ISLAMABAD: In a disturbing development, it has come to light that some officials of an intelligence outfit are busy in things other than ensuring national security, writes Ahmad Noorani. An ‘angel’ and the bureau chief of a news channel have been found strategising to put Geo News off air or to push it down to […]
ISLAMABAD: Information secretary of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday reiterated her party’s allegations against the Geo television network and asked the latter to tender an “unreserved apology” to party chairman Imran Khan for “carrying out a vilification campaign against him”. Speaking at a press conference held at the PTI’s central secretariat, Dr Shireen Mazari […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party’s Human Rights Cell has cautioned against banning any TV channel and called upon the government to strengthen the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority to ensure that the electronic media abide by a code of conduct that should be effectively enforced and regulated. “Resorting to a ban is censorship and there is […]
KARACHI: Thousands of journalists from the Jang/Geo group and several other media organisations, during a protest demonstration outside the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) office, said that the closure of Geo TV was unacceptable for them and the journalist community would not hesitate to render any sacrifice for the cause of freedom of expression. […]
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Pervaiz Rashid said on Thursday that there was no justification for shutting down a channel and if it had made a mistake, realised it and tendered an apology, it should be accepted. He said that it was advisable to follow the policy of live and let others live […]
ISLAMABAD: A Supreme Court judge dismissed on Thursday objections raised by a TV show host regarding his fitness to hear a petition filed by Geo TV. “I don’t find any reasons whatsoever not to sit on the bench,” Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja concluded after dictating a longish order justifying why he should continue hearing a […]
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