People hope for Geo TV reopening
RAWALPINDI: Viewers from all over the country especially from Rawalpindi hoped that with the lifting of emergency rule in the country President Pervez Musharraf would also lift ban on the Geo TV transmission through cable networks.
Expressing their sentiments over the ban on Geo TV, during a survey by ‘The News’ here Friday, they said that they are anxiously waiting for the reopening of the popular TV channel.
Geo TV transmissions were banned with imposition of emergency rule in the country on Nov 3. People think that President Musharraf after lifting of emergency on December 16 (tomorrow) will also lift the ban on Geo TV.
“Lifting of emergency is a wise decision and we expect another wise decision from the president,” Saima Ihsan, a student of a university told ‘The News’ on Friday.
She said that it was the hot topic of discussion among students in her university. She said that now only the Geo TV has remained off the air and without that channel people could not enjoy the news of general Election 2008.
Another student, Asma, said not only elections coverage, people also miss dramas like ‘Kajol’ and sports coverage.
Asif Shah, resident of Mohanpura and a government employee, said that he daily calls at Geo office Islamabad to know when its transmissions would reopen. He said that his other colleagues in office usually discuss this issue and hope that after lifting of emergency its transmission will restart.
Naila Khatoon, a housewife, said that on Eidul Azha we would miss Geo TV a lot. She hoped that before Eid the government would lift the ban and let people enjoy their favourite programmes on the channel. Offices of ‘The News’ and Geo TV daily receive many calls from the viewers, who want to know about the fate of the channel and wish its early reopening.
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