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Daily Archives: July 28, 2016

Society to be better if media follows code of conduct, says Pemra chief

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Chairman Absar Alam has said that improvement will take place in the society if electronic media follows code of conduct. While talking to The News on Wednesday he said that news channels were heading towards improvement but there were a lot of things which needed to be done […]


The artist Shahid Sajjad was

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KARACHI: Today (July 28) is Shahid Sajjad’s second death anniversary. Shahid Sajjad who? Some might ask. Well, he was, and still is, one of the greatest artists that this country has produced — a sculptor like no other in Pakistan. When he died two years ago, there was a series of programmes arranged in his […]


‘Absence of consensus code behind misuse of freedom of expression’

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ISLAMABAD: Failure of Pemra and the Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) to reach a consensus on the code of conduct for regulating the electronic media was one of the main reasons for unchecked broadcast of material by some private TV channels with some TV anchors indulging in unethical practices in the name of freedom of expression, […]


New cybercrime bill still far from perfect

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ISLAMABAD: The version of the cybercrime bill tabled before the Senate on Wednesday still includes most of the provisions that have been criticised as ‘draconian’ attempts to crack down on citizens’ freedom of expression and their ability to access information. However, the new draft of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill (PECB) 2015 does take […]