I thought about simply updating the previous post but decided that this deserved a separate entry. So, after much pressure from social media, activists, oped writers and blogs as well as the odd well-deserved editorial in mainstream papers , it seems the message did finally get through to Samaa TV 's management. Maya Khan and her team have been fired by Samaa and her programme stopped. The following is the letter from Samaa CEO Zafar Siddiqi which was shared with the media: Dear All Your feedback is appreciated. As a responsible corporate citizen, Samaa TV did what was required under the circumstances. We do not and have not in the past or intend to in the future to take our viewership or reporting requirements without the seriousness that they deserve. You would appreciate that as an organisation with a functioning management team, we had to conduct certain legal requirements over the past week and internal review processes (which are operational in nature) before procedding ...