THERE was recently a news item stating that there were nine million CNICs that had expired, and instructions had been given to Nadra to renew them on a priority basis. I have just returned from Saudi Arabia where I had been employed since 1978. The following is an account of what I and my family […]
Role of media is very important in the present time because it is a big source of information and entertainment. It creates awareness among people to openly express their views. It has been noticed that the media also has created bad and good images of some events. In Pakistan, it has two channels — pro-government […]
ISLAMABAD: A ministerial meeting decided on Monday to stop forthwith its over Rs5 billion monthly support to the Karachi Electric Supply Company as price differential subsidy and to conduct a thorough investigation into its affairs. Sources told Dawn that the meeting, presided over by Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh and attended by Water and […]
ISLAMABAD: While DG FIA Tahseen Hassan Shah yet again failed, despite repeated orders from the Supreme Court, to turn up at the hearings for the NICL and Haj scam cases, the government on Monday admitted that Mohsin Habib Waraich and the other accused had transferred a huge amount of 1.3 million pounds sterling from the […]
MARDAN: An accused charged with the killing of his wife with the support of his accomplices was remanded in police custody for three days by a local court on Monday. The 13 accomplices of the accused are still at large. The accused, Mohammad Saeed, was apprehended a day earlier by the officials of the concerned […]
HYDERABAD: Protest demonstrations were held against Geo and the daily Jang in interior Sindh on Sunday and Monday, while a firing incident on the Jang office in Sukkur was also reported. In some areas, a few copies of daily Jang were burnt and the telecast of Geo was shut down for a while.The reason of […]
By: Muhammad Yasir KARACHI: Pakistan’s telecom authorities and its functions are transparent, focused and operator’s friendly to spread information and communication technologies in the country, Lirenasia reported. Pakistan handled the license renewal cleanly, eliminating uncertainty for the operators and realising enormous revenues for the exchequer, the regional telecom think tank reported while pointing out the […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), in its 70th meeting held here on Monday, cancelled six TV channel licences. Four TV channels namely Mirror TV, AAJ Entertainment, Geo English and Roze TV were cancelled as they failed to launch their transmission/operations. Under licence terms & conditions, a channel is required to be operational […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has asked district administrations to announce flood warnings at local levels including through mosques, FM radios aiming to ensure evacuation of the flood victims. NDMA spokesman Ahmed Kemal told APP that a 15-day contingency plan has been laid out to cope with any situation that may arise during […]
By: Muhammad Ejaz Khan QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court (BHC) Monday reserved judgment in a constitutional petition of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Regional General Manager Gul Muhammad Khan Kakar against the order of the Pemra chairman regarding his removal from the post. The division bench, comprising BHC Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa and […]
WASHINGTON: The US State Department said on Tuesday that Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad’s murder was a gross violation of human rights and it required full investigation. “We’ve raised our concerns about this case with the Pakistani government,” State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told a briefing in Washington. “Anywhere in the world killing an innocent journalist […]
ISLAMABAD: Former Chairman Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Prof Mehdi Hassan on Monday said media has a social responsibility and it should exercise its freedom in a way that promotes unity and cohesion in the society. Talking to a TV channel, he said the MQM workers were perturbed over the statement of a provincial […]
The judicial commission constituted to investigate the kidnapping and murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad has summoned the doctor, who conducted autopsy of the slain journalist on Tuesday (today). Talking to media person at Supreme Court (SC) after the commission meeting, Federal Information Secretary Taimur Azmat Usman, who is also secretary of the commission, said that […]
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