LAHORE: Private Member, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), Mian Shams, his father and brothers have been found involved in occupying land of Children Park and a mosque. Also, Shams’s two brothers were found to be convicted for attempt to murder and illicit weapons were recovered from them. Ichhra police station record says the above […]
LAHORE: Protest against illegal suspension of Geo TV Network and the attack on senior anchorperson Hamid Mir continued here on Tuesday. A large number of people from all walks of life including journalists, workers of political and religious parties and representatives of labour unions participated in the demonstration. The participants demanded restoration of Geo TV […]
RAWALPINDI: Mediapersons on Tuesday boycotted a ceremony held to contract out garbage lifting in the city to a Turkish company in protest against the ban on their entry to a police station. The SHO of Sadiqabad, Abdul Sattar Khan, has displayed a banner outside the police station which says: “Journalists can contact the city police […]
ISLAMABAD: PTI Central Information Secretary Shireen Mazari stated that the Geo/Jang Group apology as an advertisement in their papers was merely an expression of regret over the hurt caused to the armed forces and a large number of viewers implying that the nation as a whole and the civilian government had no issue with the […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Society of Pakistan under the leadership of its chairman Senator SM Zafar has condemned the vandalism and burning of Jang newspaper vans en route to their destination. “It amounts to obstructing the right to information and violates our culture, religion and Constitution of Pakistan”. In a statement Tuesday, the HRSP said […]
KARACHI: Speakers at a seminar titled ‘Challenges to Freedom of Expression’ at the Karachi Press Club on Tuesday evening expressed deep concern over threats being hurled at journalists, precipitated by the attack on journalist Hamid Mir and the ensuing media war. The media wasn’t facing threats only from one side (the establishment) but it was […]
LAHORE: Although no business can run without investment, the same is true for media houses, but code of ethics was must to avoid any inverse effects of telecasting information. These views were expressed at the Hameed Nizami Press Institute of Pakistan that organised a seminar on ‘Corporate Media and Risk to Democracy’ at HNPIP Auditorium […]
IT was in May 2012 that an act was passed for the establishment of a National Commission on Human Rights. The process of setting up the NCHR has been slow but it is better late than never in a country that has a history of political parties in government attempting to undo the initiatives of […]
Intimidation and threats faced by the minority Ahmadiyya religious community from extremist groups often take a violent turn. On May 26, a cardiac surgeon Dr Mehdi Ali, who happened to be a member of the Ahmadiyya community, was shot dead in Chenab Nagar allegedly because of his faith. Reports say the doctor was on his […]
ISLAMABAD: Geo television has moved Pemra, holding that before proceeding on the complaint of the Ministry of Defence the authority should take the opinion of the Council of Complaints (CoC) under the Pemra law and that Geo should be heard on the merits of the points raised in the complaint under Section 30(3) of the […]
ISLAMABAD: In blatant violation of the Supreme Court’s judgment on Monday, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) remained completely unmoved due to mysterious reasons and failed to get the Geo News and other channels restored despite the fact that the apex court had declared that criminal proceedings would be initiated against those creating hurdles […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), which is already embroiled in controversy, may stand to lose one of its most influential members after a petition challenging his appointment was filed in the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday. The petition maintains that Pervaiz Rathore, a retired officer of the Police Service of Pakistan, was […]
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