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 […]
MUZAFFARABAD, May 15: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has sought help from senior officials of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government with a view to exert its clout in the region, Dawn has reliably learnt. According to official sources, the Pemra Ordinance 2002 was adopted by the AJK Council in 2005 as […]
ISLAMABAD – Federal Information Minister Sherry Rehman here on Thursday said that the government was working to amend media-related laws to ensure freedom of expression by taking all stakeholders on board. Speaking at a Media Stakeholders Conference, she said PEMRA laws against media had already been withdrawn and more amendments were in the pipeline to […]
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Electric Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), Mushtaq Malik categorically rejected the speculations that Pemra has not given license to Geo English Channel because of political pressure. Addressing a press conference here on Monday he said there is no pressure on Pemra from any quarter whether political or government. Chairman Pemra said the reason […]
LONDON: PPP Co-chairman Asif Zardari on Monday underlined that the government believes in the freedom of the press and no strategy has been chalked out regarding crackdown against journalists. Talking to a private TV channel, Zardari said the PPP would fully support journalists against the hearing regarding the contempt of court case against Geo TV. […]
HYDERABAD, May 12: A group of cable operators having monopoly in the city want to purge a smaller group by threatening to go on strike if their licenses are not cancelled, said Chairman, Pakistan Electronic Media Association, Sindh chapter, Mohammad Ibrahim Rana. Speaking at a press conference and in the presence of a large number […]
ISLAMABAD, May 12: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) and the information secretary to produce footage and news clippings of everything relating to judiciary telecast and published since Nov 3, 2007, and restrained the media from broadcasting and printing derogatory and defamatory material against the institution of judiciary. […]
RAWALPINDI: Before February 18 elections during the tenure of the caretaker government, Pemra had sent Geo English TV Channel case to the then Secretary Information Anwar Mahmood for his comments. According to sources, after reviewing the case the former information secretary had allowed Geo English to start its telecasts. At that time Iftikhar Rashid was […]
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Sherry Rehman on Monday revealed in Senate that a sensitive secret agency did not give a clearance and No Objection Certificate (NOC) for Geo English channel to get a licence for transmission. Sherry gave this reply to the opposition senators who protested reports regarding the government’s plans to gag the media. However, […]
HYDERABAD, May 11: Local cable operators announced on Sunday they would shut down the cable network after the end of there 24-hour ultimatum to Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to cancel the licences issued on or after Jan 1. The leaders of the group, Mukhtar Ahmed, Raheel Kaimkhani and Asif Abbasi said at a […]
ISLAMABAD: The authorities have decided not to issue a licence to the Geo English television channel and the laws and the Pemra ordinance are being amended to make it impossible for the TV channel to get the licence. The management of the Geo Television Network had applied for a licence to launch Geo English around […]
ISLAMABAD: The most popular television channel in Pakistan, Geo Television Network, has been asked not to air any programme on the issue of the reinstatement of the deposed judges and not to make a mention in this regard. Geo TV, which telecasts its programme from Dubai, has been formally intimated in this regard. It merits […]
ISLAMABAD: Yet again, the media in Pakistan is under serious threat. Alarm bells have already started ringing. Naked warnings are being overtly given. Lists of “troublemakers” in the media are being compiled and the NRO-laundered intelligence sleuths are being assigned to straighten out the “crooked” pen pushers. Some media houses have been pinpointed for “conspiring” […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has directed the print and electronic media neither to publish nor telecast any news item in respect of the person of a judge in any capacity, nor display his photograph on TV and in newspapers without proper verification and permission of the registrar of the Court. The orders were issued on […]
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