Chairman, PEMRA Muhammad Saleem Baig, today visited Regional Office Lahore.The Regional General Manager Lahore, Ayesha Manzoor Wattoo gave briefing about the operational activities, licensing and enforcement in Lahore Region. Chairman PEMRA was also briefed on the ongoing crackdown being carried out by PEMRA Field Staff in close coordination with other law enforcement agencies against the illegal Indian DTH in the country.
The Chairman stressed upon making the regional setup more vibrant and fully available to the genuine demands of the stakeholders and asked to ensure firm compliance of PEMRA laws and Code of Conduct in polite but effective manner. He asked strict compliance of the orders of Hon’ble Supreme Court of Pakistan regarding complete ban on Indian content and appreciated the role played by Cable TV Operators and TV Channels in this regard.
During visit, the Chairman also held meeting with the representatives of the cable operators of Lahore who briefed him about the steps taken by the cable operators towards digitalization. Chairman PEMRA asked them to strictly comply with the orders of the Hon’ble Supreme court of Pakistan with regards toIndian content and asked them to operate within the legal ambit. He assured to address all the fair demands of Cable TV Operators to make the industry flourish.
While meeting with the delegation of traders/importers and major venders of electronic media equipment of Hall Road Lahore, he assured them to resolve their genuine issues pertaining to import of electronic media related equipment on priority basis.
