ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) FM Radio 92.4 on Tuesday started a special transmission, ‘Complaint Cell’, to take note of public problems, and ensure their resolution on an immediate basis. Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik directed officials of Islamabad Police to set up the complaint cell at ITP FM Radio so that problems of […]
LAHORE: Justice Nasir Saeed Sheikh of the Lahore High Court on Friday disposed of a petition seeking ban on film Bol, with directions to the district coordination officer (DCO), Lahore, to look into the matter and take action according to law within two weeks. The court, after hearing the parties, disposed of the petition in […]
By Madeeha Syed KARACHI: Filmmaking is the best way to tell a story, probably because you don’t have to be literate to enjoy one and it’s mass media, said film director Sabiha Sumar at a session of Reel Talks here on Thursday. She said one needed to have an understanding of technicalities such as how […]
HYDERABAD: People thinking and talking about the division of province should keep in mind that the Sindhi-speaking people were strong enough to protect their motherland from such conspiracies. Chairman, Sindh Taraqi Passan Party, Dr Qadir Magsi said this in reaction to a debate aired on a private television channel. He also warned an ethnic party […]
KARACHI: A protest against SAMAA TV was staged on Friday after Zuhr from Qasba Chowk to Katti Pahari. Scores of people came out with placards and banners. A few days ago a SAMAA TV DSNG van was attacked and set on fire in the area. According to the protesters, however, the attackers were unidentified people […]
HYDERABAD: Activists of a number of nationalist parties held a protest march on Thursday against a private television channel for hosting a show on the issue of a new province in Sindh. Supporters of Paigham Sindh Forum marched from Qasimabad to Hyderabad press club and demonstrated at Naseem Nagar chowk, Wahdat colony, Gul Centre and […]
The Management of Aaj TV offers an unconditional apology to the Hon’ble Supreme Court of Pakistan for airing of an ad by a political party in respect of a sub judice matter on 11 and 12 July 2011. The ad was aired inadvertently. The management of Aaj TV holds the independence of the judiciary and […]
HYDERABAD: Leaders of nationalist parties have criticised a private TV channel for airing a talk show on “a Mohajir province” and asked its management to apologise because the programme has hurt Sindhi people’s sentiments. A shutter down strike was observed in Khairpur and demonstrations were held in Hyderabad, Nawabshah and other cities and towns. The […]
LAHORE: The Pakistan Film Distributors` Association seeks Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani`s intervention in securing a berth for Pakistani flicks in local cinemas on Eids. In a letter written to Mr Gilani, movie distributors say that on the coming Eid, two Urdu and two Punjabi films will be released which are likely to face a […]
By Meiryum Ali KARACHI: The girlsÂ’ foreheads were gashed with scars. The boys rushed into the elevators in black gowns. If there had been wands, there would have been magic. But for Karachi’s Harry Potter fans, a 4:15pm premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II, at the Atrium Cinema was magical enough. […]
KARACHI: A private TV channel cameraman, who had filmed the killing of Sarfraz Shah in a park last month, identified six personnel of Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, and a private contractor in an anti-terrorism court on Wednesday. Sub-Inspector Bahaur Rehman, Lance Naik Liaquat Ali, Constables Mohammad Tariq, Manthar Ali, Shahid Zafar, Mohammad Afzal and contractor Afsar […]
HYDERABAD: A group of singers and musicians held a unique demonstration on Monday to highlight their misery, urging the government to approved financial assistance from the endowment fund. They expressed their anger against management of Radio Pakistan`s Hyderabad station by singing songs. “Local artists are being denied payments under endowment and legendary funds”, said vocalist-cum-instrumentalist […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Monday in an exclusive meeting with the holders of non-commercial FM radio licences explicitly directed them to adhere to the scope and mandate of their respective FM radios. PEMRA has so far issued 28 non-commercial FM radio licences across the country mostly to academic institutions offering Mass […]
KARACHI: Bureau Chief (BC) of Awaz television channel, Zahid Hussain Khokhar, on Saturday identified six personnel of paramilitary force and a civilian as accused before the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC-I) during hearing of a case of shooting to death of youth Sarfaraz Shah at Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Park, Karachi on June 8, 2011. Recording his statement […]
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