Govt will not take solo flight on establishment of media tribunals: Firdous Ashiq Awan
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan on Thursday said the government would not take a solo flight on establishment of ‘media tribunals’.
While addressing the Parliamentary Reporters Association (PRA), Firdous Ashiq Awan said that the federal government has not yet arrived at a final draft for legislation concerning the creation of controversial tribunals.
She assured that they will share the draft with All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) and Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) before implementation. She also mentioned that the government will not to impose unilateral decisions on the formation of media tribunals.
The special assistant said cabinet members had earlier expressed reservations and told Prime Minister Imran Khan that they were being mistreated by the media and had inquired about what could be done to compel the media to act responsibly.
Firdous Ashiq Awan acknowledged that consultations in this regard had taken place but the government had not made any final drafts for a regulatory mechanism.
On Wednesday, the Federal Cabinet has announced to set up Special Media Tribunals to resolve issues relating to Media industry and stakeholders.
This was stated in a media briefing by Special Assistant to PM on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan on Tuesday after the federal cabinet meeting.
Firdous Ashiq Awan said the tribunals will replace Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (PEMRA) Council of complaints to resolve issues pertaining to media and other stakeholders.