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Interim Govt Curtails Govt Interference in PEMRA

Islamabad (June 07, 2018): In a major development caretaker government has brought vital changes in Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (PEMRA) laws on the directives of the Supreme Court that cut down the federal government interference in PEMRA ordinance.

After the amendment in the PEMRA ordinance, the federal government can’t shut down any TV channel on direct orders.According to the ordinance, the federal government influence curtailed and powers of the PEMRA chairman have been enhanced while the members of the PEMRA body lesson from 11 to 8 out of which three members from the government side and five from the private sector.

Earlier, petitioner in media commission case Hamid Mir requested the apex court to wrap up the case while the same request was also made by the Pakistan Broad Casting Association council Aitzaz Ahsan.

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