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Daily Archives: November 4, 2007

Curbs imposed on media

ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday promulgated two separate ordinances to impose curbs on print and electronic media. Under the ordinances which amend the Press, Newspapers, News Agencies and Books Registration Ordinance, 2002, and the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, 2002, the print and electronic media have been barred from printing and […]


Text of ordinance on electronic media

Text of ordinance on electronic media ISLAMABAD, Nov 3 (APP): President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday promulgated an ordinance to amend the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002. Following is the text of the Ordinance: (TEXT BEGINS) Ordinance No. LXV of 2007 AN ORDINANCE further to amend the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Ordinance, […]


Pakistan an emerging hub of IT in future: experts

WASHINGTON (November 04 2007): Pakistan has a lot of encouraging factors to emerge as a new hub of information technology growth in the next five years, prominent IT experts and global studies that also take into account geostrategic challenges, say in their latest assessments. “The prospects remain bright because the fundamentals of the Pakistani economy […]


Tough new media policy introduced

ISLAMABAD: The government issued tough new changes in the media policy on Saturday stopping the media from criticizing the head of the state, military or judiciary or showing bodies of the suicide bombers or their victims. In separate ordinances issued aftrer the imposition of the emergency, government issued guidelines for anchor persons and hosts of […]


Curbs imposed on media

ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday promulgated two separate ordinances to impose curbs on print and electronic media. Under the ordinances which amend the Press, Newspapers, News Agencies and Books Registration Ordinance, 2002, and the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, 2002, the print and electronic media have been barred from printing and […]


Police raid Aaj TV station

ISLAMABAD (November 04 2007): Police raided the offices of the Aaj television channel in Islamabad early on Sunday and attempted to confiscate broadcasting equipment, a senior producer said. The move came after President Pervez Musharraf imposed a state of emergency and imposed tough new curbs on the media, including that they are not allowed to […]


PEMRA blocks private TV transmissions

* Police raid Aaj TV offices in Islamabad PESHWAR/KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) pulled all national and international private news channels off the air except the state-run Pakistan Television (PTV) in the NWFP at 6pm on Saturday. The government also blocked transmissions in major cities and telephone services in Islamabad were cut, […]


Restrictions on media

ISLAMABAD – With the imposition of emergency in the country, newspapers were barred from printing material aimed at ridiculing and defaming the head of state, members of Armed Forces or executive, judicial or legislative organs of the state and the declaration of the newspaper or any other publication could be suspended up to 30 days […]


When channels were off, the Internet was on

Karachi: As soon as the news of emergency broke out, various internet blogs and discussion forums got busy in expressing opinions. Writers seemed to be quite confused and worried as to what actually had happened in the country. Metroblogging Karachi says: “BBC reports Pakistan has declared ‘State of Emergency’ while CNN reports ‘Martial Law’ declared […]


Curbs imposed on media

ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday promulgated two separate ordinances to impose curbs on print and electronic media. Under the ordinances which amend the Press, Newspapers, News Agencies and Books Registration Ordinance, 2002, and the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, 2002, the print and electronic media have been barred from printing and […]


Man blamed for killing daughter

PESHAWAR, Nov 3: The death of an eight-year-old girl is shrouded in mystery with close relatives suspecting the father of being involved in the incident. Two days back, the body of Faiza was exhumed on the complaint of Ms Bano, the grandmother of the girl. The body reportedly bore marks of torture. The autopsy report […]


Comprehensive plan to establish latest libraries in AJK launched

MIRPUR: AJK government has launched an integrated plan to encourage and raise the literary activities through setting up network of libraries in various parts of Azad Jammu Kashmir in order to provide knowledge and the opportunities of studies to the aspirants including the informative material harmonious to the need of modern era, official sources said. […]


Move directed against judiciary, media

LAHORE – While President Gen Pervez Musharraf has not tinkered much with his political agenda, the main brunt of the emergency and PCO proclaimed by him will be borne by none other but the judiciary and the media, both considered as thorn by the government. Unlike past this time the legal and constitutional experts found […]


Digital library set up in SU

HYDERABAD, Nov 3: The University of Sindh has set up a digital library in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, at the Allama I.I. Kazi central library of the university. Sindh University Vice-Chancellor Mazharul Haq Siddiqui inaugurated the digital library at a ceremony here on Saturday which was attended by deans of faculties, directors […]