• June 29, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has called on the authorities to conduct speedy investigations into the cases of attacks on journalists — Asad Toor and Absar Alam — and to ensure justice is provided. On April 20, former Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) chairman Absar Alam was shot in the country’s capital Islamabad. In a […]

• April 25, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD: As the probe into the attack on senior journalist and former Pemra chairman Absar Alam deepens, police on Saturday reported having acquired CCTV footage which shows what unfolded that day. The footage shows Alam walking in a park in Islamabad’s F-11 area. As he approaches the end of the track, the senior journalist is […]

• April 22, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD: An FIR has been registered in senior journalist and former Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority chairman Absar Alam attack case in Shalimar Police Station. The other day, a gunman fired at Mr Alam when he was walking in a Park in F-11/2 near his house. The case was registered against the unidentified person in […]

• April 22, 2021
• General News

The attack on Absar Alam, a senior journalist and former chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (Pemra) was an alarming event that has alerted the journalist community, civil society and law enforcement officials alike. It is extremely relieving that the senior journalist has survived the attack and is out of danger now. However, this by […]

• March 21, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist and former chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Absar Alam has challenged a summon issued to him by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) over his recent tweets and social media posts. Mr Alam in some of his recent tweets criticised the establishment for interfering in politics. The FIA summoned him on […]

• March 3, 2016
• Broadcasting, Front Page, Media and Governance, Television

ISLAMABAD: The chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has assumed powers to stop any channel from broadcasting for a limited period of time. The Pemra board granted these powers to Chairman Absar Alam after they were told that the regulator had failed to implement its code of conduct over ‘re-enactment programmes’ due […]

• January 25, 2016
• Broadcasting, Television

KARACHI: The Cable Operators Association of Pakistan (CAP) has expressed the hope that Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s new chairman Absar Alam will help resolve their problems. A large number of CAP members recently met senior Pemra officials, including several directors general at the body’s headquarters in Islamabad. CAP members argued that the purpose of […]

• January 24, 2016
• General News

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (Pemra) is playing a proactive role in ensuring strict adherence to the code of conduct and law by the TV channels after prominent media man Absar Alam became its chairman. Starting from December 1 when he assumed the office, the Pemra has intervened at least 43 times to instill […]

• January 9, 2016
• Broadcasting, Freedom of Expression, Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD: At least two opposition parties believe that the government, through the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), is trying to gag mainstream media, saying that it is the violation of the constitution which enshrines freedom of expression as one of the basic rights. They have urged the government to refrain from taking such measures […]

• December 20, 2015
• Broadcasting, Television

ISLAMABAD: The bidding process for the Direct to Home (DTH) services has been further delayed because the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has decided to initiate “legal due diligence” for the exercise. The legal due diligence is an investigation of a business or person prior to signing of a contract. The DTH is a […]

• December 19, 2015
• Broadcasting, Television

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) in pursuance of its decision has initiated the process for legal due diligence to avoid anomalies, if any, in the postponed Direct to Home (DTH) process, says a press release. Subsequent recommendations/findings shall be presented before the authority in its next meeting for consideration for further course of […]

• December 11, 2015
• Broadcasting

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday issued notices to the federal government and the ministry of information on a petition challenging appointment of Absar Alam as chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra). At the outset of the hearing, petitioner’s counsel Azhar Siddique argued that the appointment of the respondent chairman was […]

• December 5, 2015
• Broadcasting

Islamabad – Presiding over his first meeting here on Friday after assuming charge as chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), Absar Alam expressed support for freedom of expression and speech enshrined in Article 19 of the Constitution. Mr Alam decided to delay bidding for the direct-to-home (DTH) television distribution licences which involves […]

• December 2, 2015
• Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD: Veteran media professional Absar Alam took charge as the chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Tuesday, a press release issued by the authority said. According to the release, Alam was welcomed by the senior management of Pemra and briefed on the mandate, scope, function, performance, laws and future endeavours of […]