PEMRA forms committee to monitor Ramzan transmission

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 26 May 2017

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has established a committee to oversee Ramzan transmissions on TV. This initiative follows the directives from the Islamabad High Court.

Summary

ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has constituted a four-member committee to monitor Ramzan transmission on all television channels.

This step was taken on the directives of Islamabad High Court (IHC), the regulator said in a media release Friday.

The committee will ensure if Ramzan guidelines issued to all satellite TV channels were being followed or not.

Any violations would be dealt with according to the law.

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KEY POINTS:

• PEMRA formed a four-member committee.
• The committee monitors compliance with Ramzan guidelines.
• Initiative follows directives from Islamabad High Court.
• Violations will be addressed according to the law.
• Focus on all satellite TV channels during Ramzan.