By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD: In an unexpected move, the government has quietly brought back Yousuf Baig Mirza as managing director of Pakistan Television (PTV). Mr Mirza has already served in this position twice. Interestingly, he was first brought in by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in January 1998, and continued to serve until March of […]
HYDERABAD: The Indus Cable Operators Association has accused Pemra of harassing and victimising for ‘ulterior motives’. General secretary of the association Qurban Ali Memon said at a news conference here on Sunday that the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority had deprived TV viewers in interior Sindh of entertainment facilities by ordering closure of many channels. […]
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Out of 36 regional centres of Allama Iqbal University, 15 were affected by floods. “That is why the AIOU has withdrawn fee to provide relief to flood-affected students,” says varsity vice-chancellor Nazir Ahmed Sangi. Talking to newsmen here, Sangi said students of Dera Ghazi Khan division had also been granted fee waiver. […]
FAISALABAD: University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) is going to launch a FM Radio by the financial assistance of Endowment Fund Secretariat under the umbrella of technology transfer programme. This was revealed during a BOG meeting of Endowment Fund Secretariat here in New Syndicate Hall of the University with Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan in the […]
* Shiv Sena, MNS oppose Pakistani artists’ participation in Indian reality show LAHORE: Indian civil society activists on Wednesday asked the Indian and Maharashtra government to provide security to the Pakistani artists participating in a reality show on a private Hindi channel after threats from two extremist Hindu organisations. A statement issued by a group […]
By Saad Hasan KARACHI: Two top Pakistani regulators plan to penalise the companies, which use misleading television commercials to sell products and the penalty can go up to 10 percent of total revenues, senior officials said on Tuesday. The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) will penalise marketers, who […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) chairman to ensure transmissions and adjusting the numbers of all TV channels according to their ratings and criteria set by it (PEMRA). A three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday, […]
ISLAMABAD: A new ‘live morning show’ of 60 minutes duration on daily basis “SUBH-E-RAUSHAN” was launched here on Monday from PTV Home Islamabad. The show is produced by Farrukh Afzal Malik and anchored by Abida Hameed. According to Syeda Farkhanda Shaheen, Executive Producer, the show would take viewers’ input through live phone calls, while experts […]
ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Cable operators demanded of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to lift ban on foreign entertainment channels. While addressing a press conference here on Friday they said that they wanted to convey message to the government that the cable operators were facing severe economic loss due to closure of certain channels and […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) unequivocally resolved to uphold it’s writ in letter and spirit and implement its laws vigorously. It was decided in the meeting that defaulters and violators in broadcast and distribution sector be thrashed out and legitimate business entrepreneurs be supported. It was decided in the 65th meeting of […]
PEER MUHAMMAD & QAMAR UZ ZAMAN ISLAMABAD: Seriously reacting over a false report on a private TV channel about the arrests of JUI chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman and Minister for Science and Technology Azam Khan Swati at Doha airport, the JUI Senators in the Upper House of the Parliament on Tuesday demanded of the government to […]
ISLAMABAD: Commenting on a news item appearing in daily The News dated 15th September, the spokesman of the state-run TV has stated that due to the tireless efforts of management and staff and the overwhelming response by the public, around Rs240 million has materialised so far in both cash and kind out of the pledges […]
By Mazhar Tufail ISLAMABAD: The management of the state-run Television has apparently mislead Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani about the actual volume of the funds raised for for flood relief efforts through a six-day telethon, it was learnt here on Tuesday. “The state-run TV Managing Director Arshad Khan arranged a function before the meeting of […]
KARACHI: The Supreme Court has taken notice of the reports of broadcast of banned Indian recreational TV channels during the Eid holidays. These channels included Star Plus, Sony, Colors and others that have been displaying recreational programmes. The Supreme Court Registrar on the complaint of a number of people in this regard requisitioned report from […]
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