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Daily Archives: August 16, 2022

Extreme measures

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A GOVERNMENT comprising political parties that used to rightly accuse its predecessor of throttling freedom of speech has in one fell swoop outdone the PTI government’s excesses against the media. Late Friday night, in an unprecedented move, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority revoked the operating licence of ARY News after the interior ministry withdrew […]


NA speaker pays tribute to Arif Nizami, lauds other journalists on nomination of National Civil Awards 2022

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  National Assembly (NA) Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Monday paid tribute to the late Ahmad Arif Nizami, Late Ziauddin and Late Atta Ur Rehman for being nominated as recipient of Star Pakistan. He expressed these views while congratulating renowned journalists for being nominated for the National Civil Award 2022 on the occasion of 75th […]


ARY NEWS TRANSMISSION: SHC DIRECTS PEMRA TO SUBMIT WRITTEN ASSURANCE

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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday directed Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to submit written assurance with regard to resumption of transmission of ARY NEWS after the authority said that it has not suspended the transmission, ARY NEWS reported. During a hearing on a petition for restoration of ARY NEWS transmission, the […]


Wailing over suppression of media freedom

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Hardly four months in opposition and former PM Imran Khan is moaning that there can be no real independence without free media. The realisation would have been welcomed if it was really genuine. With media having passed through a virtual nightmare during the PTI rule, many would question the credibility of the statement. Media curbs […]


IG orders developing IT-based mechanism

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LAHORE: Inspector General Police Punjab Faisal Shahkar has said that the future of police is IT-based and easy provision of police-related services to citizens is the first priority of his department; he issued these instructions on Monday while presiding over a high-level meeting at the Central Police Office to review the working of IT projects. […]


PTI social media head given charge of Information Technology board

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LAHORE: Dr. Akhter Malik, a PTI MPA from Multan, has been inducted into the Punjab cabinet as minister for primary and secondary healthcare. Moreover, much to the surprise of members across the divide, Arsalan Khalid, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister (SACM), has been given the command of the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB). Arsalan […]


Pemra denies role in suspension of ARY News

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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Monday directed the Pakistan Elect­ronic Media Regulatory Aut­hority (Pemra) to issue a circular that it has not suspended the transmission of ARY News and has no objection if cable operators restore the channel at the same position as it was operating earlier. The bench comprising Justice Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan […]