LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday remarked that no one could be allowed to abuse anyone in the name of freedom of expression or fundamental rights. Justice Khalid Mehmood Khan made these remarks while hearing a petition against the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to stop a private TV channel from broadcasting […]
KARACHI: A delegation of cable operators met Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) on Monday at PBA Secretariat, Karachi. The cable operators apprised PBA of their concerns about some issues being faced by them, particularly the levy of Advance Tax on cable operators being collected by Pemra. The delegation was headed by Khalid Arain and included the […]
ISLAMABAD: Accusing the media of being irresponsible, the top bureaucracy on Monday proposed in-camera meetings of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to keep it out of its proceedings. The bureaucracy complained a lot about the presence of the media in the proceedings of the Public Accounts Committee as it met here with the Opposition Leader […]
ISLAMABAD: The beleaguered chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Chaudhry Rashid on Monday went on a 15-day leave, as a fact-finding committee was formed under Secretary Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr Nazir Saeed to look into alleged irregularities and charges detected during his (Rashid’s) brief stint. A senior official at the Ministry […]
KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) executive committee expressed its dismay over the consistent indifference of the federal government to address long-standing problems of the newspaper industry and decided to launch an advertisement campaign to highlight issues for public awareness from first week of January and seek the attention of the prime minister to […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India top the list of journalists killed in South Asia in 2013.As many as 22 journalists were killed in this calendar year in connection with their professional duties. Pakistan retained its first position this year also with 10 assassinations followed by India (8), Afghanistan (3) and Bangladesh (1). A media freedom roundup […]
In a twist of fate, after the unfortunate arson of movie theatres in 2012, 2013 proved to be the year of development for them. In the last twelve months, 20 new screens have been set up, multiplying revenue possibilities for film producers, distributors and exhibitors more than ever before. This newfound success has given a […]
NEW YORK: A new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Monday that some 70 journalists were killed on the job around the world in 2013—29 of them died covering the civil war in Syria and 10 slain in Iraq. The dead in Syria included a number of citizen journalists working to […]
BASHEER Ahmed Dar (1908-1979), a researcher and expert on Iqbal, has drawn an interesting conclusion about the political struggle of the Muslims of the subcontinent and their three leaders — Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Allama Iqbal and Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. He says that this is a strange coincidence that the political lives and the […]
ISLAMABAD: The draft of much-needed Cyber Crime Bill has finally been prepared and now it would be sent to the federal cabinet for approval in next a few days, sources told The News here on Sunday. The sources said the Law Ministry had thoroughly reviewed each and every clause of the bill and after approval […]
By: Parvez Iftikhar ISLAMABAD: Finally, with the international consultants in place, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is moving towards spectrum auction for wireless broadband networks. As an ICT professional, I am often confronted with the question whether it is a good thing that Pakistan is pressing ahead with spectrum auction in the 1900-2100 MHz (megahertz) […]
BHURBAN: President Mamnoon Hussain on Sunday urged media to continue its responsibility for dealing effectively with terrorism and extremism besides promoting peace ventures in the region. Addressing the participants of a conference titled ‘Media and Extremist Narrative’ held under the auspices of South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) here, he cautioned the media to remain […]
LAHORE: In order to pay tributes to the renowned artiste Mohni Hameed, Radio Pakistan, Lahore has named its drama studio as ‘Mohni Hameed Studio’.The Director General Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation Samina Pervaiz inaugurated the Mohni Hameed Studio. “Musaafat” is the first play recorded in the Mohni Hameed Studio. ‘Musaafat’ has been written by renowned writer Musarrat […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Officers Welfare Association has said that if Chaudhry Rashid insisted on resuming the position of Chairman Pemra, they will go on a pen-down strike. In a statement issued on Sunday, they said that the association disclosed documentary proofs of the corruption of Chaudhry Rashid and the National Accountability […]
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