PTI leaders slam PEMRA order, come to defence of media anchors.

ISLAMABAD -- Senior leaders of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Monday came out in defence of the media, slamming Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on a new order that had banned TV anchors from appearing on talk shows hosted by other anchors.

PTI stalwart Asad Umer, Minister for Human Rights Dr. Shireen Mazari and Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chauhdry on Monday expressed their dismay over PEMRA's decision and urged the media watchdog to do a better job.

Asad Umar sarcastically tweeted: 'Amazing decision by PEMRA to stop anchors to go on any other talk show and express their opinion!'

Asad Umar said 'Amazing decision by PEMRA to stop anchors to go on any other talk show and express their opinion! PEMRA should be doing a better job taking action against completely fake news and not suppressing the right of individuals, including anchors, to express their opinion'.

The former finance minister added that PEMRA should be doing a better job and asked it to take action against fake news rather than suppress individual's rights to express their opinion.

Human rights minister Shireen Mazari also weighed in on the order. 'Who is an "expert"? An interesting tho unintended debate has been generated - so purely at an academic non-political...