Opposition vows to resist steps to gag media
Pakistan Press Foundation
01 Jun 2021, 18:39 GMT+10
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People s Party (PPP) on Monday expressed concern over the government s plan to establish the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) through an ordinance and vowed to resist it with full force, terming it an attempt to gag the media in the country.
In a statement, PML-N information secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb declared the government s move to establish the PMDA through an ordinance an unconstitutional step and in conflict with Article 19 of the Constitution which guaranteed freedom of expression and a free media in the country.
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