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| Tough new media policy introduced in Pakistan |
| 2007-11-04 |
| ISLAMABAD: The government issued tough new changes in the media policy on Saturday stopping the media from criticizing the head of the state, military or judiciary or showing bodies of the suicide bombers or their victims. In separate ordinances issued aftrer the imposition of the emergency, government issued guidelines for anchor persons and hosts of television channels. Anyone who is issued a broadcast media license or a landing rights permission under this Ordinance shall not enter into an agreement with any foreign broadcaster to sell its air time or otherwise provide its air time to another foreign broadcaster without prior written permission of the Authority. The ordinance says, that private channels would not be able to broadcast video footage of suicide bombers, terrorists, bodies of victims of terrorism, statements and pronouncements of militants and extremist elements and any other act which may, in any way, promote, aid or abet terrorists activities or terrorism. Likewise, no anchor person, moderator or host propagates any opinion or acts in any manner prejudicial to the ideology of Pakistan or sovereignty, integrity or security of Pakistan. Under the new powers to PEMRA, channels would not broadcast any programme inciting violence or hatred or any action prejudicial to maintenance of law and order. Likewise, channels would not be allowed to broadcast anything which defames or brings into ridicule the Head of State, or members of the armed forces, or executive, legislative or judicial organs of the state. Channels would not be allowed to broadcast any program or discussion on a matter which is sub-judice in a court of law |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #4 Perv has been holding back. The scruffy looking fellows being captured are not regular Pak army. They are paramilitary troops recruited from the local areas, poorly equipped and trained. The actual Pak army units that are trained and equipped to fight are on the border with India. Perv has not moved them. The Paks haven't even used a small fraction of the artillery and airpower they have. When first line Pak troops actually engage with the Taliban, we'll know Perv is serious. |
| Posted by: john frum 2007-11-04 16:37 |
| #3 john frum: #1 Yet the Maulana's illegal FM station continues to broadcast. A single laser guided bomb would have taken care of this station. John, much has been made of the Perv's military foray defeats into Paks's Tribal Areas. Has the Pak Army with all their assets and manpower been holding back as I suspect when conducting Mil-Ops against the Islamo-Rustics, Or has he and the General Staff lost support, ie command and control over the rank and file of his own Army? thanksinadvance |
| Posted by: Red Dawg 2007-11-04 15:52 |
| #2 stopping the media from criticizing the head of the state, military or judiciary or showing bodies of the suicide bombers or their victims. (Snip) The ordinance says, that private channels would not be able to broadcast video footage of suicide bombers, terrorists, bodies of victims of terrorism, statements and pronouncements of militants and extremist elements and any other act which may, in any way, promote, aid or abet terrorists activities or terrorism. (Snip) Under the new powers to PEMRA, channels would not broadcast any programme inciting violence or hatred or any action prejudicial to maintenance of law and order. I like it, we need a similar law here, drive the final nail in Moonbat Media. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-11-04 13:34 |
| #1 Yet the Maulana's illegal FM station continues to broadcast. A single laser guided bomb would have taken care of this station. |
| Posted by: john frum 2007-11-04 08:51 |