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Daily Archives: June 10, 2022

Two held for displaying weapon on social media

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Jalilabad police have arrested two youngsters for uploading videos on social media while holding weapons in their hands during separate raids conducted here on Thursday. According to police sources, accused Muhammad Shah Zaman and Shakeel Aziz uploaded videos on social media while holding weapons in their hands violating the government orders regarding ban on display […]


National Press Club clarifies its position on press conference

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ISLAMABAD – The National Press Club (NPC) Islamabad has condemned the insulting attitude of retired army officers during a recently-held press conference. In a statement issued by Secretary NPC Raja Khalil Ahmed, the management stated that the venue for holding the press conference was provided at the request of Veterans of Pakistan, the organizers. “Due […]


Journalists Group Wins Press Gallery Election

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LAHORE   –   Journalist group backed candidates, Akhlaq Ahmad Bajwa and Hassan Ahmad were elected President and Secretary respectively of the Press Gallery Committee of the Punjab Assembly on Thursday. The election of the press gallery committee was held at the committee room of the Punjab Assembly. According to the results, Akhlaq Bajwa of the Journalist […]


PEMRA exploring new regimes for licencing: Economic Survey

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ISLAMABAD, Jun 9 (APP): Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) as the regulator for electronic media and its distribution services in Pakistan was exploring new regimes for licensing such as Television Audience Measurement (TAM) services, OTT (Over the Top), Teleporting, etc which would generate more job opportunities for the people in Pakistan, according to Economic […]


PTV-ARY consortium: PTV lawyer concedes irregularities in PSL broadcast rights deal

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Television Corporation has acknowledged before the Lahore High Court that the agreement for the broadcasting rights of PSL-VII signed between the state-run television corporation and private media group ARY was in violation of rules and against the principles of transparency. The counsel for the PTV, who appeared before the two-member bench of […]


IT exports up 30pc

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ISLAMABAD: The export earnings from telecommunication, computer and information services grew 29.29 per cent to $2.19bn during July-April 2021-22 against $1.7bn in the same period last year. Despite improved performance by the IT and telecom sector in the outgoing fiscal year, the sector is less likely to achieve its export target of $3.5bn by the […]