Karachi
In a statement issued on Thursday by the Joint Action Committee set up against PMDA, the committee thanked all those bodies and individuals; in particular, media watch dogs, lawyers associations, Human Rights Associations, Political Parties, Civil Society for standing up for freedom of expression in the country.
On Wednesday in the meeting between APNS, CPNE, PFUJ, PBA, AEMEND and the federal information Minister, Fawad Chaudhry and Minister of State Farrukh Habib, the JAC expressed its reservations on PMDA and termed it as unacceptable.
However, it was agreed to form a committee to address the issue of fake news particularly on social media, the rights of media workers and ways to further improve laws and regulatory framework.
The statement said that member organisations of Joint Action Committee will nominate its representatives to the above committee being formed to discuss these issues amicably along with the representatives of the Federal Government.—PR
