11-04-2007, 12:01 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Print, electronic media laws amended: two ordinances promulgated </b>
ISLAMABAD (updated on: November 04, 2007, 04:55 PST): President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday promulgated two Ordinances amending laws related to the print and the electronic media, prohibiting them to publish or broadcast statements that abet terrorist activities or terrorism.
The ordinances to amend the Press, Newspapers, News Agencies and Books Registration Ordinance 2002 and the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Ordinance 2002 will be effective with immediate effect.
In the Ordinance dealing with press a new section 5A has been inserted which prohibits publication of certain material; photographs of suicide bombers, terrorists, bodies of victims, statements of militants and extremist and any other thing which promotes or abets terrorist activities or terrorism.
<b>The section also prohibits projection of any thing that is based on sectarianism, ethnicism or racialism, that defames, and brings into ridicule or disrepute the head of state, or members of the armed forces or executive, judicial or legislative organs of the state.</b>
It also prohibits any material that is likely to jeopardise or be prejudicial to the ideology of Pakistan or the sovereignty, integrity or security of Pakistan, besides any material, that is likely to incite violence or hatred or create interfaith disorder.
Under the ordinance, in a situation of emergency, the district co-ordination officer, or the deputy commissioner may suspend the declaration for a period not exceeding 30 days.
The ordinance dealing with the electronic media similarly prohibits broadcast video footage of suicide bombers, terrorists, victims, statements of militants or anything that abets terrorism.
It also directs the channels to ensure that no anchor, moderator or host propagates any opinion that is prejudicial to the ideology of Pakistan or integrity of Pakistan.
The amendment prohibits broadcast of any material that defames or brings into ridicule head of state, members of armed forces, executive or legislative or judicial organs and any programme on a matter this is subjudice. A new insertion also prohibits foreign broadcasts.
The authority or the chairman under a new sub-section may seize broadcast or distribution equipment and seal the premises and in an emergency may direct closure for a period as it may determine.
It also prohibits live coverage of incidents of violence and directs installation of time-delay equipment to prevent any such violation. The violators shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term that may extend to three years or with a fine, which may extend to ten million rupees, or with both. The distributors who violate may face imprisonment of up to one year or fine which may extend to five million rupees, or both.
Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2007
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Nareshji,
Now we have great burden on our shoulder. We have to help coward Pakis who are afraid of Mushy. We will provide clear picture and jokes on Mushy as usual. We are not affected by any Marshal Law or Mushyism. <!--emo&
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ISLAMABAD (updated on: November 04, 2007, 04:55 PST): President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday promulgated two Ordinances amending laws related to the print and the electronic media, prohibiting them to publish or broadcast statements that abet terrorist activities or terrorism.
The ordinances to amend the Press, Newspapers, News Agencies and Books Registration Ordinance 2002 and the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Ordinance 2002 will be effective with immediate effect.
In the Ordinance dealing with press a new section 5A has been inserted which prohibits publication of certain material; photographs of suicide bombers, terrorists, bodies of victims, statements of militants and extremist and any other thing which promotes or abets terrorist activities or terrorism.
<b>The section also prohibits projection of any thing that is based on sectarianism, ethnicism or racialism, that defames, and brings into ridicule or disrepute the head of state, or members of the armed forces or executive, judicial or legislative organs of the state.</b>
It also prohibits any material that is likely to jeopardise or be prejudicial to the ideology of Pakistan or the sovereignty, integrity or security of Pakistan, besides any material, that is likely to incite violence or hatred or create interfaith disorder.
Under the ordinance, in a situation of emergency, the district co-ordination officer, or the deputy commissioner may suspend the declaration for a period not exceeding 30 days.
The ordinance dealing with the electronic media similarly prohibits broadcast video footage of suicide bombers, terrorists, victims, statements of militants or anything that abets terrorism.
It also directs the channels to ensure that no anchor, moderator or host propagates any opinion that is prejudicial to the ideology of Pakistan or integrity of Pakistan.
The amendment prohibits broadcast of any material that defames or brings into ridicule head of state, members of armed forces, executive or legislative or judicial organs and any programme on a matter this is subjudice. A new insertion also prohibits foreign broadcasts.
The authority or the chairman under a new sub-section may seize broadcast or distribution equipment and seal the premises and in an emergency may direct closure for a period as it may determine.
It also prohibits live coverage of incidents of violence and directs installation of time-delay equipment to prevent any such violation. The violators shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term that may extend to three years or with a fine, which may extend to ten million rupees, or with both. The distributors who violate may face imprisonment of up to one year or fine which may extend to five million rupees, or both.
Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2007
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Nareshji,
Now we have great burden on our shoulder. We have to help coward Pakis who are afraid of Mushy. We will provide clear picture and jokes on Mushy as usual. We are not affected by any Marshal Law or Mushyism. <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->