Islamabad: Journalist leaders and senior journalists have rejected the PEMRA Amendment Bill.
According to details, senior journalist Hamid Mir has said that the government has tried to impose martial law in Pemra, this bill falls under the category of contempt of court.
He said that efforts are being made to make Pemra the editor of all channels, Pemra will now also control the content of the channel, Mazhar Abbas said that the bill is indicative of numerous restrictions.
Journalist leader Afzal Butt says that there is a fear of misuse of this bill, how can a government officer decide whether the news is true or false? President CPNE Kazim Khan said that the conditions of freedom of the press in the country are worst, he has not seen so much censorship in his career.
Chaudhry Ghulam Hussain, Khawarghaman, Absa Komal, and others said that the government has stabbed the freedom of the press in the back.
It should be noted that the guest government of 22 days has killed the journalism, under the measures that have dealt a blow to the media industry, an amendment bill has been passed in which the condition of verification has been imposed for every news of the news channels. Also changed the definition of disinformation and misinformation.
The Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting has approved PEMRA Bill 2023.
To crush the industry, the advertisement limit has been reduced to ten minutes, the fine for violation of which will be 1 crore, Maryam Aurangzeb, who gave yes to the journalists, has also changed, the bill to bind the media was presented by the Minister of Information in the Assembly, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly unanimously approved the PEMRA Amendment Bill 2023.
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