KARACHI: Quresh Pur, the host of Kasauti, arguably the most popular quiz show in the history of Pakistani television, passed away here on Monday afternoon after a protracted illness. He was 81. Quresh Pur was born in Bhopal, India. He did his graduation from India and migrated to Pakistan. A scholar in his own right, […]
KARACHI: A special pre-release show of the film Josh directed by Iram Parveen Bilal at Atrium Cinema in collaboration with T2F was held on Monday. The screening was followed by a question-and-answer session with the director, who got stuck in traffic and came running to the cinema hall a little over 10 minutes after the […]
KARACHI: After breaking all previous records, over the electronic media during the current month of Ramazan, the transmissions of “Amaan Ramazan,” also secured a prominent place on the social media. According to rating, hundreds of thousands of internet consumers set a record by visiting the official facebook page by the mid of Ramazan. It may […]
The many freedoms the Pakistani press and media enjoy today are a result of years of vibrant activism and struggle by journalists and civil society. The state (and all its various manifestations) unable to have direct control (of privately owned media) because of decent media laws, now employs subversive tactics to keep things under control. […]
LAHORE: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has launched a drive to curb international grey telecommunication traffic with the assistance of the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA), the News learnt on Monday. A senior PTA official said that this is the first time the exercise is taking place since the implementation of the controversial International Clearing House […]
KARACHI: Without any prior approval from the government’s investigation agencies, including Ministry of Interior, how come a regulator like Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued the so-called licence to a TV channel like ‘BOL News’ owned by Malik Riaz Hussain, said Mukhtar Ahmed Butt, a senior political analyst. At a programme ‘Focus on […]
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