The media Joint Action Committee (JAC), which includes the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), the Council of Pakistani Newspaper Publishers (CPNE), Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) and the Association of Today they walked the editors of the media electronic and news directors (AEMEND). out of the meeting with the Ministry of Information, calling the commitment a farce.
The JAC has announced that all discussions are suspended until the “draconian amendments to Prevention of The Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) is revoked. “
In a statement, the JAC said the “information minister he’s playing with the media fraternity in the mask of engagement and continues to pass ordinances against freedom of speech giving the impression that media the fraternity is committed “.
It added that there is “a grave path of examples in referred to the ministry of information is tampering with with freedom of speech, gagging journalists’ right to report, e financially paralyzing the media influence journalism “.
The brotherhood had warned of this before and appealed to prime minister also in previously that a dangerous trend was emerging that is creating a distance between government and the public as well as the media workers.
Everyone media bodies unite to defend freedom of expression and people is right about it added.
