PBA hails tweaks in PEMRA Act

Clauses regarding fake news, delays in employee salaries, license renewal fee welcomed


News Desk August 03, 2023

The Pakistan Broadcasters’ Association (PBA) on Wednesday welcomed the amendments in PEMRA Act 2023 specifically referring to the industry’s long-standing issues of defining fake news, AGAR, delays in payment of salaries to employees, rationalisation of FM Radio/television licence renewal fee and relaxation in restrictions on the advertising limits.

In a statement, PBA expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb for “understanding the genuine problems” faced by the industry and “actively working” for their resolution.

 

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