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Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) serves show-cause notice on ARY News

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ISLAMABAD—Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued a show-cause notice to ARY News for broadcasting what the regulator said was a baseless and fabricated report about the finance minister. According to the Twitter handle of PEMRA, the regulator directed ARY News to submit a reply in writing within seven days. “In case of non-compliance, […]


Number of 3G, 4G users up by 1.14m in one month: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)

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ISLAMABAD: The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan increased by 1.14 million from 112.75 million by end April 2022 to 113.89 million by end-May 2022, says the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). The number of cellular subscribers in Pakistan increased by 0.25 million to 193 million by end-May 2022 compared to 192.75 million by […]


Pakistan Single Window (PSW) holds media dialogue for collaboration on cross-border trade facilitation

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Single Window (PSW) organized a media dialogue on “Developing an Enabling Media Network towards International Trade Facilitation”. The dialogue provided a forum for the PSW team and media professionals to reflect on the media’s role in generating and promoting trade facilitation initiatives such as the PSW in collaboration with other public and private […]


Pakistan has shortage of 500,000 Information Technology (IT) professionals: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI)

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KARACHI: Shabbir Mansha, Acting President FPCCI, has expressed his longstanding concern that despite having a young, energetic and driven population of 65 percent, Pakistan has not yet even partially capitalized on its potential in the various tech industries in general and IT & IT-enabled Services (ITeS) in particular. However, he maintained, Pakistan is all poised […]


Fake ‘leaked paper’ news becomes highlight of first day of Inter exams

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A fake news circulated by some television channels caused unnecessary controversy on Saturday as the Intermediate examinations started in the city. At least two media outlets broadcast unverified report that the ‘examination paper of biology’ was leaked prior to the examination. However, there was no examination of biology scheduled for Saturday and the ‘leaked’ examination […]