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Ban on Imran Khan’s speeches: LHC seek response from PBA

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The Lahore High Court (LHC) has sought a written response from the Pakistan Broadcasters Association on a petition against the ban on speeches of PTI Chairman Imran Khan. The court’s remarks came while hearing a petition against the ban. The plea stated that it was a legal requirement for political parties to get primetime coverage […]


Pakistan and Kazakhstan to establish State media offices in each other’s countries

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Pakistan and Kazakhstan have agreed to establish offices of their state media organizations in each other’s countries. This came at a meeting between Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi and Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Pakistan Yerzhan Kistafin in Islamabad today. In his remarks, the Information Minister said Pakistan values its relations with Kazakhstan, […]


SHC order to lift media ban on PTI leaders suspended

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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday suspended its earlier order about lifting a ban on the media coverage of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and its leadership in the aftermath of May 9 riots. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) filed an intra-court appeal against the order of a single-judge bench of SHC that had suspended […]


Pakistani court suspends media regulators’ ban against airing Imran Khan’s speeches

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KARACHI – Pakistan’s electronic media regulator PEMRA banned all TV channels from airing recorded or live speeches of former prime minister Imran Khan, and now Sindh High Court revoked the order of the media regulator. Former prime minister, since removed from power criticised state institutions, with most of PTI chief’s criticism directed at military establishment, […]


SHC suspends Pemra’s post-May 9 order

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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Monday suspended the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s letter to media outlets about restrictions on telecasting certain political activities and speeches on electronic media. The interim order came on a lawsuit filed by Mohammad Tehamas Ali Khan, an office bearer of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf, who challenged the direction of the […]


PTA restores mobile data services in GB

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ISLAMABAD/Gilgit: After a 16-day suspension amid religious tensions in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), mobile data services were fully restored across the region on Monday. The services were suspended on Sept 1. In a letter addressed to the Secretary of the Minis­try of Interior, the Gilgit-Baltistan home and prisons department officially communicated its decisio­n to restore 4G cellular inte­r­net services […]


Radio Pakistan achieves significant milestones in ‘digital migration’: Solangi

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ISLAMABAD   –   Caretaker Minister for In­formation and Broadcast­ing Murtaza Solangi, in his address to an international conference in Amsterdam on Saturday, highlighted the significant achieve­ments made by Radio Paki­stan in its digital migration journey. Addressing the international conference on Radio Resource Control and Management via Zoom, he said Radio Pakistan had achieved significant mile­stones in […]


Hadsa: IHC overturns Pemra ban against drama based on motorway rape case

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The Islamabad high court has suspended the order of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) against the TV drama Hadsa, which is closely based on the motorway rape case. On August 30th, the regulators banned the drama serial and said in the notification that the drama had caused public outrage. Lawyer Khadija Siddiqui filed […]


The ban saga

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The now-banned drama serial ‘Hadsa’ caused a lot of stir during its short run on a private entertainment TV channel, for similarities with the terrifying rape incident which occurred in September 2020 on the Lahore-Sialkot motorway. Complaints against the drama were filed by activists with Pemra, the regulator of electronic media in Pakistan, which soon […]


Pemra prohibits broadcasting the Geo drama ‘Hadsa’ following criticism over similarities to the 2020 motorway rape case.

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On Wednesday, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) prohibited the broadcast of the Geo TV drama ‘Hadsa’ on a complaint by lawyer Khadija Siddiqi, following criticism that the show was based on the 2020 motorway gang rape case. In September 2020, a French woman of Pakistani origin was gang raped on the Lahore-Sialkot motorway […]


PEMRA Regional Office Lahore Holds Bidding For Cable Television Licence

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ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 31st Aug 2023): Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Regional Office Lahore on Thursday held bidding for the issuance of cable television networks for multiple cities and towns. During bidding, Hyder Mughees Network was awarded a license for Farooqabad, Choonian, Ahmedabad, A&R Network for Ferozwala, Narang Cable […]


PEMRA holds bidding for the auction of cable television networks for five cities

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ISLAMABAD, Aug 28 (APP): Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority ( PEMRA) on Monday held bidding for the auction of cable television network rights for five cities, including Taxila, Chua Saden Shah, Fateh Jang, Hazro and Pindi Gheb. In the bidding, Multi Cable Network won rights for Taxila and Wah Cantt, while IJWA Friends Network was […]


PPF concerned by PEMRA directive barring coverage of proclaimed offenders, including four media persons

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is concerned by a recent directive issued by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) that has barred coverage of 11 individuals, including four media persons, for being proclaimed offenders/absconders. On August 12, the regulatory body issued a directive prohibiting media coverage of 11 individuals, including four media persons — Sabir […]


President signs PEMRA Bill

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ISLAMABAD – President Dr. Arif Alvi on Tuesday signed the Pa­kistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023, said a statement issued by the President’s House. The statement also said that the bill has been ap­proved under Article 75 of the Constitution and has now changed into an act. Last week, the bill was approved […]