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Ankahi to be staged from Oct 20

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KARACHI: The theatrical version of writer Haseena Moin’s famous TV play Ankahi which was to be shown at the Arts Council on March 15 but was put off because of the pandemic, will now be staged on Oct 20. This was announced at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon. Speaking on the occasion president of […]


KP journalists threaten to stage protest against PDA

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar-based journalists would stage a protest sit-in outside the Peshawar Development Authority (PDA) office for its failure to launch uplift work in the lone media colony despite payment to the entity. “The PDA has been applying delaying tactics since long despite receiving payments for the development work in the media colony. We have […]


Pemra fines TV channel Rs0.5m over derogatory remarks

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has imposed Rs500,000 fine on a private TV channel over passing of derogatory remarks by a writer and actor against woman and rights activist Marvi Sirmed while participating in a programme. A complaint was filed against the channel for allowing the writer to pass derogatory remarks about […]


Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman’s judicial remand extended till Sept 3

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LAHORE: An accountability court Thursday extended judicial remand of Jang/Geo Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman till Sept 3. The authorities concerned produced Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman before Accountability Court Judge Assad Ali. Advocate Muhammad Nawaz represented Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman in Thursday’s hearing. The Jang/Geo Editor-in-Chief is in custody for more than 160 days in a case which was of documentary […]


To be Honest becomes Pakistan’s first digital show

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ISLAMABAD: ‘To be Honest’, has become Pakistan’s first digital show to be telecast on any television channel. This announcement was made earlier today by the show’s director and creator Azfar Ali. He said ‘‘To be Honest’ has made history by becoming Pakistan entertainment industry’s ‘Digital First’ show. Initially streamed on Nashpati Prime,it is now being broadcast on […]


Facebook draws flak over ‘double standard for users in India and Pakistan’

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Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Aminul Haque on Thursday expressed “serious concern” over Facebook’s alleged policies favouring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after Wall Street Journal published a report, stating that the social media giant turned blind eye to anti-Muslim posts. Facebook and its top lobbying executive in India, […]