ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf government faces yet another setback as the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has rejected the draft government law over media authority.
CPNE has rejected the proposal of the merger of all regulatory authorities into one top body to be called the Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority.
A joint statement issued on Saturday by CPNE President Arif Nizami, Senior Vice President Imtinan Shahid and Secretary General Dr Jabbar Khattak, says such steps have led to the spread of fear and perplexity throughout the Pakistani print, electronic and digital media.
The statement says that through the proposed law, excuses have been offered to curb freedom of the press and freedom of expression; hinder the people’s right to information; cultivate government influence and strict control.