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ARY News transmission: Resumption notice to be issued today

Pakistan Press Foundation

ISLAMABAD: The letter for resumption ARY News transmission will be issued on Monday (today), Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and Ministry of Information has assured protesting Journalist Unions, Cable operators, ARY News reported.

The delegations of Journalist Unions which include PFUJ, RUJ and IUJ and Cable Operators met PEMRA officials and Information minister Pervaiz Rasheed and raised the issue of suspension of ARY News transmission.

Cable operators association which met Pervaiz Rasheed besides informing him of problems they are facing, demanded the notification of resumption of ARY News transmission to be issued soon citing reason that the penalty period is well over.

The ministry and PEMRA officials assured the protestors that the notification for the resumption of transmission will be issued on Monday while chairman PFUJ Afzal Butt opined that it is the right of cable operatiors to select the numbers on which the channel is to be telecasted.

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