Key leaders from the ruling coalition as well as the opposition parties like the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan People's Party wrote letters to
has strengthened the impression that the fourth pillar of the state is being targeted; the constitutional right of the freedom of expression is being usurped, while the country is already facing multiple crises.
“These matters can be resolved amicably. I hope you will ask the information minister to sit with the owners of the TV channels to resolve these issues. Their dues should be cleared so that media workers are paid their salaries. Moreover, the orders to suspend the licence of This is not just related to Channel 24 but it is an overall intolerance against the media. The government’s extremism has reached its peak and the government has been using every tool to shun the media voice that is not accepting the ‘government’s truth’.
As an elected representative of the opposition, I demanded that Mir Shakil ur Rehman should be released and Channel 24 suspension order should be immediately retrieved. As per law, a constitutional committee should be formed that will review the grievances of the media industry and make proposals in consultations with media organisations and representatives that would be later implemented through parliament.
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