The Motion Pictures Ordinance, 1979 makes no mention of it. The 1,209 ‘negative’ (or prohibited) items listed in the Import Trade Policy 2012-13 do not include this. There is no clear provision in the Punjab Motion Pictures (Amendment) Bill 2012 regarding a ‘ban’ of any kind. So, where does the bar on the screening of […]
LAHORE: A miscellaneous petition has been filed with the Lahore High Court (LHC) by eminent advocate AK Dogar, counsel of Independent Newspapers Corporation (Jang Group), for making 26 CDs of a programme of a private news channel part of the record. The Jang Group has already moved the LHC for the cancellation and suspension of […]
KARACHI: With the exception of a few milestones in the second half, year 2013 remained almost flat with no major development in the telecom sector. However, experts say that it set the stage for the next year. “I am seeing 2014 with a lot of optimism, it will be better than the previous five years,” […]
PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan with the support of the National Database and Registration Authority on Saturday tested biometric system for voter verification by holding mock polling in two local councils of Peshawar district. The mock elections were held in four poling stations, including two for men and two for women, where eight polling […]
KARACHI: The Democrats panel won the Karachi Press Club elections for 2014 on Saturday with majority. According to the results, Imtiaz Khan Faran of daily Awam was elected president with 486 votes. His rival, Ayub Jan Sarhandi (Daily News), secured 61 votes. The seven members of the governing body were also elected. They are: Irshad […]
LAHORE: Uncertainty rose on Friday in the wake of a court intervention, even after the Pakistan Film Exhibitors Association and the Pakistan Film Producers Association had cleared many of the pending issues concerning legality of Indian films. The issue began several weeks ago when Mubashir Lucman filed a petition declaring the Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) […]
“Don’t think journalism is going away. Delivery systems may change from paper to computers, and reporters may be renamed ‘content providers’” — Samuel G Freedman, Letters to a Young Journalist. In my contemporary journalism class at the University of Iowa, I debated with my professors over the content of social media versus real newsroom journalism. […]
ISLAMABAD: The Journalists Panel has swept the National Press Club (NPC) elections for 2014, defeating the Grand Journalist Panel and Jaago Liberal Panel. It was their eighth consecutive win. All the candidates of the panel won the elections by a huge margin. According to the results announced on Friday morning, Shehryar Khan of the Journalists […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday sought reply from a private TV channel’s anchor Mubasher Lucman for broadcasting defamatory programmes against Jang/Geo Group and its owners, and also from the Ministry of Information and Pakistan Electric Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) for not initiating action against the channel. As hearing started on Friday, the counsel […]
I AM perturbed watching dramas/soaps on various TV channels. The theme in majority of the dramas is pretty much the same. It shows family disputes, wealth matters and strained relations with spouse. It appears that we have no positive things to show other than gloom. Now when there is so much depression because of poor […]
Karachi: The national postal service, Pakistan Post, is releasing a commemorative postage stamp of Rs 10 denomination in the ‘Poets of Pakistan’ series, in tribute of legendary poetess Parveen Shakir. The stamp has been designed by Adil Salahuddin (Sitara-e-Imtiaz/Pride of Performance) and printed by Pakistan Security Printing Corporation, Karachi. The commemorative postage stamp will be […]
DHAKA: The Cable Operators Association of Bangladesh (Coab), a body of cable operators in Bangladesh, threatened on Thursday that they would take off all Pakistani television channels in Bangladesh. According to a private TV channel, it has been reported that the ban will be put into effect because of the recent tension between the two […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court set aside the sacking of Chaudhry Rashid Ahmad and reinstated him as chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Thursday. In his judgment, Justice Riaz Ahmad Khan also declared null and void the appointment of Rao Tehsin as acting chairman of Pemra. The court observed that the […]
A powerful bomb exploded in old Sabzi Mandi area of Karachi on the night of December 20 which according to police was planted in a motorcycle. Authorities believe that former SHO of Mauripur, Sub Inspector Shafiq Tanoli was the target. Two people were killed and twenty people, including some policemen, were injured. As the details […]
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