http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2021(VI-I).08
10.31703/glsr.2021(VI-I).08
Published : Mar 2021
Broadcast Media, Regulation and Freedom of Expression in Pakistan
Regulation is an important aspect of the freedom of expression of broadcast media. However, in Pakistan, it is purported that broadcast media is heavily regulated, and there is very little space for freedom of expression on broadcast media. This short article examines this contention of heavy regulation by analyzing the regulatory system of broadcast media in Pakistan. The doctrinal legal research method is applied in this study. The socio-legal research method is also adopted to support the doctrinal legal research method. Under socio-legal methods, the qualitative methods of in-depth interviews are adopted. This article finds, among others, that there are numerous issues annexed with the regulation of broadcast media in Pakistan. These issues have seriously affected the applicability of the principle of freedom of expression and also restricted the prospects of effective regulation of broadcast media in Pakistan. In the end, this article articulates future implications regarding the regulation of broadcast media in the country.
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Broadcast Media, Freedom of Expression, Regulation
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(1) Yasir Aleem
Lecturer, College of Law, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Arif Saeed
Lecturer, Department of Law, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Muhammad Umar Farooq
Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Aleem, Y., Saeed, M. A., & Farooq, M. U. (2021). Broadcast Media, Regulation and Freedom of Expression in Pakistan. Global Legal Studies Review, VI(I), 54-62. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2021(VI-I).08
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CHICAGO : Aleem, Yasir, Muhammad Arif Saeed, and Muhammad Umar Farooq. 2021. "Broadcast Media, Regulation and Freedom of Expression in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, VI (I): 54-62 doi: 10.31703/glsr.2021(VI-I).08
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HARVARD : ALEEM, Y., SAEED, M. A. & FAROOQ, M. U. 2021. Broadcast Media, Regulation and Freedom of Expression in Pakistan. Global Legal Studies Review, VI, 54-62.
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MHRA : Aleem, Yasir, Muhammad Arif Saeed, and Muhammad Umar Farooq. 2021. "Broadcast Media, Regulation and Freedom of Expression in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, VI: 54-62
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MLA : Aleem, Yasir, Muhammad Arif Saeed, and Muhammad Umar Farooq. "Broadcast Media, Regulation and Freedom of Expression in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, VI.I (2021): 54-62 Print.
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OXFORD : Aleem, Yasir, Saeed, Muhammad Arif, and Farooq, Muhammad Umar (2021), "Broadcast Media, Regulation and Freedom of Expression in Pakistan", Global Legal Studies Review, VI (I), 54-62
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TURABIAN : Aleem, Yasir, Muhammad Arif Saeed, and Muhammad Umar Farooq. "Broadcast Media, Regulation and Freedom of Expression in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review VI, no. I (2021): 54-62. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2021(VI-I).08