New Delhi, June 28 -- Pakistan's media regulator has suspended the broadcast licence of television channel Geo News for 15 days over ​content aired during a programme marking Muharram, one of ‌the most sensitive periods in the Islamic calendar.

The regulator said Geo News aired "religious visualisations" during a June 26 programme that could offend religious sentiments, ​undermine religious harmony and disturb public order.

Geo News has ​apologised and issued a statement on Sunday saying the material ⁠had been aired in error and did not reflect the ​channel's editorial position or beliefs.

Depictions of the Prophet Mohammed and other ​revered Islamic figures are a highly charged issue in Pakist...