law which hurt all the viewers<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; HAMZA (@Syed8305Syed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Syed8305Syed\/status\/1305028788259115008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, the ban was shortlived as SHC has overturned it. Audiences that had been urging for a ban on the show for long are definitely disappointed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is why nothing good ever happens in Pakistan, You people talk about condemning rape and then allow this type of drama to be made? They finally made a good decision to ban it. In the last episode Nisha went to her brother in laws house and is now sleeping with him!!!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Venmeer (@Pawan84695623) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pawan84695623\/status\/1305917833503584257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>How will the public react to SHC removing the ban on <strong><em>Jalan<\/em><\/strong>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sindh High Court (SHC) has overruled PEMRA&#8217;s ban on drama serial Jalan. The ban was overturned after appeals by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ARY Digital, Jerjees Seja and actor Fahad Mustafa. Both approached the SHC to overturn the ban. According to the SHC, they can overturn the ban on drama serial Jalan because &#8216;PEMRA&#8217;s job is regulation [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/sindh-high-court-overturns-ban-on-jalan\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":265469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2199,1293,1291,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-280680","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-lollywood","9":"category-social-media","10":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"The drama serial will be allowed to telecast its last episode.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Jalan-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Jalan-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Jalan.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Featured","Lollywood","Social Media","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"Sindh High Court Overturns Ban on \u2018Jalan\u2019","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2199,1293,1291,1297&exclude=280680","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280680\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280680"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=280680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}