A Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) order recently barred television anchors from “giving their opinions” during talk shows and ordered them to limit their role to moderating the programme.
The order faced severe backlash from media and also from PTI’s own ministers.
Special Assistant to the PM on Media Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan complained to the PM that PTI’s ministers were talking about her as if they were in the opposition and reports said that PM Khan told them off.
But according to a source, who was present at the meeting and told The Current, PM Khan didn’t tell them off but instead said that the PEMRA order was a “mistake” and was “beywakoofana” (senseless) but it’s better not to talk against it publicly.
Fawad Chaudhry and another minister said that such orders shouldn’t be passed which have to be taken back.
Anchor Shahzeb Khanzada also discussed the issue in his programme.
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Firdous Ashiq Awan and PTI ministers have been at odds before and there were rumours that she was going to be replaced.
