ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday launched digitization of the state media organizations – including the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), Pakistan Television, Radio Pakistan and Digital Media Wing (DMW) –at a ceremony held here at the Pakistan-China Friendship Center. Addressing the event, President Dr Arif Alvi stressed the need for collective efforts for […]
On August 8, 2016, a bomb blast rippled through Quetta, the capital of the Balochistan province killing at least 73 people, two journalists were amongst the dead. Over a hundred were injured in the explosion. A large number of lawyers had gathered outside the emergency ward of the Provincial Sandeman Hospital, known as Civil Hospital, […]
اَگست 8 ، 2016ء کو صوبہ بلوچستان کے دارالحکومت کوئٹہ میں ایک بم دھماکہ ہوا جس میں کم از کم 73 افراد ہلاک ہوئے، مرنے والوں میں دو صحافی بھی شامل تھے۔ دھماکے میں سو سے زائد زخمی ہوئے تھے۔ پرووینشل سنڈیمن ہسپتال،جسے سول ہسپتال کے نام سے جانا جاتا ہے، کے ایمرجنسی وارڈ کے […]
President Dr Arif Alvi will launch digitalization of the state media organizations, including Radio Pakistan, at a ceremony in Islamabad today (Saturday). As part of the project, “Radio Pakistan Podcast” will be launched to provide people quality audio and video content on a variety of topics. The podcast offers interviews of dignitaries, daily news review, […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to review the ban imposed on Tik Tok — a video sharing social networking service — last month, observing that 99pc users could not be penalized for the wrongdoing of less than 1pc. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah was hearing the […]
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Thursday approved renewal of non-commercial FM radio licenses of Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA). The 164th meeting of PEMRA authority was held with PEMRA Chairman Muhammad Saleem Baig in the chair at PEMRA Headquarters Islamabad. The Authority approved renewal of Service Licenses of Convex Interactive (Pvt) […]
KARACHI: The overreliance of the broadcast media on advertisement has created a “politico-economic problem” which can be solved by replacing at least part of this revenue stream with subscription-generated income, a working paper released on Thursday said. In the working paper titled “Understanding Broadcast Media Economics in Pakistan” that the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics […]
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has proposed allocation of 2.5 percent of total outlay of Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) projects for running “effective” media campaigns, official sources told Business Recorder. Sharing details, sources said, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting briefed the Cabinet on July 27, 2021 that according to the Rules of Business, […]
Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Wednesday said that the government has taken several steps for welfare of the journalist community as freedom of press and freedom of expression are part of PTI’s manifesto. “Regrettably, the extravagant ‘showbaz’ government did nothing for journalists and the media fraternity was befooled […]
ISLAMABAD: The cabinet members of Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Wednesday, blasted the right-wing government of Indian premier Narendra Modi for denying permission to five foreign journalists based in India from travelling to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to cover a session of the local legislative assembly. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi highlighted how India’s […]
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday said the government had approved the National Digital Cable Policy 2021 for cable operators. During a meeting with a delegation of Cable Operators Association of Pakistan, he said under the policy, a subscription model would be launched enabling the existing cable operators to subscribe for running new channels. […]
Federal information minister Fawad Chaudhry has Wednesday called India out for having refused at least five of its journalists an entry to Pakistan who were meant to cover August 5 poll to elect the region’s prime minister. Taking earlier today to his official Twitter account, federal minister Fawad Chaudhry said, “India has refused to allow […]
KARACHI: Senior journalist and Urdu daily Ummat’s chief editor Rafiq Afghan passed away on Monday morning in Karachi. He was 64. Afghan was ill for the past few days and was undergoing treatment at a private hospital. He had a lung infection that was deteriorated with coronavirus. His funeral prayers were offered at Shaheed Masjid […]
LAHORE – The Government College University (GCU), Lahore has announced the establishment of Department of Media and Communication Studies which will offer BS (Hons), MPhil and PhD programmes. GCU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi said that the university would open admissions to BS (Hons) Media and Communication Studies during the current year (Fall 2021). […]
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