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Daily Archives: January 21, 2021

Petition against PEMRA order withdrawn

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ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) along with journalists, anchors and media analysts on Wednesday withdrew their petition before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against a directive issued by Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) banning broadcast of speeches, interviews and public addresses by proclaimed offenders and absconders. Salman Akram Raja, counsel for […]


SC holding daily hearing in Pearl murder case, SHC told

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KARACHI: The Supreme Court is conducting day-to-day hearings on an appeal filed by the Sindh government challenging the decision of the Sindh High Court on the appeals of four men in US journalist Daniel Pearl’s abduction and murder case. Advocate General Sindh Salman Talibuddin submitted this before a two-judge SHC bench during the hearing of […]


PTV removed from list of entities proposed for privatization

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ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Com­mittee on State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) on Wednesday decided to remove Pakistan Television Corporation (PTVC) from the list of the SOEs whose privatization has been proposed. The decision was taken at the request of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The information secretary told a meeting of the committee that PTVC was undergoing […]