• September 10, 2013
• Freedom of Expression

ISLAMABAD: Expressing its displeasure over registration of a case under anti-terrorist law against a private TV news channel, the Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting Monday directed the Balochistan government to refrain from registration of cases against media. The committee meeting chaired by Senator Kamil Ali Agha said that FIR against a private TV […]

• September 10, 2013
• Broadcasting

KARACHI: Former Chief Executive of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Arif Ali Khan Abbasi has raised questions over the two separate broadcast deals recently finalised by the board. “Splitting the bid makes no sense to me. It might be a profitable venture but will remain vague until the details are made public,” said Arif Abbasi […]

• September 10, 2013
• Freedom of Expression

CHARSADDA: Unidentified militants blew up a mobile shop with explosive material in Charsadda on Monday. The militants had planted a remote-controlled explosive device outside a mobile shop in Sardheri area. The shop, owned by Azizur Rehman, was damaged in the explosion. Bomb Disposal Squad said that one kilogramme of explosive material was used in the […]

• September 10, 2013
• Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Monday lambasted the management of Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) for its failure to purchase the broadcasting rights of two upcoming cricket series against South Africa and Sri Lanka and rejected PTV’s argument for not bidding in the process. The Senate committee has also summoned former […]

• September 10, 2013
• Broadcasting, Media and Governance

LAHORE: The court has issued notices to Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), Axact Pvt Ltd, and Labbaik Pvt Ltd, on an appeal filed against an order of the authority on the issue of BOL TV licence. A single-judge bench of the Lahore High Court, comprising Justice Ejazul Ahsan, issued the notices to the above-mentioned […]

• September 10, 2013
• Freedom of Expression

ISLAMABAD: Faced with threats from the law enforcement agencies, Karachi-based journalist Ali Chishti has been forced to move to the federal capital after being threatened by the Karachi police to leave the city. “Why am I so sure that they were police personnel? Because they had official weapons, official mobiles, and even the way they […]

• September 10, 2013
• Front Page, Media and Governance, Media Ethics

KARACHI: Members of the Sindh Assembly Press Gallery protested on Monday against termination of service of over 25 journalists of the Jahan-i-Pakistan newspaper, killing of a journalist of a TV channel, inordinate delay in payment of salaries by some channels, and a recent incident of snatching purses and cellphones from four journalists of daily Dawn. […]