KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday has issued a contempt of court notice to Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) chairman Saleem Baig on a petition over the non-implementation of the court’s order to restore ARY News transmission. In a major development in ARY News transmission suspension case, the SHC has issued a […]
ISLAMABAD—The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has condemned the decision of the GNN Television management to take prominent analyst Arif Hameed Bhatti off the air. Bhatti, a former PFUJ president, was told he could not be allowed on air Wednesday. PFUJ termed this an attack on press freedom and has convened an emergent meeting […]
ISLAMABAD—BOL News Bureau Chief Siddique Jan claims that an official in authority has directed the Islamabad Police to lodge an FIR against him. The pro-PTI Jan, who recently joined BOL, said on Twitter that at least three of his sources had told him about this plan. He said he had been advised to move to […]
ISLAMABAD—Journalist Arif Hameed Bhatti, taken off the air by GNN TV this week, said the media were going through the worst times, and he might now leave the country. He appeared on a television talk show. “I have never seen such bad times in the industry. They have knives on our throats, telling us to […]
LAHORE – A local court on Thursday handed over a doctor, allegedly involved in social media trolling against the institutions, to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on one-day physical remand. Judicial Magistrate Ghulam Murtaza Virk conducted the proceedings, wherein the FIA officials produced Dr Sahar Saud. The officials submitted that the accused was arrested on […]
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Thursday directed the Pemra, PTV, and Radio Pakistan for running special transmissions for the flood affectees and extending relief to them. The committee was chaired by Senator Faisal Javed, in which, he emphasised the role of the committee to help the flood victims. He said […]
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