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Daily Archives: July 1, 2016

Pemra council orders cable operators to include Geo in news bouquet

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s Council of Complaints has ordered all cable operators to include Geo in the news bouquet. While hearing the complaint of Geo TV against cable operators during a meeting chaired by Dr Mehdi Hassan at the Pemra Regional Office on Thursday, the council ordered all the cable operators to […]


Senate body asks Pemra to take action against TV channels

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ISLAMABAD – Senate Standing Committee on Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage yesterday asked the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to take action against the television channels violating its rules and regulations regarding sanctity of Ramazan. The committee meeting was held under the chair of Senator Kamil Ali Agha and discussed Ramazan transmission of TV […]


Artists pay tribute to qawwali maestro Amjad Sabri

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ISLAMABAD: A reference to remember Amjad Sabri was held on Thursday amid qawwalis and performances reminding the crowd of the maestro’s contribution to Sufi music. Lok Virsa Executive Director Dr Fouzia Saeed said that hosting this reference was important not just to remember Sabri but also to recognise that he was a symbol of creative […]


Repeated violations of code: Senate body directs Pemra to ban defiant TV channels

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The Senate Standing Committee on Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage directed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Thursday to submit the proposed amendments to the law within 15 days and ban the channel if it repeats the violation after getting three show cause notices. Senator Kamil Ali Agha chaired the committee meeting which […]


Karachi Theatre Festival to kick off on July 22

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Karachi The Karachi Theatre Festival, sponsored by the Arts Council, Karachi, will take off on July 22 and end on August 7. The festival will showcase 18 theatre plays at the Arts Council auditorium. This was announced by the project director of the festival, Ahmed Shah, at a press Conference at the Arts Council on […]


Chinese youth involved in cyber crime sent to jail

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Karachi A local court on Thursday sent a young Chinese citizen, who is allegedly involved in stealing ATM data from a private bank, to jail on 14-day judicial remand. The Cyber Crime Cell of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had arrested Chinese citizen Xie Yi after the agency was informed by the bank authorities about […]