Staff Reporter
Lahore
The Lahore High Court on Wednesday put on hold a Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) notification barring anchorpersons from appearing in TV shows other than their own.
During the hearing, Justice Shahid Waheed issued a notice to the regulatory body and other respondents named in the petition filed by senior journalists.
The Pemra notification dated October 27 said that “as per Pemra code of conduct, [the] role of anchors is to moderate the programme in an objective, unbiased and impartial manner, excluding themselves from their personal opinions, biases, and judgments on any issue” “Therefore, anchors hosting exclusive regular shows should not appear in talk shows whether own or other channels as subject matter expert.”
