[DAWN] The electronic media regulator has advised television channels to observe decency in their non-news content.In an advice issued to all TV channels, the Pakistain EleÂctronic Media ReguÂlaÂtory Authority (Pemra) on Tuesday asked them not to air dramas containing controversial themes, indecent cloÂthing and gestures, controversial plots (involving infidelity and extramarital affairs, etc) and unnecessary details of events.
"Such content is not only distressing for viewers but is also against the commonly accepted standards of decency," the Pemra advice said.
The regulator said the trend of airing quite bold themes in dramas had resulted in massive public complaints on the Pakistain Citizen Portal (PCP), Pemra Complaints Call Centre and Feedback System as well as on social media.
The Pemra statement said that viewers had severely criticised the content being telecast, and their opinion was that dramas were not depicting the true picture of Pak society.
"Indecent scenes, dialogues, extramarital relations, violence, inappropriate dressing, rape scenes, bed scenes, use of drugs and alcohol, and intimate moments between couples are being glamorised in utter disregard of Pak culture and values," Pemra said.