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Daily Archives: January 16, 2021

BBC ends Sairbeen broadcast on Aaj TV alleging interference

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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Friday said it would no longer broadcast its Urdu service news and current affairs programme – Sairbeen – on Aaj TV owing to “interference” with its bulletins. The move means BBC Urdu bulletins will no longer be available for television viewers in Pakistan. BBC World Service Director Jamie Angus said the BBC had experienced “interference in our news bulletins since October […]


Sahiwal judge-AC row: LHC summons CS, PEMRA chairman

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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday summoned the Punjab chief secretary, all the commissioners in the province and the chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) in a matter relating to the strike/protest by public servants in support of a former assistant commissioner of Sahiwal, who was got handcuffed by a civil judge […]


PFUJ gives government three-month deadline to resolve media issues

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has given the government three months to take effective steps for resolving the journalists and media issues and deal with the worst ever suppression of the right to free press and expression that has severely compromised the independence of media in the country. Government’s failure to engage […]


Aamer Manzoor restored as state TV’s MD

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Cabinet has restored Aamer Manzoor as the managing director of the state-run television. he was removed by the corporation’s board of directors on January 1st, reported Geo TV. The cabinet has also approved the dismissal of the three directors appointed through a notification issued on November 27 last year. They included Shahzada Naeem […]


Cabinet removes Naeem as PTV chairman

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ISLAMABAD: A day after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) barred Naeem Bukhari from serving as chairman of Pakistan Television, the federal cabinet removed him and two other directors of PTV board on Friday. At the same time, it reinstated Amir Manzoor, who had been sent home by Mr Bukhari. Federal Minister for Science and Technology […]