ISLAMABAD — The government has decided to repeal restrictions on media announced after President Pervez Musharraf imposed a state of emergency on November 3, Information Minister Sherry Rehman told reporters here.
Briefing reporters after a meeting of the federal cabinet under Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Sherry Rehman said the cabinet had approved the repeal of the controversial amendments to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Ordinance. “Other issues will be decided later after consultations with the stakeholders,” the minister said. She said that Pemra was a regulatory body which would not be used for any restrictive actions like blocking TV channels, stopping live telecast of events or forcing cable operators to gag the electronic media. She said Prime Minister Gilani shared with the cabinet a briefing given by the chief of army staff on the security situation in Fata and Swat. The cabinet condemned the assaults on former Sindh chief minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim and former minister Dr Sher Afgan, she said. Sherry said investigations have been launched into the attacks.
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