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Cable operators assail govt policy

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KARACHI: The Cable Operators Association of Pakistan (COAP) has vowed to continue its struggle against what it calls steps to curb media freedom and warned the federal government of besieging various official institutions if it continues with the policy. Speaking at a demonstration held outside the Karachi Press Club on Thursday in protest against the […]


Cable operators assail new tax

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KARACHI: The Cable Operators Association of Pakistan has opposed the advance tax on cable operators slapped by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority from Oct 1, saying it will ruin cable operators’ business. Speaking at a conference at the Karachi Press Club on Friday, COAP leaders Abdul Jabar Khan, Ghufran Mustafa and others said that […]


BBC Goes Off Air In Some Localities

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KARACHI: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) World Service transmission remained off air in different parts of the city on Thursday that cable operators said had nothing to do with any ‘policy decision’ before the international network aired a programme on the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). A number of people from different areas called the Dawn […]


Cable operators share grievances

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LAHORE: Cable operators will pull down ‘walls of oppression’ that will create hurdles for them, said President of Cable Operators Association of Pakistan (CAP) Furqan Ghiyas. Addressing the 12th annual convention of CAP on Sunday Ghiyas said the association will not accept any injustices inflicted on their colleagues in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Among the many problems cable […]