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Weak PTV signals in Vehari

VEHARI, Oct 17: PTV viewers in the Vehari district and adjoining areas have expressed their displeasure over getting weak signals barring them from watching any national and international events. A group of viewers while talking to Dawn said that most of the people in this area watched the PTV channel. These days the ICC cricket […]


Ban on Sindhi TV channel deplored

WASHINGTON: The World Sindhi Institute has protested against the ban on Sindh TV, a Sindhi channel that beams its programmes from Singapore which are said to have a sizeable viewership in Pakistan. The banning orders were issued by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on 8 November. The Sindhi rights group, based in North […]


KARACHI: Rally against ban on TV channel

KARACHI: Nov 15: The leaders, workers and supporters of various political, social and religious parties and groups gathered outside Karachi Press Club on Wednesday to stage a demonstration against the government’s order to suspend telecast of Sindh TV, a Sindhi-language private satellite television.The rally’s participants were holding placards and chanting slogans against the government. They […]


NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Ban on TV channel criticised

NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Nov 12: Journalists and local people took out a procession here on Sunday in protest against the ban slapped by the Pakistan Electronic and Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on programmes of Sindh TV. Led by Zahid Rajpar, the participants of the rally demanded withdrawal of the ban on Sindh TV. After marching on […]


Channel suspended on interior ministry orders: Brig Shakeel

KARACHI: The forced suspension of the transmission of the private Sindh TV was ordered by the federal interior ministry, an official told Daily Times Friday.Head of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Cable Television (CTV) Policy Making, Brigadier Zahid Shakeel Ahmed said that Sindh TV’s permission to telecast programmes was taken back on a […]


KARACHI: Rally against ban on TV channel

KARACHI: Nov 15: The leaders, workers and supporters of various political, social and religious parties and groups gathered outside Karachi Press Club on Wednesday to stage a demonstration against the government’s order to suspend telecast of Sindh TV, a Sindhi-language private satellite television. The rally’s participants were holding placards and chanting slogans against the government. […]


Pemra awards first-ever IPTV licence to PTCL

SLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Thursday awarded the first-ever Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) licence to Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL). The TV, Internet and telephony could now be availed on single line. The IPTV, being built on digital platform, will offer much superior service quality to subscribers as compared to the […]


Prime Minister asks PTV to improve quality

ISLAMABAD (November 03 2006): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday asked the Pakistan Television to present a healthy mix of quality programmes dealing with religion, news, sports and entertainment to enhance its viewership and carve a niche in the competitive market. Addressing the conference of PTV General Managers here at the Prime Minister House, the […]


PTV Noushaki booster inaugurated

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Muhammad Ali Durrani has said the government of President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz had the credit of giving unprecedented freedom of expression in the country. He expressed these views, while inaugurating PTV Noushaki Booster, OB Van, DSNG and Digital Studio at the Pakistan Television (PTV) Quetta […]


PEMRA to grant licences to private broadcast media

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Elect-ronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Monday decided to issue provisional broadcast licenses to all qualified applicants in order to avoid unnecessary procedural delays to safeguard them from financial and time loss. While considering the procedural and ground impediments to broadcast media prospects in their smooth functioning the PEMRA in its meeting at […]


Petition against PTV and cable operators for “obscenity”

PESHAWAR: A lawyer filed a writ petition in the Peshawar High Court (PHC) against the Pakistan Television (PTV), and cable operators for airing what he claimed “obscene” programmes. Nijauddin Khan, a resident of Mardan district, filed the writ petition under Article 199 of the constitution. The petitioner made the federal government, Muhammad Ali Durrani, the […]


New radio goes on air in Larkana

By Our Correspondent LARKANA, Sept 27: The Transmission of a medium-wave rdio station went on air on Wednesday after the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBCC) gave a go-ahead through a faxed message. It is the second radio station in the city with an FM radio station operating in the city for 11 years. The medium-wave transmission […]


PEMRA closes down radio station

Staff Report KARACHI: The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has expressed concern over the closure of a radio station at Balakot, NWFP, by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA). The AHRC statement said on Tuesday that the action was taken over some programs that criticised the alleged misuse of funds allocated for the rehabilitation […]


Inaugral ceremony of PTV Multan station held

OUR STAFF REPORTER MULTAN -Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Tariq Azeem Khan and Punjab Chief Minister Ch Pervaiz Elahi laid the foundation stone of the building of Pakistan Television Multan here on Friday. The ceremony for groundbreaking of Rs.307 million PTV Multan project was held at the 30-kanal site in front of Central […]