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Daily Archives: November 28, 2016

Objections: Police contest powers of human rights dept

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By: Umer Farooq PESHAWAR: Irked by ‘repeated complaints’ filed on behalf of members of the transgender community, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police challenged the jurisdiction of the provincial Human Rights Directorate (HRD). The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Promotion, Protection and Enforcement of Human Rights Directorate was set up in 2014 and has since then resolved hundreds of domestic issues. The […]


PEMRA suspends licences of three channels

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ISLAMABAD: PEMRA on Saturday suspended licences of Din News and Neo TV and fined them Rs1 million each for leveling baseless allegations against a Supreme Court judge. Similarly, Sach TV has also been fined Rs1 million for airing remarks of caller Ali Nawaz. The three TV channels were issued notices on November 19 for airing irresponsible […]