ISLAMABAD – Newly appointed Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb announced yesterday that the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) was being disbanded in whatever shape or form it was working. No regulatory authority would be established other than the already functioning Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), she asserted. The information minister recalled that the previous government tried to bring Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022 — that was later struck down by the Islamabad High Court (IHC). She shared that the newly appointed Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar had decided to review the PECA law, introduced in 2016 in consultation with all stakeholders. The information minister said, the PTI could not blame journalists for its failed governance and take their failed politics to their houses.

Source: The Nation April 20, 2022 06:12 UTC