President Dr Arif Alvi has accorded his assent to the Access to the Media (Deaf) Persons Act, 2022.
The Act provides that after six months of the commencement of the Act, the government shall not allow to broadcast any news bulletin on the national broadcaster, state or private run electronic media, private television channels, Cable TV or any other broadcast media without Pakistan sign language interpreters.
After one year of the commencement of the Act, the government will not allow to broadcast any programme, entertainment, advertisement, talk show, drama, film or any other pictorial segment on the national broadcaster, media, private television channels, cable TV or any other broadcast media “without Pakistan sign language interpreters.
The Act directed the government and private media houses to appoint sign language interpreters within six months.
President Dr Arif Alvi also approved the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill 2022.
