ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: The Senate standing committee on culture has expressed its surprise and dismay over the open violation of a ban on exhibition of Indian films in Pakistan enforced since 1965 war. The committee, which met with Senator Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry in the chair, noted that cable operators were flouting the ban with immunity […]
KARACHI(PPI) – Reporters sans Frontiers RSF (Reporters without Borders), the Paris-based international organisation of journalists, hailed the lifting of a government ban on cable TV distribution of the privately owned TV channel Geo News but deplored the fact that President Pervez Musharraf made it conditional on the suppression of some its programmes. “Geo News has […]
The Karachi University Journalism Alumni Association (KUJAA) on Tuesday warmly welcomed restoration of the transmission of Geo News on local cable television networks. In a press statement issued on Tuesday, the KUJAA officeÂbearers expressed hope that after restoration of the transmission over the local network, Geo TV’s news team would continue to work with a […]
KARACHI: After a 77-day closure, Geo News and Geo Super finally resumed transmission on Monday, sending a wave of jubilation across the country. A large number of families while welcoming the event termed it akin to the return of a missing person of the family as they thought they were incomplete in the absence of […]
KARACHI, Jan 21: The Sindh High Court on Monday disposed of as withdrawn two petitions seeking resumption of transmissions by two television channels. Appearing for the Independent Media Corporation (Pvt) Limited and the Birds (Pvt) Limited, owners of Geo News and Geo Super, Advocate Mohammad Ali Mazhar informed a division bench that the Pakistan Electronic […]
PESHAWAR: As the electioneering is expected to gain momentum after the observance of Ashura across the country, all mainstream political parties have expressed their dismay over the coverage of their political activities by the official media, while accusing the government of manipulating the coverage. However, the Information Ministry says any party having complaints against the […]
KARACHI: A constitutional petition challenging a new television channel ‘Dharti’ by Mehran Television (Pvt) Ltd was disposed off Tuesday by the High Court of Sindh (SHC) that asked the petitioner to seek an alternate remedy by approaching the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) first. The bench, comprising Justice Azizullah M. Memon and Justice Khawaja […]
LAHORE, Jan 15: The Establishment Division has moved a summary for terminating the services of Federal Film Censor Board chairman Azfar Shafqat, sources in the Federal Ministry of Culture confirmed to Dawn. According to them, the step has been taken on the direction of Federal Minister for Culture, Sikander Hayat Jogezai. The minister is also […]
KARACHI (APP) – Violence (homicide, suicide, and trauma) is a leading cause of death for children, adolescents and young adults, more prevalent than disease, cancer or congenital disorders. An Agha Khan University Hospital’s press release issued here Monday said Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Ehsan Ullah Syed discussing aspects of violence in Pakistani society at its Signs, […]
ISLAMABAD (January 12 2008): The sixth phase of bidding for the FM radio licences has become a problem area for the authorities, as the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has to follow the laid down criterion after the detoriating law and order situation in the country, Business Recorder learnt on Friday. Pemra officials told […]
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Thursday called for the suspension of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) until the redress of media organisations’ complaints against it. A PFUJ press release said there were fears that the Pemra officials would try to influence television channels into toeing the official […]
* RSF calls for repealing ordinances on print and broadcast media * Govt rejects RSF report terming it unrealistic and unreasonable PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: International media rights group Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) said on Wednesday that media was “not free” to provide coverage of the elections scheduled for February 18 because of “a climate of censorship” that […]
Despite President Pervez Musharraf’s reassuring statements, Pakistan’s media are not free to provide proper coverage of the legislative elections scheduled for 18 February because of a climate of censorship that is sustained by the permanent threat of fines, closures of news media and arrests of journalists, Reporters Without Borders said today. The government has introduced […]
KARACHI: TV artist Ali Saleem, popularly known as Begum Nawazish Ali thanks to his talk show on a local TV channel, has said that he has been offered roles in Bollywood movies by director Pooja Bhatt and director Vishal Bhardwaj (of Omkara fame). I am interested in working in Pooja Bhatt’s movie, as she has […]
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