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Institute for Research, Advocacy and Development (IRADA)

2 days ago

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The federal government "agreed to liberalise Pemra" by agreeing to the amendments in Pemra Ordinance 2002 proposed by journalist Hamid Mir in Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday - 23 April 2018, according to Hamid Mir.

During the hearing of the Media Commission case, Hamid Mir informed the CJP that he met Minister of State for Information Maryam Aurangzeb on the court directions for seeking an agreement on the proposed amendments. He informed the court that tje minister was not flexible in amending section 5 of the Pemra ordinance but she was willing to accept amendments in section 6. Deputy Attorney General Waqar Rana expressed willingness to make an agreement upon which court directed petitioner Hamid Mir to sit with the government representative and come back with an agreement.

Hamid Mir and his lawyer Babar Sattar held sitting with Waqar Rana in his office. Secretary Information Ahmad Jamal Sukhera was also present and agreed on a proposed draft of amendments.This draft was presented to three-member bench in the chamber of CJP in evening and the CJP congratulated both parties. He asked Secretary Information to send the draft to PM for the approval of Cabinet and make it a law. Now chairman Pemra and three members will represent the government and five members will represent General Public and for the first time Pemra will become an independent regulatory authority.

Hamid Mir filed a petition in 2012 in the Supreme Court under article 184/3 and demanded to freeze the secret fund of Information Ministry. He also prayed for the enforcement of a code of conduct through Pemra and formation of a media commission to review media laws. The Supreme Court formed a two-member media commission which gave its recommendation in 2013 which were not implemented. Secret funds were freezed by the SC and media code of conduct was implemented by the court in 2015 and after six years Pemra is liberalised. ... See MoreSee Less

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Institute for Research, Advocacy and Development (IRADA)

3 weeks ago

Herald Pakistan’s special issue on ‘how Pakistan views itself at 70’ is out. IRADA provided technical assistance to Herald Pakistan & British Council in conducting this unique research on 70 years of #Pakistan. ... See MoreSee Less

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"The three day-long workshops were organised by the Institute for Research, Advocacy and Development on online safety and digital hygiene for journalists and information practitioners of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Peshawar. www.dawn.com/news/1386596/journalists-briefed-about-safety-of-digital-equipment ... See MoreSee Less

Institute for Research, Advocacy and Development (IRADA) organised three day-long workshops for #journalists & #information practitioners from #FATA & Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on “#Online #Safety & #Digit...

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