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Of Pemra’s private members eligibility, qualification

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ISLAMABAD: Why do governments appoint ineligible persons on key positions and why even new but different governments feel comfortable with such appointees? The appointment of members of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) by the previous government is a classical example of this phenomenon. A top bureaucrat explained that governments make such appointments so as […]


IHC suspends show-cause notices issued to Pemra’s private members

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ISLAMABAD: Hearing a petition filed by private members of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), Justice Noorul Haq N. Qureshi of Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday suspended important notifications related to the ongoing media crisis, including show-cause notices issued to three Pemra members. Another notification suspended by the IHC was about Pemra convening a […]