The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued a notification to all private TV channels to play the national anthem in the morning.

PEMRA also advised TV channels to have some healthy programs for children. “There is no serious focus on children programming and only a couple of foreign channels are presently catering to this need,” said PEMRA.

PEMRA raised concerns over the telecast of commercial shows during the month of Ramazan by stating, “Such programs were not only lamented by legislators but also by a large number of people who believed that the programs were against the norms and violate the sanctity of Ramazan.”