LAHORE: The Actors’ Collective (ACT) – an association of actors, including film, theater and televisions artists, was launched on Sunday with the aim to improve the standards of the entertainment industry. The association’s founding members include: Nadia Jamil, Seemi Raheel Nauman Ijaz, Asif Raza Mir, Sania Saeed, Sajid Hassan, Faisal Qureshi, Faisal Rehman, Hamayun Saeed […]
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Deputy Speaker Faisal Karim Kundi on Sunday urged media and intellectuals to play their role against anti-Pakistan propaganda by some elements in the West. Kundi was addressing a media conference titled “Impact of Muslim Civilisation on West”, arranged by a non-governmental organisation at National Art Gallery. “Islam is a religion of peace […]
KARACHI: Pakistani artists would not go to India unless Indian government provides security and respect to them, said renowned Pakistani comedian Shakeel Siddiqui, who was recently harassed by extremists in India. Addressing a press conference at the Fleet Club Auditorium here Friday, he said it is the duty of Indian government to provide security to […]
KARACHI (January 16 2009): All Indian television channels would be banned, if the neighbouring country did not stop propaganda against Pakistan. This was stated by M.S Akhtar, president, cable operators association of Pakistan (CAP) at the inauguration ceremony of S.A Motors along with Irfan Ahmad, President, Electronic Market, Saddar and Saleem Memon, President, Rainbow Centre […]
ISLAMABAD (January 16 2009): The Finance Division in compliance with the directive of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday released the supplementary grant for immediate payment of 20 percent raise in the salaries of the employees of Radio Pakistan. The Prime Minister gave this directive during his visit to the Ministry of Information […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has made it clear that shifting of the FM Radio stations to other cities was not a violation of laws. Commenting on the news items published in The News on Tuesday, Pemra spokesperson, in a press statement held Wednesday that shifting of FM stations to other cities had […]
KARACHI, Jan 15: Comedian Shakeel Siddiqui returned to Karachi on Thursday after he was reportedly manhandled by a group of Hindu extremists in Mumbai the other day. He had gone to India on January 12 to participate in a television programme there. During the programme’s recording on Wednesday, a group of Hindu extremists forcibly entered […]
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman on Tuesday said the government would continue to take all stakeholders on board on all issues, particularly those concerning the media. Chairing a special meet-ing held here between the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) to deliberate upon the Rules […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has allowed three local FM radio stations to enter Karachi, Multan and Islamabad without any bidding process. According to details, Zena Satellite Communications that is operating a community radio station in District Thatta has been given permission to launch an FM radio station in Karachi under political […]
ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Monday asked the government to stop cable operators from showing Indian channels in response to the Indian media’s vilification campaign against Pakistan in the wake of Mumbai terrorist attacks. Senator Tariq Azeem (PML-Q) made the suggestion which was endorsed unanimously by the committee […]
LAHORE (January 12 2009): Pakistan’s film and entertainment industry has been hit hard by the serial bomb blasts here on Friday night as artistes are scared to perform on stage and people are afraid to go to a theatre or the cinema house for entertainment. The five bomb blasts at two theatres in Lahore, dubbed […]
Sindh National Front (SNF) Chairman Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, in a press statement issued Tuesday, asked authorities concerned if suppressing clarification statements was part of the job of the independent media. He criticised elements in the media for their alleged biases and said that particular groups in the media were defaming the media as a whole […]
Karachi, Jan 5: A proposal is being considered to levy a tax collected through one of the utility bills to help Radio Pakistan generate resources like PTV. This was stated by the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Syed Sumsam Ali Shah Bukhari, while speaking to the employees of Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) at […]
ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: The elder daughter of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has written a rap song expressing her anguish over her mother’s death. The song, entitled “I Would Take the Pain Away”, and a five-minute video of clips and photographs of Ms Bhutto has been broadcast by PTV and posted on the video-sharing website […]
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