24 | February | 2015 | Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)

Pakistan Press Foundation

Daily Archives: February 24, 2015

Pemra issues notice to Geo

Pakistan Press Foundation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has issued a show cause notice to M/s Independent Media Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd (Geo News). Following is the text of the notice: “Reference: Talk Show Programme “Naya Pakistan” hosted by Mr. Talat Hussain (Anchor-person) aired on Geo News on 22nd February 2015 starting from 2005 hours with Allama […]


Reuters bureau chief dies a sudden death

Pakistan Press Foundation

By: Ikram Junaidi and Munawer Azeem ISLAMABAD: Reuters’ bureau chief for Afghanistan and Pakistan Maria Golovnina, 34, died in the news agency’s Islamabad office on Monday in mysterious circumstances. A Reuters’ statement said she fell unconscious in her office and was rushed to a private hospital. But “medical teams were unable to save” the Russian […]


Minister expresses concern over environmental issues

Pakistan Press Foundation

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Climate Change Mushahidullah Khan on Monday expressed deep concern over different environmental issues, particularly water and air pollution which continue to affect the health of the people. In a statement issued on Monday, he said that environmental degradation has emerged to be a grave socioeconomic issue for the country and […]


Pakistan to allow FBI to grill cybercrime suspects

Pakistan Press Foundation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan would allow agents from the FBI to interrogate two cybercrime suspects each with a $50,000 bounty on their heads in the United States, officials said Monday. Pakistani nationals Noor Aziz Uddin and Furhanul Arshad were arrested in Karachi on February 14, police said. The FBI’s website said the men were part of an […]


SIM verification

Pakistan Press Foundation

ON Feb 21 at about 1pm I went for the verification of my SIM at a SIM outlet in Gulistan-i-Jauhar, Karachi. I was asked to cough up Rs20 for SIM verification instead of the official stipulated rate of Rs10 per SIM. When attention was drawn to the official rate, the people at this verification centre […]