ISLAMABAD—Former Director News of Pakistan Television (PTV), Riffat Nazir, passed away on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. Riffat also worked as head of the PTV’s English Channel. She carried out her duties diligently, particularly in journalism. She worked as a reporter, producer, and editor with PTV. Her husband, Nazir Tabassum, also worked for […]
THE manner in which ARY News has been ‘off-aired’ and its journalists and PTI leader Shahbaz Gill either arrested or booked for serious crimes has created an unnecessary mess. While the TV channel may have failed to properly exercise editorial controls during the live broadcast in which Mr Gill made his controversial statements, the way […]
Islamabad: The Chevening South Asia Journalism Fellowship (SAJP) online application window is now open to receive applications for the 2022/23 cohort. According to the British High Commission, the scheme is aimed at mid-career journalists from South Asian countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives who are passionate about increasing […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has decided to provide internet facility to its passengers during flights, local media reported on Thursday. According to details, the national carrier will soon provide internet facility to passengers and has started the installation of Wi-Fi devices. The PIA management has also sought recommendations from the firms willing for […]
The report of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) testing 1 terabit per second on its Metro Transport Network is good news for technology and innovation in Pakistan. The speed, however, does not mean that the individual consumer will be able to access all of this on their routers at home or the office—this means […]
Islamabad: ARY News anchor Arshad Sharif has escaped from Pakistan after a case was registered against him following Shahbaz Gill’s arrest. The anchor left Pakistan for Dubai from Peshawar’s Bacha Khan Airport. Sources close to his family confirmed that the journalist has left Pakistan. A picture of the anchor has also been released from the […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has conducted the country’s first trial of one-terabit — one trillion bits or pieces of binary data — transport capacity per wavelength, the company said in a press release on Wednesday. The trial was conducted in collaboration with Nokia in a live network environment, where PTCL Metro Transport […]
Sindh High Court (SHC) restores ARY News transmission KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday ordered Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to immediately restore ARY News transmission across the country. The court has also restrained Pemra from suspending or revoking the licence of the TV channel till the next hearing. ARY News went […]
Karachi: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), in collaboration with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), has unveiled the mass media campaign for Asaan Mobile Account (AMA) a flagship initiative under the National Financial Inclusion Strategy, to mark its formal launch. AMA aims to address financial exclusion challenges faced […]
ISLAMABAD: Sindh Minister for Labour and Manpower Saeed Ghani accused former Prime Minister Imran Khan for running the recent social media campaign against Pakistan Army and said it was a continuation of the PTI’s well-thought-out plan started four months ago and an inquiry must be held into this respect. In a press conference on Wednesday […]
The PTI leader was arrested on Tuesday at Banigala Chowk. The arrest came after the Pakistan Electronic and Media Regulatory Authority had issued a show-cause notice to a private TV channel for airing controversial remarks made by Shahbaz Gill, which the authority described as “highly hateful and seditious” and “tantamount to inciting the armed forces […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) condemns the steps taken by authorities against ARY News channel in recent days including disruption in broadcast, issuance of a show-cause notice and case registrations as well as the arrests of ARY journalists and staff. These steps are pressure tactics to target and intimidate a media network and are severe attacks […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Tuesday warned all television channels to refrain from airing content against state institutions. The electronic media regulator directed the TV channels to avoid spreading propaganda, misinformation and disinformation against the institutions. According to PEMRA, the misinformation and disinformation spread by the news, programme anchors, guests or analysts cast […]
KARACHI: President and CEO ARY Digital Network Mr. Salman Iqbal, Anchorpersons, Arshad Sharif and Khawar Ghuman have been booked under ‘sedition’ charges, ARY News reported on Wednesday. The FIR has been registered at Karachi’s Memon Goth police station on the complaint of SHO. It has been learnt by ARY News that the First Information Report […]
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