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Daily Archives: August 14, 2021

Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) asked to shut fake social media accounts of Sindh police

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The Sindh police department has sought assistance from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) upon the discovery of fake social media pages with the names and logos similar to those of the provincial police being run to reflect bad impression and negative image of the police force. A letter has been written in this regard by […]


Digital Media Wing (DMW) report

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The Digital Media Wing (DMW) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s report, titled ‘Anti-State Trends: Deep Analytics Report’, has generated headlines, social media buzz, memes and a fair amount of controversy. Trying to analyze the ‘Analytics Report’ itself is an interesting undertaking since it seems to have been mostly based on assumptions that are […]


The Sindh High Court (SHC) revokes suspension of licenses by Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra)

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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) held on Friday that the power to suspend broadcast media licenses (BMLs) contained in Section 30 of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Ordinance 2002 could not be delegated to the authority’s chairman or any official without framing rules. The court, therefore, struck down all actions taken by […]


Media bodies being taken on board for setting up Pakistan Media Development Authority

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ISLAMABAD   – Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Friday said all the media forums were being engaged for setting up Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) in line with democratic norms. The PDMA was crucial to address all the problems of journalists and media houses at one platform, he said while addressing […]


Karachi Press Club president rejects information minister’s statement on government’s proposed media ordinance

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Karachi Press Club President Fazil Jamili on Friday declared Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry’s statement regarding the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) Bill “contrary to facts”. Chaudhry had claimed in a statement that all press clubs of the country favour the bill. Jamili, in response to this today, said Chaudhry’s statement could not be further […]