Media Safety, News leaks, PEMRA related issues dominated the week. There were 57 news items out of 134 regarding Freedom of Expression; while 56 news items of Media Policy and Regulation in both monitored newspapers and television channels. Bill for the safety of journalists […]
KARACHI: Speakers discussed the past and present of Lyari, from being cradle of the mainstream politics to turning into a crime-infested gangland at the launch of a semi-autobiographical book written by veteran journalist Latif Baloch. Book Lyari ka muqadma sparked a thought-provoking debate on the issue of Balochistan on the larger scope in which many […]
NEW YORK-A film festival, the first-ever in the United States showcasing top-rated Pakistani movies, will be held in New York from December 3-4, organized by the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations, it was announced Tuesday. The venue for the Pakistan Film Festival will be the prestigious Asia Society, New York. During two […]
ISLAMABAD: Cable operators in the country are all set to cross swords with the electronic media watchdog over its decision to introduce Direct-to-Home (DTH) service. They have decided to go on strike if the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) did not accept their demand of postponing the process of introducing the DTH service by Friday. […]
KARACHI: Stakeholders at a public hearing conducted by the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) on Tuesday questioned the need for a proposed power project in environmental conditions already compromised due to lack of regulatory control on industrial emissions and discharge of untreated effluent in the Port Qasim area. The project’s criticism forced Sepa to announce […]
LAHORE: The seven-member inquiry committee, formed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to probe a media leak leading to the publication of a ‘planted story’ in an English daily on October 6, has formally started summoning participants of the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting from Wednesday (today), The News has learnt. In this connection, sources in […]
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