KARACHI, Pakistan: Pakistani authorities on Friday revoked a broadcast permit for a private television station after it was taken off the air following an interview during which an opposition party official allegedly incited troops and officers against the military leadership.

The development came after ARY TV in the southern port city of Karachi on Monday aired the interview with Shahbaz Gill, a close aide of former prime minister Imran Khan and the chief of staff for his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) opposition party.

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