ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani authorities on Wednesday revoked the license of a high profile but controversial news network whose parent company has been dogged by a scandal involving the sale of fake online degrees.

The license of the network, Bol TV, was canceled by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority after the Interior Ministry refused to give a required security clearance to the four directors of the network.

The move also came after the regulator received a string of complaints about the network’s news content and accusations that its top anchors were using hate speech.

The network has been beleaguered by controversy since its inception and was able to go on air only late last year. Its parent company, Axact, was embroiled in a criminal investigation in 2015 after The New York Times published an article revealing that Axact was making tens of millions of dollars a year selling fake degrees and diplomas online. Government investigators moved quickly against the company and shut down its offices across the country.