• March 4, 2013
• Freedom of Expression

QUETTA: All Balochistan Cable Operators Association on Sunday threatened to close down all news channels in Balochistan if the government did not provide them with security. Addressing a press conference here, President All Balochistan Cable Operators Association Babrak Khan said majority of cable operators in Balochistan were from poor families who were providing entertainment to […]

• January 9, 2013
• Broadcasting, Front Page, Radio, Television

KARACHI: The Pakistan Broadcasters Association adopted in its board meeting on Monday a ‘media protection policy’ that could lead to ‘collective boycott and collective legal action’ against ‘illegal’ shutdown of news channels for not following ‘advice of political parties and pressure groups’. “In the past channels have been shut down using force and coercion because […]