KARACHI: A journalist and social media activist reportedly went missing from the city’s Clifton area on Friday, while his friends and family claimed he was picked up by law enforcement agencies from his residence. Arsalan Ahmed, who has remained associated with channels such as Geo, Abb Tak, Business Plus and A-Plus, is currently working as […]
Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a fake woman journalist in the Garden area. The arrested woman was identified as Fazila. Police said she had arrived along with her companion to collect extortion money from a citizen, Darwesh, when they arrested her red-handed while his companion managed to escape. According to police, the woman […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has dismissed the appeals of Bol TV channel against fines imposed on it for levelling allegation of treachery and sacrilege against Jang/Geo Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah pronounced a brief judgment on Wednesday. The Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (Pemra) had imposed fines of Rs500, 000 […]
Acknowledging the role of IT and Telecommunication in the overall development of the country, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail Thursday assured of extending all possible support to resolve issues related to various taxes on said sectors for ease of doing business and facilitation of both the sectors in exports. The Finance Minister […]
ISLAMABAD: Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday said the government was introducing a law for the Pemra to bind TV channels regarding salaries of media workers and make the rating system of TV channels more transparent as per a Supreme Court of Pakistan verdict. She said the law would be amended, taking […]
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb says the government intends to amend Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) rules. She was speaking in a meeting of Senate’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting in Islamabad on Wednesday. Marriyum Aurangzeb said consultations are underway with the Joint Action Committee on the amendment regarding PEMRA rules. […]
The elected cabinet of District Press Club Wana took oath from Commissioner DI Khan Division Amir Afaq. The oath ceremony was held at the AC Wana office. Deputy Commissioner South Waziristan Amjad Meraj, Assistant Commissioner Wana Basheer Khan and Additional Assistant Commissioner Wana Dr. Sadiq Ali were present during the oath ceremony. Among those who […]
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Wednesday sought the record of channel ratings and advertisements issued to TV channels. The meeting was chaired by Senator Faisal Javed in which the committee observed that government advertisements had been used to influence the editorial policies of media houses. According to […]
Pakistani journalist Mohammed Hanif has withdrawn from Goethe-Institut’s Hamburg conference after they invited and then disinvited prominent Palestinian writer Mohammed El Kurd. The journalist announced the news in a tweet saying that the institute was disrespectful toward El Kurd. He wrote: “Withdrawing from @goerheinstut’s Hamburg conference where they first invited and then disinvited Palestinian journalist […]
Concerning reports have been doing the rounds about the PTA considering a policy that will give it complete control over who can access what on the internet, and in the process of doing so, there will be problematic consequences for both the users and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Currently the PTA is the de-facto authority […]
KARACHI: An international Google delegation of Google Cloud, Google for Education, and Google Workspace teams based from Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, and Australia visited Pakistan last week upon the invitation of its country partner, Tech Valley Pakistan. The aim of the visit was to explore the potential of the education and public sectors of Pakistan […]
ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view interests of the public at large, the media industry needs to be absolutely independent from the state. This was pointed out at the launch of the book Pakistan Mein Media Ka Buhran, on Tuesday. PPP leader Farhatullah Babar said if the media was free to comment and its analysis was taken […]
KARACHI: Scores of people having non-Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) approved cell phones rejoiced to see local cellular networks on their handsets again. They took to social media to advice others to activate their subscribers’ identification module (SIMs) in their blocked phones. After 60 days of their arrival in Pakistan and without depositing required duty / […]
ISLAMABAD—Leading anchor Imran Riaz Khan, who runs his own YouTube channel, has complained of harassment by the police. In a tweet, he said: “I returned to Lahore last night. Today the police have surrounded my house for many hours to harass the passersby.” According to him, security officials have also filmed his house from all […]
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