• August 18, 2021
• General News

KARACHI: The joint committee of media organizations comprising the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA), Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AEMEND) have unanimously rejected the government efforts to establish the Pakistan Development Media Authority (PMDA). “The […]

• August 18, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD- Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Tuesday described the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) criticism on the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) as ‘unfounded’. “Consultative process on the PMDA’s framework is underway. The PML-N’s criticism on it is beyond comprehension,” he said in a news release while reacting to PML-N Spokesperson […]

• August 18, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD: As the government showed its determination to set up the controversial Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) to regulate the country’s media, the opposition parties on Tuesday vowed to resist the move, terming it an attempt to further gag the media and the voices of dissent. Calling it a ‘draconian law’, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz […]