Activists of Sunni Ulema Council (SUC) hold placards as they shout slogan against a Pakistani news television channel Geo during a protest in Karachi on July 1, 2026. A major Pakistani news channel apologised on June 28, 2026 after it was handed a 15-day suspension by a regulator for airing a documentary that included "religious visualization". Geo News aired the clarification and apology over the programme named 'Safar-e-Ishq', and published an article on its website. The programme had depicted "certain rituals practised by a limited number of people in Iraq and some other Middle Eastern countries", the channel said, without providing further details. Geo News said it "never intended to represent, endorse, or promote any broader religious viewpoint". (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP via Getty Images)