A
briefing on Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) was held
today at Prime Minister’s office with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in
chair.
Minister
of State for Information Ms. Maryam Aurangzeb, SAPM on Media Affairs Dr.
Mussadiq Malik, Chairman PEMRA Mr. Absar Alam and senior officials of Information
Ministry and PEMRA were present during the meeting.
Chairman
PEMRA briefed the Prime Minister about overall working of the authority and
highlighted various issues concerning the mandate role of the organization.
During
the briefing, the Prime Minister said that a strong, vibrant and responsible
media has a critical role to play towards overall development of society,
strengthening of the institutions, ensuring good governance and promoting basic
values of the society. He said that the present government firmly believes in
independence of media and would continue to provide an enabling environment for
the media to flourish and play even greater role towards the nation building
process.
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