The most common complaint I receive from people about CHUP is the definite lack of “light” and “happy” coverage of Pakistan. For that I apologize, and, thanks to a friend who passed this story onto me, managed to discover a silver lining to the events clouding our country this week. BBC News today reported on [...]
Archive for April 11th, 2008
Madrassas: From Batons to Bats and Balls
Posted in News Briefs on April 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Pakistan Government Set to Undo Musharraf Media Restrictions
Posted in Backgrounders, News Briefs, tagged Media, PEMRA on April 11, 2008 | 5 Comments »
On Friday, Pakistan’s government moved to lift harsh restrictions on the media that were imposed by President Pervez Musharraf during his emergency rule in November 2007. The PEMRA (Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority) amendment bill, introduced by Information minister Sherry Rahman, proposed “an end to curbs on live broadcasts and punishments for journalists ranging from [...]
