Journal of Media Studies, Vol 30, No 1 (2015)

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Contextual Analysis of Current Media Governance & Policies in Pakistan

Hamza Ahmad Qureshi, Amir Saeed, Ghalib Ata, Abdul Qayyum Chaudhry

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This paper raises concerns regarding the role of PEMRA and the rulesgoverning the content on Pakistani television. The paper aims toidentify the different phenomena which have become common placein the Pakistani media these days. In the later section, it tries to isolateand discuss the historical development of the adopted westerncultural ideals, which author's argue led to these phenomena.

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