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Daily Archives: July 5, 2016

Stay on ban on Geo’s Inam Ghar continues

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday directed Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to decide in one month the matter pertaining to ban on Geo TV Programme Inam Ghar. A two member bench of the apex court, comprising Justice Dost Muhammad Khan and Justice Qazi Faez Isa disposed of the appeal filed by Pemra […]


Pemra taking no action against TV channels: SC

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ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court observed that people on TV channels speak against democracy but Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has taken no action against any of them. Justice Dost Muhammad said: “Democracy which is the hallmark of the political system of the country but in talk shows people speak against it and the Pemra […]


What men think of women who light up

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Men don’t like women who smoke. An infamous Virginia Slims ad from 1968 declares, “You’ve come a long way, baby,” with a ravishing girl celebrating women’s liberation with a cigarette in her shapely fingers. What is that supposed to mean? That smoking is to liberation what Imran Khan is to cricket? Some quick questioning of […]