Minister seeks inquiry into draft of anti-press law
(WorldNews Pakistan)

ISLAMABAD: After it drew widespread criticism from journalistic circles, the information minister on Sunday said she would order an inquiry into the drafting of a controversial ordinance that apparently seeks to muzzle the print media. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb told Dawn on Sunday that she had nothing to do with the proposed Pakistan Print Media Regulatory Authority (PPMRA) Ordinance 2017, which was to be taken up by the Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) - the print media regulator - at its 15th general...