{"id":4354,"date":"2014-07-11T13:36:10","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T08:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pakistanfoemonitor.org\/?p=4354"},"modified":"2014-07-11T15:05:39","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T10:05:39","slug":"ary-news-closure-pfuj-protests-outside-pemra-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanfoemonitor.org\/ary-news-closure-pfuj-protests-outside-pemra-office\/","title":{"rendered":"ARY News closure: PFUJ protests outside Pemra office"},"content":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD: Journalists under the aegis of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) today staged a protest demonstration outside Pemra office against closure of ARY News in some cities, ARY News reported Thursday.<\/p>\n
The protest demonstration was held against unfair practice of Pakistan Electronic Media and Regulatory Authority (Pemra) of blocking ARY news transmission.<\/p>\n
Protesting journalists attempted to enter the Pemra office, however police barred them. Pemra still has not issued notification for restoring ARY News transmission despite court orders.<\/p>\n
On the other side, cable operators are also being pressurized to keep the suspension of ARY News transmission, mainly to appease the high-ups in authority.<\/p>\n