LAHORE – At least 4000 social media accounts have been blocked for sharing hate material and 87 people have been arrested in Pakistan. According to details, the arrests have been made under 3-Acquaintance of Public Order (MPO) on Saturday. The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Lahore said that while monitoring the activities, 218 people have also been […]
Chairman, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), Muhammad Saleem Baig has directed the officials to speed up action against the cable operators playing immoral content and Indian channels HYDERABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 5th Sep, 2020 ) :Chairman, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), Muhammad Saleem Baig has directed the officials […]
ISLAMABAD – Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz on Sunday strongly condemned the killing of journalist Shaheena Shaheen. In a tweet the minister said tragic incident of the murder of journalist Shahina Shaheen was very sad and reprehensible. Shibli Faraz said the government strongly believed in freedom of expression and protection of journalists […]
ISLAMABAD, Sep 4 (APP): Pakistani movies and dramas, dubbed in Arabic, would be on aired in Saudi Arabia to cement cultural cooperation and strengthen bilateral ties between the brotherly countries. It was agreed during a meeting between Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Malki and Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting, Senator […]
A female journalist was shot dead at her home in Turbat area of Balochistan’s Kech district on Saturday evening, police said. Shaheena Shaheen, aged around 25 years, was a local anchorperson at state-owned broadcaster PTV and editor of a local magazine. She was also a student of fine arts at the University Of Balochistan, the […]
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Friday banned repeat telecast of ARY drama serial Ishqia and Hum TV drama serial Piyar Ke Sadqey under PEMRA Ordinance section 27 ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 4th Sep, 2020 ):Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Friday banned repeat telecast of ARY drama […]
BAHAWALPUR: The Islamia University of Bahawalpur has launched a training program for working journalists here. According to the spokesman of the university Shahzad Ahmad Khalid, during this training program, having three days sessions in each week , as many as 150 journalists will be given hands on technical training as well as awareness on media […]
ISLAMABAD: Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen on Friday organised peaceful rallies and protest demonstrations across the country against the publication of blasphemous sketches of Hazrat Mohammad (PBUH) in a French magazine and the burning of the Holy Quran in Sweden. Peaceful protests were held in different cities of the country including Quetta, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir in which a […]
Islamabad: Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) will hold three days long ‘Theater Workshop’ for students willing to seek technical insights of repertory theater on September 8 to 10. The workshop was aimed to educate amateur actors regarding the art of acting and the sensibilities of theater. Local and senior artists will also participate in […]
LAHORE: An accountability court on Thursday extended the judicial remand of Jang-Geo Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman till September 17. The authorities concerned produced Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman before Accountability Court Judge Assad Ali. Senior lawyer Amjad Parvez represented Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman during the hearing. The court directed NAB through a short order to return the belongings of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman […]
KARACHI: Dating app Grindr said on Thursday it was deeply disappointed by Pakistan’s decision this week to block it and four other such applications after they were deemed to be disseminating “immoral content”. The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) said on Tuesday it was seeking the removal of “dating services” from apps Tinder, Grindr, Tagged, Skout […]
ISLAMABAD: Prominent journalist Matiullah Jan, who was released hours after he was picked up by unidentified armed men from a busy street in the capital last month, requested a parliamentary panel on Wednesday to constitute a committee comprising members of the Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting from the Senate and the National Assembly to […]
LAHORE: The city police on Wednesday registered a first information report (FIR) against Mohsin Naqvi, the owner of TV channel 24NewsHD, for “airing hate inciting content” during a special Muharram transmission on August 30. A FIR was registered at the Quaid-e-Azam Industrial Estate police station on the complaint of Khalid Mehmood. Newspaper: Business Recorder
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) has once again approached YouTube to immediately block vulgar, indecent, immoral and hate speech content for viewing in Pakistan. In a statement issued by PTA said, the platform has been directed to put in place an effective content monitoring and moderation mechanism to expeditiously respond to PTA’s request for […]
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