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Daily Archives: December 6, 2016

Four-day moot ends with messages of peace and love

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KARACHI: The ninth Aalmi Urdu Conference, organised by the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, concluded on Sunday evening with messages of love and the passing of a resolution against the arms’ race in South Asian countries. Much to the surprise of the attendees, the final session at the conference started before the scheduled time, unlike previous […]


Marriyum opens production, entertainment trade moot

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Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb says government will provide all possible assistance to revive film industry in the country. She was addressing the inaugural ceremony of a two-day National Production and Entertainment Trade Conference in Karachi on Saturday. She stressed upon artists to come forward and play their role in promoting […]


Pemra’s ban on Neo TV channel penalising entire staff, SC told

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ISLAMABAD: A Supreme Court judge on Monday regretted that judges had started avoiding shaking hands with people even in weddings and other functions to make sure that they were not caught in a position where they were shown meeting people related to the ongoing Panama leaks case. The observation was made by Justice Asif Saeed […]


The Nation ex-deputy editor Mazhar Qayyum passes away

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LAHORE –  Mr Mazhar Qayyum Khan, a diplomat-turned-journalist who retired as deputy editor of The Nation about three years ago, died of multiple diseases at a local hospital yesterday. He was 82. His funeral prayer was held at Masjid Ux-i-Jameel, Samanabad, after which he was laid to eternal rest at Miani Sahib graveyard. A large […]


Payment of 15pc of DTH licence bid amount may violate SC order, Pemra told

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ISLAMABAD: One of three top bidders of DTH licence bidding held by Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), Shahzad Sky Pvt Ltd has asked the regulator to defer the payment of 15 percent of successful bid amount of Rs4.89 billion as any further payment may be a violation of the Supreme Court order. Shahzad Sky […]


Minister asks Pemra to take action against private channel

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SLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday asked the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to take action against ARY News channel for telecasting baseless propaganda on civil-military relations. The News


Govt asked to take steps for journalists’ protection

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ISLAMABAD: Participants of a media conference on Monday urged the government to take concrete steps for the safety and security of journalists in the country and devise effective legislation on the matter as Pakistan is the most dangerous place for practicing journalism in the world. This was the crux of first day of two-day conference […]