ISLAMABAD: After the complete and shocking failure of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to get the transmission of Geo News restored despite the clear and strict judgment of the Supreme Court and inaction of the authority against the cable operators, Geo has written a letter directly to all the cable operators, pressing them […]
KARACHI: The two-member committee headed by Sindh High Court (SHC) Chief Justice Maqbool Baqar on Thursday issued notices to the respondents on the application filed against the programme aired by ARY channel about immoral activities on the premises of Mazar-i-Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The committee issued notices to ARY director, Director Programme, secretary Ministry of […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday issued notices to the federal and provincial governments and Inspector General of Punjab police on a petition of cable operators, seeking action against alleged harassment being caused to them to restore transmission of Geo TV. Justice Shahid Hameed Dar issued the order on a petition of Khalid […]
ISAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Information, Senator Pervaiz Rashid, on Thursday said shutting down a TV channel was no solution if it had made a mistake. “We want to see the media getting stronger,” the minister said while speaking at a seminar held under the aegis of Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) here.The minister […]
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan Thursday directed all law enforcement agencies to block the use of illegal SIMs, including the international SIMs mainly issued from Afghanistan. Chairing a meeting to review law and order situation, the minister directed the security agencies to ensure effective border management systems to control the militancy in the country. […]
A pragmatic approach and rationality are very important factors in policy-making by parliamentary representatives to formulate bills and pass them. Our youth has so much potential and a pioneering approach but they remain unheard because of joblessness and a lack of platforms to express their views. In order to assess the social scenario of Pakistan, […]
LAHORE: The spiritual leader of the world’s Anglicans urged Pakistan to treat all people equally on Wednesday during a trip designed to show his support for the Christian community, saying many felt ‘under siege’. “There is a considerable sense of anxiety, of being under siege,” Justin Welby, a former oil executive, told Reuters outside a […]
KARACHI: On the third day of the protest against the unlawful banning of the channels of Geo Network, a convention to show solidarity with the network was held in the Azadi Gali here on Wednesday. A large number of people from all walks of life, journalist organisations, civil society and Geo employees participated in the […]
KARACHI: Editors and office-bearers of the Karachi Press Club have appealed to all channels and newspapers to avoid confrontation because the recriminations of the last few weeks have put the “lives of journalists and other workers in danger”. The editors, who met here on Wednesday at the Karachi Press Club, called upon all channels and […]
ISLAMABAD: Geo television has decided to knock on the doors of the Supreme Court again by moving a contempt of court petition against the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) after the apex court’s orders to restore the Geo transmission were completely ignored and the government’s ‘instructions’ on this count simply put into dustbin by […]
ISLAMABAD: A statement attributed to a Supreme Court judge in a section of the press dominated Wednesday’s hearing initiated on defamatory and objectionable banners placed against him in different places of the capital. A two-judge bench headed by Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja asked Attorney General Salman Aslam Butt to take up with the government the […]
ISLAMABAD: Despite being ‘disowned’ by officials of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), its five private members convened another board meeting on Wednesday where they decided to push for the implementation of their earlier decisions. In their last meeting, the private members had resolved to suspend the licences of three Geo TV channels; Geo […]
ISLAMABAD: Justice Noorul Haq Qureshi of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) here on Wednesday issued notices to the respondents in the petition of Sohail Bhatti, who has challenged the appointment of Muhammad Pervez Rathore, as member, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra). Justice Qureshi issued notices to Pemra member Pervez Rathore, Pemra, through its secretary, […]
LAHORE: Protests against an unlawful ban on the Geo TV network across the country and an attack on senior anchorperson Hamid Mir continued here on Wednesday on the Davis Road outside the Jang/Geo offices in which a large number of people from various segments of life including lawyers, journalists, leaders of labrour unions and workers […]
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