Cable Operators Association briefs Chairman PEMRA

Lahore: Chairman PEMRA, Ch. Rashid Ahmed held a meeting with the newly elected representative body of Cable Operators Association of Pakistan (CAP) here today.Abid Saeed Regional General Manager, PEMRA Lahore was also present in the meeting.

The President of CAP Malik Furqan briefed the Chairman about the issues being faced by the Cable Operators of Pakistan. The Chairman assured to redress their issues through dialogue and interaction with representation of CAP. He urged the CAP to respect the law of the land and PEMRA Rules & Regulations and create a progressive environment for the healthy competition among the Broadcast Media as well as the distribution media across the country.

The Chairman also directed all the stake holders of the electronic media industry to follow the Code of Conduct devised by the Election Commission of Pakistan during the upcoming General Elections in letter and spirit. The Chairman said PEMRA is expecting to have law-abiding and cooperative response from the newly elected body of CAP to help the Election Commission of Pakistan in conducting free, fair and transparent elections. The representatives of CAP assured the Chairman for their cooperation for effective implementation of PEMRA Laws across the country.

Responding to the problems raised by CAP, the Chairman said that PEMRA was conscious of the difficulties being faced by the industry. He held the assurance that issues would be resolved through mutual understanding and nobody would be subjected to victimization. The representatives of CAP who were present in the Meeting were:

1. Gufran Mujtaba Chairman CAP
2. Malik Furqan Central President CAP
3. Capt (R) Abdul Jabar Sr President CAP
4. Imran Nadeem General Secretary Pakistan
5. Zubair Khalid Sr V Chairman CAP
6. Sadiq Lakhani V Chairman CAP
7. Amir Parachi Chairman CAP Baluchistan
8. Rana Zahid Chairman CAP Punjab
9. Rana Ayub General Secretary Punjab
10. Babar Bhatti Information Secretary Punjab
11. Imran Nabi President KPK
12. Syed Hafizul Assad General Secretary KPK
13. Syed Farman Shah V President CAP Sindh
14. Khawja Moinuddin Chief Coordinator