Federal government abolishing PEMRA, establishing new Watchdog
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ISLAMABAD - The federal government has decided to disband Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and decided to establish a watchdog. The Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary announced this on Thursday.
Chaudhary said the government was abolishing Pemra and replacing it with a new authority with extensive powers that would regulate print, electronic and social media.
“The freedom enjoyed by the Pakistani media can be easily compared with developed countries. The current challenges faced by media today are the result of its own defaulted business plan,” the minister said while addressing a conference on ‘National Security, Nation-building and Mass Media’ in Islamabad.
