All the representative media organizations on Tuesday totally rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority Ordinance and termed the concept as 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. A joint […]
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PFUJ, HRCP, PBC term proposed ordinance an attempt to impose ‘media martial law’
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) have out-rightly rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) Ordinance 2021 that the federal government intends to impose. “The proposed law is draconian in scope and devastating in its impact on the constitutional […]