Muhammad Malick slams PEMRA's attempt to silence election concerns
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 5 December 2023
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Muhammad Malick has expressed strong opposition to PEMRA's restrictions on media discussions regarding potential election flaws. He decried the authority's notification as overt censorship that must be fought against.Summary
ISLAMABAD—Muhammad Malick is livid with the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) for barring the electronic media from discussing the possibility of a flawed election process.
In a post on X, he asked if PEMRA has gone absolutely bonkers. Media barred from even discussing the possibility of a flawed election process by EC, he tweeted.
On December 4, PEMRA issued a notification, saying all the satellite TV channels were directed to ensure that no speculative, doubtful false information/content concerning the electoral process of General Elections is aired.
Malick added that all media outlets and journalist organizations reject this ridiculous unholy commandment. He called the PEMRA notification a brazen censorship that should be resisted.
KEY POINTS:
- Muhammad Malick criticizes PEMRA's recent notification.
- PEMRA barred media from discussing flawed election processes.
- Malick calls the notification a form of brazen censorship.
- He asserts that journalist organizations reject this directive.
- The controversy highlights ongoing issues of press freedom in Pakistan.
