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Daily Archives: May 29, 2016

Freedom of expression being curbed on pretext of national security’

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ISLAMABAD: At an event on Saturday, PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar said a new model for democracy is forming in Pakistan, under which the steering of the vehicle – the government – will be in the hands of a political personality, while the “clutch and accelerator” will be controlled from the backseat. He said this vehicle […]


Media & democracy

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DURING the hearing of a petition against obscenity on television channels in the country, a three-member Supreme Court bench recently articulated a very valid concern about Pemra. The judges pointed out that while the electronic media regulatory authority concerned itself with issues of obscenity and vulgarity, it made no effort to rein in the attempts […]


Pemra withdraws ban on contraceptive ads

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ISLAMABAD: Within days of imposing a ban on airing advertisements for contraceptive products on electronic media, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) realised that promoting birth control measures was part of the national agenda and could not be banned. A revised notice issued on Saturday said that until a policy is devised by the […]