The commercial launch of third-generation (3G) mobile internet services — which are already in the testing phase — is likely to take place shortly, at least in key metropolitan areas. Given the controversies that had long delayed the spectrum auction, the acquisition of high-speed mobile broadband technology is certainly a milestone. However, the real test […]
KARACHI: One of the first things that young art students are taught is how to draw a straight line. It’s not just a technical thing; it also has a symbolic bearing. Drawing a straight line means you can make outlines and can create contours of an image, which is of extreme importance for any work […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices to the federal government and other parties in the case regarding the removal of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (PEMRA) former chairman Chaudhry Muhammad Rasheed. A single-member bench of the court comprising Justice Riaz Ahmad Khan heard the case. Advocate Wasim Sajjad presented before the […]
KARACHI: To celebrate World Red Cross Red Crescent Day, Pakistan Red Crescent Society (Sindh branch) is holding a training programme on first aid at the Karachi Press Club on Wednesday (today). The training institute of the society will select 30 journalists who will attend a three-day course in October. The News
SUKKUR: The High Court Bar Association, Sukkur, District Bar Association, Sukkur, and district bar associations of Khairpur, Ghotki and Naushero Feroze on Tuesday pledged to stand by Geo and the Jang Group if any illegal move against the group was initiated. President High Court Bar Association, Sukkur, Qurban Mallano, said the lawyers believe in freedom […]
ISLAMABAD: The British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Philip Barton, says the United Kingdom is a firm believer in the freedom of press and opposes curbs on Jang, Geo or any other newspaper or channel. Barton, who had gone to London in connection with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to London, returned to Islamabad on Tuesday […]
LAHORE: The restrictions on the distribution of daily Jang and The News in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) of Lahore cantonment area has been challenged in the Lahore High Court. An application in this regard was filed on Tuesday by Tahir Naeem, Advocate, a resident of DHA Phase-V, under Article 199 of the Constitution. The […]
QUETTA: Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court (BHC), Mr Justice Qazi Faez Isa, has said that the constitution gave right of access to information, adding that some media institutions were telecasting news without confirmation. Speaking at a ceremony held in connection with the launching of the “Report of Media Commission, which was formed by […]
ISLAMABAD: Geo News and the Jang Group on Tuesday made it clear during the hearing held at the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) that the broadcast mentioned in the complaint was the opinion of an individual, having nothing to do with the Jang Group. Senior lawyer Akram Sheikh appeared on behalf of Geo News […]
OKARA: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) general secretary Liaquat Baloch on Tuesday said the party believed in independent journalism and there was no question of banning Geo and Jang. Talking to District Union of Journalists office bearers, Liaquat Baloch said there must be silence on Hamid Mir’s case till the completion of the Judicial Commission’s investigation. He […]
PESHAWAR: Former president of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and senior journalist Abdul Hameed Chaapra has said that checks on Jang Group, the biggest media group of the country, will not be tolerated anyway. He added that no restraints on freedom of expression would be allowed.Chaapra was addressing a ceremony hosted by PFUJ’s Vice […]
KARACHI: Member of the Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting Senator Saeed Ghani has said the shutdown of Jang and Geo was not acceptable in any case, and this was the clear stance of his party as well. He stated that the issue of shutting down Geo would be raised in the session of […]
LAHORE: All Pakistan Trade Union Federation (APTUF) has condemned attempts being made to ban Geo TV and derogatory comments about senior anchorperson Hamid Mir in Pakistani media in a meeting Tuesday. APTUF members at the meeting said Mir is the spokesperson of truth in the country. It has condemned Mir’s character assassination, saying it is […]
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