HYDERABAD: Raising the ante against environment polluters, Sindh Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has urged hospitals to stop burning toxic waste in the open and discharging untreated waste water in the municipal drains. At a personal hearing by Sepa on Thursday, the representatives from around 27 government and private hospitals of Hyderabad division were directed to […]
Karachi Rising above the plethora of misguided sectarian, ethnic and political divisions gnawing at the very fabric of Pakistani society, scores of mourners stood shoulder to shoulder at Amjad Sabri’s funeral prayers on Thursday, united in their grief over the loss of yet another life to a seemingly ceaseless cycle of violence. The massive gathering […]
ISLAMABAD: A sessions court on Thursday extended bail plea of Senator Hafiz Hamdullah till July 15 and also summoned Marvi Sirmed, a complainant in the case, at the next hearing. The Kohsar police booked the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-Fazl) senator on June 14 on a complaint filed by rights activist Marvi Sirmed, who said that he […]
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday directed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to clamp down on cable operators airing advertisements promoting pornography, black magic and quackery. LHC Chief Justice Designate Mansoor Ali Shah gave the directive in connection with a petition by Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly (PA) Mian […]
ISLAMABAD: The controversial cybercrime bill, which was passed by the National Assembly in April, has been handed to a subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications, which will conduct a public hearing and hold consultations with journalists and other key stakeholders before finalising its recommendations on the proposed law. But there was […]
KARACHI: Acclaimed Sufi singer and qawwali maestro Amjad Sabri was shot dead by motorcycle-borne gunmen in a central Karachi neighbourhood on Wednesday, triggering an outpouring of grief nationwide. The targeted killing came two days after masked men kidnapped the son of Sindh’s top judge from outside a supermarket in broad daylight in an upscale locality […]
Defamation case of Ishaq Dar ISLAMABAD: While hearing a defamation case on Wednesday, filed by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Additional and Sessions Judge Islamabad High Court (IHC) Abida Sajjad summoned CEO Salman Iqbal, anchor Arshad Sharif and journalist Assad Kharal of ARY channel on June 29. Barrister Munawar Iqbal Gul represented Ishaq Dar in the […]
Petition says slots kept changing despite Pemra directives; regulator should be ordered to take action against violating cable operators; court issues notices to secretary, Pemra chairman, 20 cable operators LAHORE. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday issued notices to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting secretary, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) chairman and […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) monitored print and electronic media’s week-long news from June 13 to 19 in which it found following issues: Print and electronic media widely covered news related to Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) notice to television channels, Sindh Assembly banned live media coverage of its events owing to security concerns, Nation […]
ISLAMABAD: According to estimates, there were 400 to 600 snow leopards in Pakistan a few years ago. But a climate change ministry official has said that DNA testing of animal excrement has revealed that there are now only 200 snow leopards in the country. At a press briefing on Tuesday, the climate change ministry’s inspector […]
RAWALPINDI: The social media sensation Qandeel Baloch on Monday took internet by storm as she shared a couple of selfies of herself with Mufti Abdul Qawi before ridiculing the cleric on different TV channels. A selfie shows Baloch posing with Mufti, sitting next to him. The second picture shows Mufti holding a cell phone to […]
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Telecom industry has revolutionised the daily life of the general public in a number of ways. This holds especially true for people working round the clock, who are nevertheless connected to the latest news and entertainment through their favourite TV programmes. The majority of those working in offices and out on the field […]
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) yesterday referred Maryam Nawaz’s complaint against Channel 24 programme ‘Khara Such’ host Mubasher Luqman to its Council of Complaints (CoC) for further action. According to Authority’s statement, ruling party leader and prime minister’s daughter Maryam Nawaz said in her complaint that the host of ‘Khara Such’ Mubashar […]
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) directed on Monday two private TV channels to broadcast apologies for promoting controversial and sectarian views during their Ramazan transmissions. The decision came during a meeting of the media regulator’s council of complaints held at Pemra’s regional office in Karachi under the chairmanship of Professor Inam Bari. “The […]
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