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Daily Archives: August 13, 2022

Right to information necessary for good governance: Omar Cheema

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LAHORE: Terming the right to information necessary for the improvement of transparency and good governance in the democratic system, adviser to CM on Information Omar Sarfraz Cheema said that this process is part of the basic contours of governance in the developing countries. During his visit to the office of Punjab Information Commission, Cheema revealed […]


Interior ministry cancels NOC of ARY News

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The Ministry of Interior has cancelled the no-objection certificate (NOC) of ARY Communications Private Ltd, citing “adverse reports from agencies” as the reason behind the decision, it emerged on Friday. The notification issued by the ministry, dated August 11, to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) reads: “The NOC issued in favour of M/S […]


MoU signed on tackling marginalization through women’s visibility in digital journalism

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: A quadrilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Institute for Research, Advocacy and Development (IRADA), Women Journalists Association of Pakistan (WJAP), Digital Media Alliance of Pakistan (DigiMAP) and Freedom Network (FN) was signed at National Press Club (NPC) in Islamabad on Friday. Under this MoU, IRADA will support WJAP through specialised trainings on quality […]


Arsalan Khalid made Punjab Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister (SACM)

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LAHORE: Arsalan Khalid, a person whose name came to prominence when allegedly a telephone call of former First Lady Bushra Bibi issuing instructions to him to counter propaganda against PTI was leaked, has been made Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister. Arsalan is associated with the social media team of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf. Arsalan was allegedly […]


PTV legend Leghari looks to govt for theatre’s revival

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LAHORE: One of the finest actors of Pakistan who graced a number of television plays during the golden era of PTV, Aurangzeb Leghari, says if the government provides any patronage to message-oriented and socially relevant plays, quality theatre can be revived. Mr Leghari in an interview with Dawn not only threw light on the prevalent […]


Journalist passes away

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ISLAMABAD: Veteran journalist Syed Shamim Ahmed Rizvi passed away on Friday morning. He had started his journalistic carrier with Faiz Ahmad Faiz in The Pakistan Times and served in daily Muslim, Pakistan Observer, Pakistan Gulf Economist and Financial Times. He had also been associated with Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) as media adviser. […]


Pemra moves against ARY News after licence revoked

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ISLAMABAD: In an unprecedented move, the Pakistan Elec­tronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) revoked the operating licence of ARY News late on Friday night after the security clearance of the channel was withdrawn by the Ministry of Interior, paving the way for the permanent closure of the TV channel. Earlier, in a notification, the interior ministry […]


MoFEPT to run educational channels on PTCL’s smart TV app

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KARACHI: Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (MoFEPT) and Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) signed an agreement for the provision of four educational OTT channels in order to deliver educational content to students across the country, at a ceremony on Friday. The channels will boost accessibility to quality educational content to foster learning and […]


President gets input on ‘grim’ situation from media persons

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LAHORE: Emphasising the need for initiating a consultative process to bring all stakeholders on the table to listen to each other, President Arif Alvi said on Friday that developing a ‘Charter of Economy’ could help ease out the current political polarisation and economic situation. While talking to a group of media persons at Governor’s House, […]