LAHORE, August 12 2005: FM 101 has planned a variety of programmes for the youth to celebrate Independence Day on August 14. FM 101 in-charge and Deputy Controller Gulzar Usmani said on Thursday August 11 that the radio would broadcast the flag-hoisting ceremony from Islamabad and interviews of Pervez Mehdi, Begum Masood Sadiq and Irfan. […]
ISLAMABAD, Aug 11 2005: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has closed down 557 illegal cable operators and has taken action against 86 others for showing pornographic and unethical content. A statement issued here on August 10 said the authority had taken the action during its ongoing countrywide campaign which started in April. Pemra has […]
ISLAMABAD, July 26 2005: The government has decided to launch two IT educational channels for the promotion of information technology in the country. “The channels will be on air in the mid of July next year and will start its test transmission from Lahore in next couple of months. The Virtual University has given the […]
ISLAMABAD, July 19 2005: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has awarded FM Radio Broadcasting Licence to Bahauddin Zakria University (BZU) Multan. The Pemra Chairman, Iftikhar Rashid, while awarding the licence said education is the bedrock on which the super-structure of nation-building is firmly anchored. The Pemra was making strenuous efforts for the availability […]
KARACHI, July 19 2005: Dubai Marine Establishment (Pvt) Limited (DME), the exclusive distributor of STAR channels in Pakistan, and Southern Networks Limited (SunTV) announced on Monday that they have reached an agreement for the carriage of STAR channels on SunTV platform. The agreement will bring an array of STAR’s popular channels covering a full range […]
KOHAT, June 14 2005: Kohat radio station was officially inaugurated on June 12 by Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli. The minister said at the opening ceremony that the government wanted to provide a platform to the local people in the shape of regional radio stations so that they could “express […]
ISLAMABAD, July 08 2005: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on July 7 decided to grant specialised subject license of frequency modulation (FM) Radio to Kinnaird College Lahore for educational purpose. The 32nd meeting of the Pemra held here under Chairmanship of Pemra Chairman Iftikhar Rashid took the decision, says a press release. The meeting […]
ISLAMABAD, June 24 2005: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed June 23 said that around 100,000 new jobs would be available for the skilled youth in the media sector soon. Addressing the 21st Graduation Ceremony of the probationers of Information Group at the Information Service Academy (ISA) here, he said, the government’s openness […]
KARACHI, June 19 2005: The government has planned to set up 47 radio stations in various areas of the country to create awareness among the masses about socio-economic issues and their solutions including promotion of literacy. This was stated by the State Minister for Information, Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli, while speaking to working women during a […]
ISLAMABAD, June 12 2005: Information and Broadcasting Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on June 10 said the media grew rapidly during the last two years. On the occasion of signing of memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Pakistan Television Foundation and R.G. Communications for Direct to Home (DTH) service, Rashid said, the government has been toeing a […]
ISLAMABAD, May 27, 2005: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved Rs35 million to facilitate Virtual University channels on cable networks working throughout the country. The project has been approved by the HEC’s departmental development working party, an official statement said. Under the project necessary equipment will be provided to 510 receiving locations throughout the […]
KARACHI ,May 22 2005: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that his government’s policy is to encourage establishment of new TV channels because it creates employment and work opportunities for journalists, cameramen, artistes and musicians. Addressing the formal launching of ‘Aaj’ TV at a local hotel on Saturday, he said that media “is absolutely free” […]
ISLAMABAD , May 15,2005: The government has hired a media adviser to promote the country’s ‘softer image’. The new recruit at the prime minister’s secretariat is Mahreen Khan, who has hosted BBC World’s Question Time Pakistan and Hardtalk Pakistan. The Cambridge and Harvard educated Ms Khan, who came on board about three weeks back, has […]
ISLAMABAD, May 04, 2005: The Shalimar Recording and Broadcasting Company Limited (SRBC) have allocated its airtime to a private company to start a purely private and independent news, and current affairs – terrestrial television channel. Shalimar Television Network (STN) Managing Director and Chief Executive Office (CEO) of Anwar Jahangir said this while talking to newsmen […]
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