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Monthly Archives: September 2022

Islamabad High Court (IHC) directs PEMRA to restore ARY NEWS transmission in an hour

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday directed PEMRA to restore transmission of ARY NEWS on cable in an hour and warned action against the chairman of the regulatory authority in case of non-compliance, ARY NEWS reported. Chief Justice IHC Athar Minallah led the proceedings of a petition against the suspension of ARY NEWS […]


Islamabad High Court (IHC) doesn’t believe in contempt of court laws: Chief Justice

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ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court Chief Justice (CJ) Athar Minallah remarked on Friday that the IHC did not believe in the contempt of court laws. “If someone says something wrong, let them do so. This court does not believe in the contempt of court laws.” “The court will not restrain anyone from criticism, but that criticism […]


Petitioner moves Lahore High Court (LHC) against PEMRA over broadcast of Nawaz Sharif’s speech

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A petition was filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) Friday seeking orders against the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to implement a ban on the electronic media coverage of former Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif and former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. In the petitioner by Munir Ahmed the federal government, PEMRA and others […]


ARY News ‘back on air’ after Islamabad High Court (IHC) order

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court ordered the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Friday to immediately restore the transmission of ARY News at the position it was on Aug 7 or face consequences for defying the order. Chief Justice Athar Minallah ordered Information Secretary Shahera Shahid and Pemra Chairman Saleem Baig to appear before […]


Police arrest three over killing journalist

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Police on Friday claimed to have arrested three suspects allegedly involved in killing a local journalist and president of the Shorkot Press Club Chaudhry Younis. According to district police officer (DPO), the arrested suspects have been identified as Naseer, Amir and Abdul Lateef. “The suspects murdered Chaudhry Younis on a dispute over a five-acre land,” […]


The 2010 Flood-Related Mistakes are Being Made Again in 2022 Flood – Who Is Responsible?

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Flood in Pakistan Since its creation, Pakistan has faced severe floods in 1950, 1956, 1957, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1992 and now in 2010 record flood peak discharges. Floods of various magnitudes occurred between 1922 and 2010. These floods affected the basins of the rivers in Punjab and Sindh. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Balochistan, FATA, […]


Twitter testing ‘edit’ button

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Twitter Inc will launch a widely requested edit button for its paid subscribers in the coming weeks, the social media company said on Thursday. For years, Twitter users have demanded the ability to edit their tweets after publishing in order to fix errors like typos. Subscribers who pay $4.99 per month for Twitter Blue will […]


Journalists boycott Punjab Assembly (PA) Press Gallery, condemn attack on Minute Mirror chief editor’s family

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Journalists on Wednesday staged a walkout from the Punjab Assembly’s Press Gallery in protest against the attack on the family of Minute Mirror’s Chief Editor Ali Sajjad on Tuesday. Later, they staged a demonstration at the stairs of the Punjab Assembly where they demanded the arrest of the culprits. Punjab Assembly Speaker Sabtain Khan constituted […]


Islamabad High Court (IHC) summons Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) officials in case against ban on TV channel

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday summoned officials of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) in a case against the ban on ARY. The IHC, in its order, said the employees of TV channel had approached the high court against the channels’ closure. It said the ban had affected the rights of […]


Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Seeks Report of Car Showroom Attack in Three Days

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Additional Inspector General of Police (IGP) South Punjab Dr Ehsan Sadiq on Thursday took notice of the incident in which eleven cars were burnt to ashes over minor dispute and sought a report from the district police officer Khanewal within three days. The Additional Inspector General of Police South Punjab took notice of the incident […]


Are Journalists Safe in the Cyber World?

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Pakistan’s constitution guarantees freedom of the press and access to information, but true freedom of journalism is missing Prevention of Electronic Crime Act 2016 (PECA) was designed to protect the personal information of social media users and provide them with safe cyberspace. But the journalists, who play an important role in guiding the public and […]


Attack on Minute Mirror chief editor’s family condemned

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Journalists protested outside the Punjab Assembly and condemned the attack on Minute Mirror Chief Editor Ali Sajjad’s family that occurred on Tuesday. The protest came following Tuesday’s attack wherein two Toyota Hilux Revo vehicles followed and rammed the car in which the family of Minute Mirror’s chief editor was travelling. Both vehicles escaped from the […]


ARY News ‘parts ways’ with journalist Arshad Sharif

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The ARY Network on Wednesday announced it has “parted ways” with anchorperson Arshad Sharif without citing a specific reason but stating that it expects its employees’ conduct on social media to be in line with the company policy. The announcement was made in a statement posted by the channel on its social media accounts. “ARY […]