• January 30, 2022
• Broadcasting

The creation of five top level seats in Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) including one post of senior director general in BPS 21 and four posts of director generals in BPS 20 has irritated the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, which contended that the media watchdog cannot do the same without approval from the […]

• January 23, 2022
• Broadcasting

Information and broadcasting ministry under Modi administration claims they were running ‘anti-India propaganda’ Some of the youtube channels were being operated by anchors of pakistani tv news channels Some of the YouTube channels were being operated by anchors of Pakistani TV news channels. The Indian government has ordered to block 35 YouTube channels and two […]

• January 17, 2022
• Broadcasting

LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has approached the Pakis­tan Electronic Media Regu­latory Authority (Pemra) with a request to stop TV channels from airing interviews/comments of its (FIA) former chief Bashir Memon in the case involving an international fugitive. The FIA is investigating its two former FIA chiefs — Bashir Memon and Saud Mirza — […]

• January 7, 2022
• General News

Federal Minister for Information & Broadcasting Fawad Hussain Chaudhry hascongratulated the newly-elected cabinet of the Islamabad High Court Journalists Association led by Saqib Bashir of Express TV (President) and Zeshan Syed of Neo TV (General Secretary) and assured them of his government’s complete support. We are committed to resolving the problems of the journalists community, […]

• December 28, 2021
• Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD: Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) has termed the PTV-ARY consortium — to procure the PSL-7 and 8 editions broadcasting rights — a typical case of abuse of power and requested the Pakistan Cricket Board to examine the allegations and cancel the bid if the accusations were correct. The TIP wrote a letter to Pakistan Cricket […]

• December 21, 2021
• Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD: The government has announced the establishment of a television channel to boost media cooperation between Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia, Radio Pakistan reported on Monday. Speaking to the reporters in Islamabad, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said focal persons for media sharing have been designated and a cooperative media network will be developed. […]

• December 19, 2021
• General News

Private TV channel SAMAA has lost a defamation case filed by Nasir Butt, the man who secretly recorded judge Arshad Malik’s confession in which the latter said that he was forced to convict former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz. Justice Saini of the London High Court has ruled in favour of […]

• December 17, 2021
• Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: The government on Thursday announced that it had decided to file a defamation suit against former PTI leader Justice (retd) Wajihuddin Ahmed, who stuck to his earlier claim that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political companions were paying for his household expenses saying that it was the “truth”. Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry told reporters […]

• December 15, 2021
• Broadcasting

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday directed the PEMRA to launch a smog awareness campaign on television channels. A bench of the high court, ruled over a petition complaining absence of steps from the city authorities to curb smog in the provincial capital. “Don’t tell in the awareness message that the Punjab government has […]

• December 15, 2021
• General News

Islamabad – The Planning Commission has turned down a proposal for diverting up to 2.5 percent of total development budget for running an effective media campaign to highlight government achievements. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had submitted a proposal asking for Central Development Working Party (CDWP) guideline for allocating a percentage of total budget […]

• October 30, 2021
• Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD   – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Friday sought report from the interior secretary and PEMRA chairman in a writ petition, challenging the armed operation against the protestors of banned Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP). A single bench of IHC, comprising Justice Aamer Farooq conducted hearing of the petition moved by Shohada Foundation of Pakistan through its […]

• October 29, 2021
• Broadcasting

Supporters of the proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan gather as they prepare to march on towards capital Islamabad, during a protest in Gujranwala on October 28. — Reuters The Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Thursday reiterated its earlier ban on media coverage of the proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) as the group persisted with its long march […]

• October 27, 2021
• Broadcasting

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday sought a reply from the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on a petition challenging a notification cautioning the television channels against airing ‘indecent’ scenes in dramas. Admitting the petition of M/s Central Media Network Pvt Ltd, Justice Jawad Hassan observed that the issue related to the interpretation […]

• October 27, 2021
• Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD PR – Pakistan Television Corporation Limited (PTVC) and ARY Communications Ltd have acquired the ICC Media Rights for the 2020-2023 (broadcast and streaming) from Star TV Network. This will include all ICC events for the next 3 years for the territory of Pakistan. The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 shall be broadcast on […]