HYDERABAD: Well-known BBC Urdu Service broadcaster Raza Ali Abidi believes that expansion of electronic media in Pakistan has created confusion in society because it does not run in an organised manner. “In fact, it has defective foundation,” he observed. Mr Abidi made the observation during a chat with journalists at the Hyderabad Press club on […]
LAHORE: The Ajoka Theatre on Tuesday staged its play, Intezaar, in a jam-packed hall of the Alhamra Art Centre, The Mall. The play is being staged in collaboration with three organisations, Justice Project Pakistan, Highlights Arts, London, and Complicite, a London-based international touring theatre company. It highlights the sufferings and stories of the prisoners in […]
In a strange turn of events, a female officer of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has decided not to pursue her sexual harassment claims at workplace before an inquiry committee formed by the interior ministry on the directives of the National Assembly’s committee on interior. Syeda Shaheen Bokhari, a deputy assistant director at NADRA, had […]
FAISALABAD: E-commerce is the future mode of business which will also provide an opportunity to SME (Small Medium Enterprises) sector to directly supply their products to the end-consumers in any part of the world, said Shabbir Hussain Chawla President Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI). Talking to a delegation of Alibaba.com in the meeting […]
Despite the difficult political situation prevailing all across the country, with several parts of the city shut down due to protests, Karachi saw the hugely successful entertainment and production conference, Focus PK return to the city on the 25th and 26th of November. Held this year at the Iqra University, the two-day conference brought many […]
ISLAMABAD: Visiting Chinese journalists and communication experts have applauded the pace of progress under multi-billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and urged the two countries to engage media more frequently to dispel misinformation about the $56 billion corridor. “Two years ago, I visited Islamabad along with Chinese President Xi Jinping and observed power outages every two […]
LAHORE – The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has slammed the recent spate of enforced disappearances involving Balochstudents and activists in Karachi. The HRCP has demanded that these student activists and human rights defenders be accorded due process if they are suspected of any crime, or be immediately released by the security forces that have detained them. In […]
LAHORE: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulation Authority’s (Pemra) decision to suspend the broadcast of live coverage of Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan’s sit in from Islamabad was challenged in the Lahore High Court (LHC). The petition sought strict action against PEMRA Chairman Absar Alam. Pemra’s decision was challenged by Amina Malik who contended that Chairman Absar Alam violated the law […]
PESHAWAR – The journalist community on Monday held a protest demonstration against the arrest of their colleague in Khyber Agency and demanded their immediate release. The protest was spearheaded by Tribal Union of Journalists (TUJ) former president Ibrahim Shinwari, the Khyber Union of Journalists (KhUJ) Saiful Islam Saifi, Peshawar Press Club Vice President Faridullah alongwith a dozen of tribal and local journalists . The protesting journalists were holding placards […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has been moved to order an action against Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) chairman Absar Alam for suspending the transmission of private news channels unlawfully regarding a police operation against the participants of Islamabad sit-in. Amina Malik of the Civil Society Network made this request in a petition calling […]
On November 25, 2017, Pakistani government suspended all national private news channels, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Daily Motion across the country for over 24 hours, to prevent coverage of police crackdown against protestors in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. A number of journalists were also injured while covering the protests. Around 8,000 security officials took […]
ISLAMABAD – On the directives of the federal government, the Pakistan Electronic Regulatory Media Authority (Pemra) on Sunday evening restored transmission of private television channels across the country. Private TV channels went off-air in most parts of the country for almost 28 hours before their transmission was restored. On Saturday morning, the Pemra stopped private […]
LAHORE – Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Sunday announced unblocking of social media sites after 37 hours of their nationwide suspension. Till late on Sunday night, despite PTA announcement to unblock Twitter, Youtube and Facebook, websites remained out of access. In the wake of police and Frontier Constabulary-led operation against Faizabad sit-in participants, the government put a […]
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Climate Change Senator Mushahidullah Khan has said Pakistan “will continue to support global efforts and contribute towards protecting human health and environment by completely phasing out the use of ozone-layer-depleting substances (ODSs) and replacing them with more effective and environmentally-safer alternatives in line with the Montreal Protocol”. “Pakistan is at the forefront […]
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