ISLAMABAD: The international media continued to pour criticism and condemnation against the uncalled for closure of the popular Pakistani news channel Geo News for airing shoe-throwing at Zardari by an aged Pakistani-origin Briton in Birmingham during a PPP meeting on August 8. The government is also reported to have banned another private news channel for […]
KARACHI: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has once again warned some cable operators and media communication companies to resume transmission of Geo News and ARY News or else be ready to face legal action. In separate letters to Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Ws Media Plus Communications (MPC), Ws Karachi Cable Services (KCS), […]
By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ordered the chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), Mr Mushtaq Malik, on Friday to immediately ensure uninterrupted transmission of two private television channels and take strict action against cable operators who blocked the channels in different cities. “Under the circumstances, sufficient material is available to […]
KARACHI: Two television channels were shut in southern Pakistan on Tuesday amid protests by ruling party workers over reports against the country’s embattled president, the channels said. “Geo television remains off the air in Karachi and other parts of Sindh province,” its managing director, Azhar Abbas, said. Workers of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) staged […]
LAHORE: The Punjab government has directed police and provincial administration to provide complete security to cable operators and take strict measures against the elements harassing hawkers and people selling newspapers. In a statement, the provincial government spokesman, Senator Pervaiz Rasheed, said the Pakistan Muslim League-N believed in complete media freedom which was necessary for democracy […]
ISLAMABAD: Film exhibitors and cinema owners have opposed the decision by the Ministry of culture that disallows the screening of Indian films on Eid. The decision to prohibit the showcasing of Indian movies a week before and after Eid was taken in a meeting held in Lahore between the stakeholders of the film industry and […]
ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: Cinema owners in the country are crestfallen – not only the Ministry of Culture has denied them permission to enliven Eid festival with Indian films but put a ban on the same. Instead, the cinema owners were offered four Pakistani films for the money-minting season when representatives of the film industry met […]
* EBF president says qualified journalists are crucial to professionalism of media ISLAMABAD: The Educational Broadcasters Forum (EBF) of Pakistan, which groups together universities and colleges of Islamabad and Rawalpindi that have been granted licences for campus stations, has launched an initiative to promote peace-building through community engagement and dialogue, within the educational framework, according […]
KARACHI: Karachi’s cinema buffs have been criticising Universal Cineplex for showing pirated prints. According to reports received by The Express Tribune, pirated versions of Milenge Milenge and Knight and Day are allegedly being shown at the venue. Andleeb Rana, the editor of Xpoze magazine, told The Express Tribune, “I went to see Knight and Day […]
By Khursheed Hyder KARACHI: Zeba Mohammad Ali has become even more graceful with the passage of time. One of the most popular actresses of the silver screen and the heart-throb of many in her heyday, her charisma is still very evident today. The evergreen celebrity who recently received an award for her achievements in the […]
By Khurram Shahzad ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Friday delayed the review of a ban on an Indian Bollywood comedy poking fun at Osama bin Laden, which censors said was a threat to security and offensive to Muslims. Pakistani censors banned “Tere bin Laden” (Without you, Laden) before it was due to open at cinemas nationwide […]
LAHORE: Faced with a dwindling audience and fewer hits, the cinema and theatre industry has been told by police to arrange surveillance cameras and walkthrough gates to avert any untoward incident. Civil Lines Senior Superintendent of Police Haider Ashraf told Dawn he had met cinema and theatre owners and told them to arrange guards, frisking, […]
By Saadia Qamar KARACHI: Gone are the days when Pakistan Television (PTV) was bursting with young artists and creative minds. Now the television station bears a forlorn look and hardly receives any visitors because there are a number of new private production houses and TV channels that have sprung up and gained popularity. Sara Malik […]
ISLAMABAD: The cabinet on Wednesday strongly condemned the blasphemous caricatures on a specific website and directed the Ministry of Information Technology to ensure that such blasphemous material is not allowed to appear on the Internet in Pakistan. The federal cabinet met at the Prime Minister’s Secretariat under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza […]
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