ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Monday, reiterating its commitment to promote electronic media, issued licences to Geo English News, Business Plus, Wikkid Plus, ARY Shopping Channel, Aruj TV and Asset Plus channels. The 49th meeting of Pemra held here also took various significant decisions for promotion of private electronic media in […]
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the House in the Senate Mian Raza Rabbani on Monday took notice for not giving due coverage to the proceedings of the Upper House by the Pakistan Television (PTV). Rabbani told the House that leader of the opposition had pointed out that the PTV was not giving proper coverage to the proceedings […]
KARACHI, June 16: GEO TV has demanded an apology from the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) for alleging that a news item on the network was responsible for causing a drop in the Karachi Stock Exchange Index, says a press release. On June 6, SECP had issued a notice to GEO TV for […]
ISLAMABAD (June 14 2008): Ms Sherry Rehman, Minister for Information and Broadcasting has said that the PPP government has not blocked the transmission of any TV channel from any source. “Government believes in complete freedom of expression and question of pressurising or blocking of any channel by the government does not arise”, a press statement […]
ISLAMABAD (APP) – Information and Broadcasting Division has been earmarked Rs 1.38 billion in Public Sector Developtnent Programme 2008-09 to implement 27 ongoing and new development schemes. The most prominent ongoing project is establishment of 47 FM radio station for which government has allocated 187.23 million. According to PSDP break-up, Rs 166 million has also […]
ISLAMABAD: The PPP-led government has put an unannounced and partial ban on President Pervez Musharraf’s coverage on PTV and Radio Pakistan, the state-run-media, The News has learnt. “The partial ban started with the coverage of Pervez Musharraf’s last media conference, and he may face more restrictions in getting projection on the state-run television and Radio […]
ISLAMABAD, June 7: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has issued notice to the GEO television network for “acting in an irresponsible manner and deceiving public at large by running a news ticker about the issue of extension in exemption to capital gains tax (CGT)”. The news ticker, aired on GEO News on […]
ISLAMABAD – Federal Information Minister Sherry Rehman Thursday asked electronic media to adopt more responsible approach in reporting events and avoid unnecessary focus on political news as it had buried other real issues of human interest. Speaking at the Rozan’s Munsalik Media Project, she said that media’s sources were the main cause of spreading sensationalism. […]
LAHORE: Renowned television anchorperson and political analyst Dr Shahid Masood has been appointed as PTV chairman, Geo News reported. Dr Shahid is currently hosting a programme Meray Mutabiq on Geo News. Source: Daily Times Date:5/31/2008
The electronic media is playing a vital role in reforming society by highlighting social issues such as karo-kari and other feudal rituals, this helping to resolve them, speakers said Saturday at the launching ceremony of a book titled ‘Satellite Television and Social Change in Pakistan: A Case Study of Rural Sindh.” The book has been […]
ISLAMABAD: The government will introduce legislation to help the media, Information Minister Sherry Rehman said on Friday. “We will also bring about more legislation to facilitate and flourish the media,” she said at a national conference entitled ‘Media Freedom, Laws and Security of Media Persons and Places’, organised by the South Asian Free Media Association […]
ISLAMABAD (May 23 2008): The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) awarded eight satellite TV channel licenses and 10 FM Radio licenses, including one for Campus Radio to Riphah International University on Thursday at Pemra headquarters here, says a press release. With the award of these licenses, the number of licensed satellite TV channels in […]
STANFORD (May 23 2008): The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has proposed to the government to replace the controversial electronic media rules with the previous code of conduct. Chairman Mushtaq Malik told Business Recorder here on Thursday that Pemra has already sent its proposal to the Ministry of Information (MoI) for taking up electronic […]
ABU DHABI, May 19: A Pakistani documentary, “Dinner with the President”, has been nominated for an award in the first international documentary competition, Document Your Talent, being held here. The documentary, produced by Sabiha Sumar, is among 14 shortlisted by the jury from among 115 entries from the UAE and 21 other countries on diverse […]
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