Sir: Today satellite television networks have become powerful tools for forging mass opinions. It depends on where you are and what you see on your own television screen that ends up influencing and, in many instances, determining your posture and perspective on national and international issues. Unless checked by reasonable guidelines, television can wreak havoc in people’s lives. Many of us get addicted to certain TV stations and unconsciously leave our minds and thinking to be moulded by these stations. But in establishing guidelines and binding rules on all TV satellite stations, there is a need to strike a fair balance between a free press and the freedom of expression and the public’s right to be protected from inaccurate and irresponsible news reporting. I believe that the international community may have gone too far in extending the limits of freedom of expression beyond restraints imposed by the need for basic and minimum integrity, objectivity and truthfulness. I believe that some international supervision should be applied over all satellite stations, under the control of an international board composed of a fair and equitable representation of all regions and cultures while no satellite station should be allowed to operate without a licence. Now is the time to act and adopt the principles for such an international supervisory regime. The world that we are creating for future generations is going to be forged on xenophobia, intolerance and hate. Satellite TV is duty bound to reverse this trend before it is too late. JAVARIYA IJAZLahore