ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (PEMRA) yesterday issued another advice to all TV channels to install time-delay mechanism at their Production Control Rooms and Master Control Rooms to avoid broadcast of such audio and visual material which viewers find offensive and also cause to violate PEMRA laws.
In a statement the Authority says due to the non-installation of time-delay mechanism, all TV channels at around 09:05pm let a word go on air during Director the General Inter Service Pubic Relation’s live press conference on January 20, 2016 which was inappropriate and could have been avoided, had the system been in place.
The PEMRA, therefore, advises all the TV channels, once again, to install time-delay mechanism as soon as possible, it added. It said the PEMRA is determined to implement law across the board without fear or favor. As a media stakeholder repeated appeals are being made to meet a legal and professional requirement in a cordial manner. The failure on part of the TV channels to adhere to law will compel PEMRA to take further action.
Earlier, PEMRA issued the advice on January 20 after attack on Bacha Khan University and asked the TV channels to avoid airing the movement of forces and the visual of varsity premises.