Lawmaker seeks to protect youths from cartoons

A Pakistani opposition lawmaker on Wednesday proposed banning 24-hour cartoon TV channels, specifically the popular Japanese series Doraemon, drawing ridicule on social media in a country fighting corruption, poverty and Islamist militants.

Malik Taimur, from cricketer-turned-politician in Imran Khan's political party, said such channels could have a negative influence on children.

Khan's Pakistan Tehreeki-Insaf holds a majority in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which is on the front line of the fight against the Taliban and other militants that kill hundreds each year.