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Daily Archives: August 1, 2023

Stakeholders to be actively involved in the consultation process of the PEMRA Amendment Bill

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LAHORE  –  Pakistan Electronic Media Regulato­ry Authority (PEMRA) is responsible for granting licenses to the country’s television channels, FM radios, and cable operators. It is also in authority to oversee and enforce PEMRA regulations. A few days ago, the fed­eral government approved the PEM­RA Amendment Bill (2023) through the National Assembly Standing Committee. The media […]


Info Minister inaugurates Foreign Media Digital Monitoring Wall at DEMP

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Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb inaugurated Foreign Media Digital Monitoring Wall at Directorate of Electronic Media and Publications in Islamabad on Monday. Addressing the inauguration ceremony, she said through this digital system, information will be disseminated among 52 countries through Radio Pakistan. She said ninety local and 35 international media channels and social […]


12-member full board to decide ‘Barbie’s’ fate in Punjab today

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LAHORE: On the orders of Punjab’s Chief Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, significant development has occurred regarding the screening of the Hollywood movie Barbie in the province. A full censor board meeting has been scheduled for today (Tuesday) to reevaluate the film’s content and decide whether to grant permission for its screening in Punjab. The decision comes […]


Punjab authorities give approval for screening of ‘Barbie’ in province

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Punjab authorities gave approval for the screening of fantasy-comedy film ‘Barbie’ in the province on Tuesday, more than 10 days after its debut in Pakistan. The movie’s release in Punjab was halted over ‘objectionable content’, even when the Punjab Film Censor Board had issued a no-objection certificate for it. Earlier, Punjab Inform­ation Secretary Ali Nawaz Malik said […]


PPF’s Media Safety Fellowship workshop addresses alarming safety concerns for journalists in Pakistan

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Reflective of the challenges faced by journalists in Pakistan, journalists, and media professionals shared their experiences and discussed the risks to the safety of the media in the country at a workshop for Pakistan Press Foundation’s (PPF) Media Safety Fellowship’s fifth cycle. The workshop held in Islamabad from July 16-19 brought together journalists and media […]