Media Joint Action Committee representing PFUJ, CPNE, AEMEND, APNS & PBA thanks President Alvi for formally approving & signing PEMRA Amendment Bill 2023

ISLAMABAD, August 17 (SABAH): Media Joint Action Committee representing Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AEMEND), All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) and Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) has issued a statement thanking the President of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi for formally approving and signing the PEMRA Amendment Bill 2023.

The Joint Action Committee said that we appreciate President Dr. Arif Alvi’s understanding of the need for these amendments, which are a first step towards making PEMRA independent, defining the often misused term “Fake News”, ensuring that electronic media workers get paid on time, appointment of Chairman PEMRA by the Parliament instead of the Government and partially addressing the long pending demands of electronic media to rationalize the terms of license.

The Joint Action Committee said that although there is still a long way to go to ensure freedom of speech and free media, the current bill is a step in the right direction.