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Daily Archives: June 11, 2022

Islamabad High Court (IHC) summoned case of harassing journalists by FIA

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ISLAMABAD: On Friday, the Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court (IHC) Athar Minallah summoned the case on the petition of senior Anchorperson Sami Ibrahim where the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) accused him of provoking the public against institutions, BOL News reports. FIA officials argued that Sami Ibrahim conveyed the message to the public on-screen to […]


Google official acknowledges Pakistani YouTubers

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ISLAMABAD—Around 300 Pakistani channels on YouTube have more than one million subscribers, with more than 55 percent of the viewership coming from foreign countries, Google country director for Pakistan, Farhan Qureshi disclosed. “An overall growth of 35 percent against the previous year indicates that content created by local YouTubers is highly popular all across the […]


Marriyum lashes out at PTI for undue favors to ARY

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KARACHI: Informational Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb has lashed out at PTI government for allegedly giving undue favors to private television channel ARY. Responding to a tweet by Fawad Chaudhry, senior PTI leader and former information minister Fawad Chaudhry, Marriyum termed PTV’s deal with ARY as illegal. PTV had formed a consortium with private channel ARY to […]


Pakistan’s Media Industry Likely to attract $3 Billion Investment

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Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) issued several new licensees for Direct-to-Home (DTH), satellite TV channels, FM radios, and teleport services, which would likely bring an investment of approximately $2-3 billion in various projects, according to the Economic Survey 2021-22. In this regard, three licenses for launching DTH in Pakistan have been approved by the […]


Pakistan Needs To Harness Emerging Technologies for Strengthening National Security: Experts

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ISLAMABAD – Pakistan needs to harness emerging technologies to strengthen national security and national sovereignty. This was the key message of former senior military officers and eminent intellectuals at the seminar on ‘Disruptive Technologies – Impact on Future Warfare’ organised by the Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS) in Islamabad. General Zubair Mehmood Hayat […]