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June 2, 2021
KARACHI: A joint meeting of representative media organizations including All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA), Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ, Barna Group), PFUJ (Dastoor Group) and Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AEMEND) have totally rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) Ordinance 2021 and termed the concept an unconstitutional and draconian law aimed against freedom of press and expression and step towards imposing the state control to regulate the establishment as well as operation of all segments of media.
The joint meeting was of the unanimous opinion that the proposed PMDA is intended to hinder media freedoms and take control over the media by the top information bureaucracy. The concept is an attempt to tighten federal government hold over the media through one draconian authority, ignoring the fact that pr
Pakistan media organisations representing journalists, broadcasters, editors and news directors have rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authorit