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Arwen Tech, Blue Fox ink accord

KARACHI – Arwen Tech (Pvt) Limited – a Pakistani IT company, April 29,2005: signed an accord with Blue Fox Enterprises – a European CAD/CAM/ERP solution provider — to become its centre of enterprise for the South Asian region. Chief Executive Arwen Tech Atiqur Rehman and CEO Blue Fox Enterprises Sjoerd W Eisma signed the accord, […]


HEC to launch two educational channels by November

ISLAMABAD, April 26,2005: Higher Education Commission (HEC) will launch two educational channels via Pakistani satellite system by November 2005, HEC chairman Dr Atta ur Rehman disclosed this here on April 25 while inaugurating a three-day first “International Karakorum Conference”, jointly organised by the Pakistan Academy of Geological Sciences and Ev-K2-CNR Committee of Italy, Dr Atta […]


15 call centres to be set up in Karachi

KARACHI, April 20,2005: The Sindh IT Minister, Mustafa Kamal said on April 20 that up to 15 call centres of 200 to 900 seats would be set-up during the next few months. He was expressing his views at the inaugural ceremony of 200-seat call centre established at the Pakistan Institute of Management Technology (PIMSAT) on […]


Pemra collects Rs2.9m fine from cable operators

ISLAMABAD, April 20,2005: The government has collected Rs 2.9 million in the form of fines from cable TV operators found guilty of relaying obscene and pornographic channels. According to sources in the Pakistan electronic media regulatory authority (Pemra), a well-coordinated enforcement campaign was launched in all provinces on the instructions of the chairman Pemra .The […]


Geo TV’s special transmission

KARACHI,April 15,2005: Geo TV has made arrangements for special transmission “Noor-e-Mujassam” for the holy month of Rabi-ul-Awwal. According to details, Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain, host of Geo TV’s most famous religious programme ‘Aalim Online’ will deliver special lectures on the sacred life of last prophet Hazrat Muhammad (peace be upon him) and blessings of Rabi-ul-Awwal. […]


Private TV channel misreported PIA incident

Karachi, April 03 PPI: A private TV channel misreported an incident related to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Dubai-bound flight PK-213 that left Karachi on April 1 early morning.The channel has reported smoke coming out of the aircraft and the clip showed a Boeing 747 whereas the aircraft in reference was A130.The Smoke Detection System of […]


FM-103 case: Pemra directed to file report, comments

LAHORE, April 03 2005: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on April 01 called for report and comments from Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) seeking cancellation of notice issued to the petitioner’s private radio FM-103 for April 14. The court inclined to suspend the operation of FM-103, however, restrained the petitioner from re-broadcasting the BBC […]


FM-103 stopped from BBC broadcast

LAHORE,April 02,2005:Justice Syed Zahid Husain of the Lahore High Court on April 01 restrained FM-103 radio from broadcasting the news bulletin of the BBC Urdu Service. The court also issued notice to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority to explain its position in regard to its notice to the radio, requiring it to stop broadcasting […]


PBC to set up 47 FM radio stations in 3 years

ISLAMABAD, March 30,2005: The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) will set up 47 new FM radio stations in the next three years to ensure one hundred percent coverage in terms of both area and population. This was stated by PBC Director General (DG) Tarique Imam while talking to an eight-member Malaysian delegation led by Information Secretary […]


FM radio station to be set up at Islamia University

BAHAWALPUR, March 27,2005: An FM radio station will be set up atthe Islamia University Bahawalpur’s mass communication department. This was stated by department chairman Prof Sajjad Piracha while talking to journalists here on Saturday. He said the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority had issued a licence for 10 years to the university. The radio station, […]


16 new FM radio licenses issued

ISLAMABAD,March 16,2005: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has asked the licence-holders of FM radio channels to launch their service within one year. This was stated by a senior officer of Pemra while addressing a ceremony held to award 16 new FM radio broadcast licenses here on Tuesday. The Pemra, in the third phase, […]


Radio starts airing programs in South Waziristan Agency

PESHAWAR, April 9, 2005, The first ever Radio Stations one each in North and South Waziristan agencies have begun airing a variety of useful programs in local dialect during their daily six -hour transmission covering large areas of both the tribal agencies. There are plans to establish the third radio station at Razmak in North […]


PM’s media grouse

The prime minister has statedly changed his media aides. The reason: according to a press report, he was unhappy with the outgoing team for not telling the people effectively what he was doing for them. But the people need no telling. Their personal experiences, not official press releases, are their guide. And those are palpably […]


Media urged to air sign language programmes

KARACHI, February 10,2005: The city nazim, Niamatullah Khan, has urged the electronic media to start ‘language sign programmes’ to facilitate special children. Addressing an inaugural ceremony of the Pakistan Association of Deaf (PAD) J.S. Academy, a school for special children, on Thursday, he said it was the responsibility of parents to arrange for the training […]