• July 20, 2023
• Broadcasting, Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD: Jul 20 (APP): Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Maryam Aurangzaib on Thursday announced the formulation of a new Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) law after extensive consultation of the incumbent government with all stakeholders during the last year having a prime objective to benefit journalists and foster a free and responsible media environment […]

• July 18, 2023
• Radio

Peshawar – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Minister of Information Barrister Feroze Jamal inaugurated a podcast studio at the University of Peshawar’s Department of Journalism on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, he said that the profession of journalism has a great deal of responsibility for the betterment of the society and the country. “Journalism is an important […]

• July 14, 2023
• Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD –  Pakistan Electronic Me­dia Regulator Author­ity (PEMRA) has issued 3,899 licenses for cables, 140 for satellite Televi­sion Channels, 269 for FM, 23 Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), 3 TMA, 1 teleport and 1 Direct to Home (DTH) each, and 36 landing rights permissions since 2022. PEMRA Chair­man Muhammad Saleem Baig told this to Old Ra­vians […]

• July 14, 2023
• Broadcasting, Social Media

To counter the dissemination of fake news and propaganda, the government has decided to amend the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act of 2016 (PECA), and relevant laws are being studied. Last year, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif constituted a committee under Law and Justice Minister Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar; the committee has now nearly completed its […]

• July 13, 2023
• Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD, Jul 13 (APP): The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Thursday took exception to the massive broadcast of negative news on private news channels and issued directives to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to ensure the projection of positive developments in the country as well.   The committee members, […]

• July 9, 2023
• Broadcasting, Freedom of Expression

ISLAMABAD—In a concerning trend for press freedom advocates, censorship in Pakistani media continues to raise alarms as incidents of muted speech and blurred images come to light. The latest incident involved Dunya News Television muting the mention of a prominent analyst’s reference to the Vigo Pickup, often attributed to intelligence agencies concerning abductions and kidnappings. […]

• July 8, 2023
• Broadcasting

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s directives to private news television channels to ban the coverage of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and its chairman Imran Khan following May 9 riots. A two-judge bench, headed by Justice Adnan Iqbal Chaudhry, dismissed the plea after petitioner Mohammad […]

• June 22, 2023
• Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD: Cable Operators Association of Pakistan Chairman Khalid Arain on Wednesday claimed that the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) will launch a crackdown against over-the-top (OTT) platforms, such as Netflix, after Eidul Azha. He said that a fruitful discussion had taken pl­ace with the senior officials of Pemra, during which the concerns of cable […]

• June 21, 2023
• Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD, Jun 21 (APP): The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Wednesday formed committees to ensure inclusion of website televisions (web TVs) and over-the-top (OTT) content services under the ambit of broadcast media services. The decision to this effect was taken during the 177th meeting of PEMRA presided over by its Chairman Muhammad Saleem […]

• June 19, 2023
• Broadcasting

RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has accelerated its ongoing operation against illegal construction in the garrison city. According to an RDA spokesperson, the RDA enforcement team in an operation sealed four illegal facilities including Beaconhouse School System, Silver Oaks School, Kamal Laboratory in Civil Line Housing Scheme, and Jinnah Foundation High School in Asghar Mall […]

• June 6, 2023
• Broadcasting, General News

ISLAMABAD –  The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday banned the airing of court remarks in a case related to recov­ery of Shahzad Akbar’s brother. IHC judge Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani conducted hearing of the case of Murad Akbar’s recovery and said that only the written verdict of the court would be aired. The IHC bench […]

• June 3, 2023
• Broadcasting

IN an effort to mould the narrative, and prevent “undesirable” opinions from making it to the airwaves, Pemra has warned TV channels not to give a platform to “zealots” and “hatemongers”. In an Orwellian edict, quite obviously targeted at further shrinking the space available to the PTI and its sympathisers, it has referred to the […]

• June 1, 2023
• Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD: There should be a media boycott of “hate mongers, perpetrators and their facilitators”, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) said in its recent directive to television channels, advising them to remain “vigilant” and not give airtime to such people. Issued on Wednesday, the Pemra notification stated that while the Constitution guarantees citizens the […]

• May 30, 2023
• Broadcasting, Freedom of Expression, General News

The Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (Amend) has expressed serious concern over the “undeclared press censorship” as well as the disappearance of journalists and “increasing pressure” being mounted through “unwarranted interference of government and state institutions” in the working of the Pakistani media. An emergency session of Amends’ executive committee was held […]