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" EXAMINATION OF THE MEDIA ETHICS EXAMINATION OF THE MEDIA ETHICS AND REGULATIONS IN PAKISTAN1   By Jawad Hassan, Additional Advocate-General, Punjab, Supreme Court of Pakistan2.   "The ethics and legal framework of the media requires fairness and objectivity; it requires that journalists conduct due diligence before reporting any news so that rumours and insinuations are filtered out" Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja3., Judge, Supreme Court of Pakistan   There has been a very weak enforcement of electronic and print media laws, regulations, codes, policies and ethics by the Government of Pakistan and regulatory authorities, including Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and Press Council of Pakistan. Therefore, the Supreme Court of Pakistan recently adjudicated upon various important cases on media regulations in the context of fundamental rights guaranteed by Articles 19 and 19A of the Constitution such as Hamid Mir's case (Constitution Petition No.105/12), Independent Media Corporation's case (Constitution Petition No.53/12) and Sh. Ahsan ud Din's case (Constitution Petition No. 117/12).   This paper will first highlight the fundamental right to speech and free press and the right to the information guaranteed by the Constitution to every citizen in Pakistan, and how they are protected and practiced. Then it will highlight the special laws on electronic media including its Rules, Content Regulations and Code of ethics. Thereafter, this paper will examine the role of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) which has been established under PEMRA Ordinance, 2002 to facilitate and regulate private electronic media, which has the mandate to improve the standards of information, education and entertainment and to…