Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority

Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority
مقتدرہِ ضابطہِ برقی ذرائع ابلاغ پاکستان
Agency overview
Formed	1 March 2002
Preceding	Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage;
Jurisdiction	Pakistan
Headquarters	Islamabad, Pakistan
Motto	Improving the standards of Information, Education and Entertainment
Agency executive	Muhammad Saleem Baig, Chairman;
Website	www.pemra.gov.pk

Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) (Urdu: مقتدرہِ ضابطہِ برقی ذرائع ابلاغ پاکستان) is an independent and constitutionally established federal institution responsible for regulating and issuing channel licenses for establishment of the mass media culture, print and electronic media.

Codified under the Article 19: Chapter I of the Constitution of Pakistan, it has jurisdiction to impose reasonable restrictions in the interest of the religion, the integrity, national security of Pakistan. Established on 1 March 2002, Pemra's principal objectives are to facilitate and regulate the private electronic mass-media industry and to improve the standards of information, education and entertainment.

Its constitutional mandate is to enlarge the choice available to the people of Pakistan including news, current affairs, religious knowledge, art and culture as well as science and technology. On 28 June 2018 after the Supreme Court's order, Saleem Baig was appointed as the Chairman of PEMRA.

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