There was a recent news item suggesting that the ministry or governmental authority or whatever had declared that the ban on YouTube was not going to be lifted in Pakistan any time soon. The reason given was that improper content could not be removed from it. By improper content we all know what is meant. […]
ISLAMABAD: Legislators in the Lower House of Parliament on Friday directed the Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage to work for creativity programmes on PTV and attacked organisations for changing the people’s mindset on war on terror. Pakistan is at war and we have to win it, said Marvi Memon, while chairing the NA […]
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal has said that state institutions have used media for 35 years for the trial of politicians in a systematic way.He said that good news was no news and 90 percent talk shows were driven from past anger. He said four out of five headlines were of […]
Media professionals have urged the government to empower Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), to legislate for their safety. They expressed these views while addressing a conference on “Role of Media in National Transformation – Change the Narrative from Sensationalism” held at Planning Commission’s Secretariat on Thursday. Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan […]
ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist and Managing Director (MD) of state-run television Muhammad Malick said that the doors of government-run television had been first time opened for all parties including Opposition. He was addressing the general body of the two unions led by Pervez Bhatti and Liaquat Tarar on Wednesday. The MD said that the state-run TV […]
LAHORE: Print and Electronic media should play their positive role in the national sovereignty and economic growth while the media programming on the constructive side of the society can be helpful to counter many challenges easily. These views were expressed by the experts at the Jang Economic Session on the ‘Role of media in National […]
KARACHI: When you walk into the Koel gallery, you are touched. Young artist Rabeya Jalil’s artworks are emotional and expressive when it comes to comment on social issues. The exhibition, titled ‘Name. Place. Animal. Thing.’ is loud and leaves a powerful impact on the viewer. The works seem to be talking and drawing attention of […]
The government failed to prepare Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for persons whose thumb verification is not possible even though it included re-verification of Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) through Biometric Verification System (BVS) in the National Action Plan (NAP), it is learnt. The re-verification process of SIMs through BVS commenced from January 12, 2015, where 103 […]
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, addressing the CPNE meeting in Lahore the other day, emphasised the need for the media to act in a responsible manner and stand united on national issues, particularly with regard to the implementation of the National Action Plan against terrorism. Conceding readily that an independent media was indispensible for the development […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday issued a press release ending the nine-month boycott of Geo and the Jang Group. The press release issued by the PTI Secretary Information Shireen Mazari said, “On the request of Geo-Jang group, PTI had been monitoring the shift to fairer reporting on PTI and an end to personal […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation has denied an allegation levelled by FM-107 in a statement that it was illegally broadcasting World Cup cricket commentary. It says that being the national broadcaster and having AM transmitters throughout Pakistan, the PBC is under legal and constitutional obligation to air national international events on its MW network to […]
By: Tahir Khalil ISLAMABAD: PTV MD Muhammad Malick has told a parliamentary committee that the state television is in pain but no one working in it is in pain. He said the state institution gets Rs6 billion through electricity bills of which Rs5.25b is spent on salaries and Rs40 million on medical bills. He said […]
KARACHI: The iconic drama serial Humsafar was rejected by two television channels. When I read the script I felt the story and thought the public would feel it too. This was said by renowned young TV producer and writer Momina Duraid during the first DAWN talks series programme organised by the Dawn Media Group at […]
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Monday directed PEMRA for action against private channels showing live world cup cricket illegally in the name of discussion programmes. Showing cricket matches in such a manner is totally illegal and against the rules, the committee observed. The committee also said it was piracy as Pakistan […]
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