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Daily Archives: December 31, 2013

Abuse can’t be allowed in name of freedom of expression: LHC

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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 […]


Cable operators, PBA hold meeting

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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 […]


Bureaucrats want media out while PAC meets

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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 […]


Pemra chairman goes on 15-day leave

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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 […]


APNS shows dismay over govt’s apathetic attitude

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 […]


Pakistan, India top on list of journalists killed on duty

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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 […]


Year of the cinema: Back in business

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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 […]


70 journalists killed in 2013

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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 […]