What happened: On March 19, the Ministry of Religious Affairs proposed a ban on game shows airing during the holy month this year. In addition, the ministry has also established six principles in light of prior year’s when the transmissions were based on ‘entertainment.’ Click here to see the notice issued by the ministry of religious affairs. Details: Taking to Twitter, the Ministry encouraged television stations to fully adhere to the six rules that have been issued. The entire interest and objective of the transmission, according to Noor-ul-Haq Qadri, should be the advancement of Islamic principles and sectarian unity. The ministry also asked the Prime Minister to sign the recommendations to avoid any disruption as the government has encouraged channels to follow the established criteria.