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 [...]
