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All television channels in Pakistan are banned from live broadcasting any speech or performance of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The reason is said to be that Kahn is “spreading baseless accusations and hatred” and that his “provocative statements are likely to disturb public order”.
The announcement comes ahead of an announced mass meeting on Sunday, and after one of the country’s largest private television channels, ARY News, was shut down in large parts of the country.
The government-critical channel supports Khan, which is also said to be a large part of the country’s younger people, and his speech is often broadcast to large audiences on both television and social media.
The former cricket star lost a no-confidence vote in April and was forced to step down after just over three years in power. Since then, he has held several mass meetings to mobilize his supporters.
He has previously also been banned from organizing protests in the capital Islamabad. Sunday’s meeting is supposed to be held in the multi-million city of Rawalpindi, which borders Islamabad.