As I write this week’s piece, my glance strays again and again to a much faded black and white photograph that shows my late father and some of his friends from Radio Pakistan Lahore. Standing in this group is a young lad of ten years, who appears to be overawed in such august company. This […]
ISLAMABAD: A twitter account “@reportpemra” has been developed for feedback by general public about the violation of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) code of conduct and airing of any undesirable content. The results of the posts on the twitter account will directly be relayed to Pemar chairman. Any action taken by Pemra against undesirable […]
PESHAWAR: Although Pakistani soil is no longer used by militants to transmit messages of violence and extremism, the country’s airwaves are being polluted by three stations from across the border in Afghanistan. The most recent addition is the Radio Khilafat station of the Islamic State (IS). The station has traumatised locals not only in the […]
Anti-government radio , “Voice of the Caliphate”, launched in Afghanistan by the Islamic State (IS) is also being heard in tribal areas of Pakistan, a local media reported. According to the local media, the radio broadcast can be heard in Halimzai Tehsil of Mohmand Agency. The brodcast begins after Maghrib and lasts for an hour. […]
KARACHI: “The incidents of intolerance in society are not as important as is the response to them of the civil society,” said journalist Ghazi Salahuddin. He also laid stress on the response determining the true strength, or weakness, of a society. This was shared at a roundtable discussion held on Thursday titled ‘The role of […]
A condolence meeting for Captain Dr Osama Bin Nisar was held at Central News Organization, Radio Pakistan, Islamabad on Wednesday. He was the son of former Controller Radio Pakistan Shaukat Nisar Saleemi and had embraced martyrdom due to frostbite at Siachen on Tuesday. Later, funeral prayers of Captain Dr Osama Bin Nisar were offered at […]
ISLAMABAD: Raza Ali Abidi, arguably one of the most accomplished broadcasters in South Asia, has called for a focus on airing infotainment so as to reintroduce radio listening in the country. The veteran broadcaster and author of a number of books as well as travelogues cited the fast paced nature of broadcasting itself as the […]
ISLAMABAD – Radio Pakistan Director General Syed Muhammad Imran Gardezi has said that the state-run organisation is going to extend its reach across Pakistan through new high rangetransmitters. Addressing the staff and artists of the Radio Pakistan, he said that being the voice of the nation, the national broadcaster has played a very significant role […]
ISLAMABAD: The FM radio licensees on Monday demanded a level playing field, as they have got their licenses by investing millions of rupees, whereas, the revenue chunk is being shared by a number of state owned FM radios who are neither licensees of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), nor have invested huge sums […]
KARACHI: Senior officials of the Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, will be on air twice a day, five days a week on the radio station FM-101 from Friday to receive complaints and suggestions from the public amid the ongoing targeted-operation in the city, said a spokesman for the paramilitary force. “In the launching show of the programme, […]
WHERE the acquisition of potentially lucrative tracts of land is concerned, there is never any shortage of takers in this country. Recent decades have seen countless acres of land in cities and even in the rural areas taken over to satisfy the never-flagging demand to either convert its use or parcel it out for sale. […]
Quetta: The Balochistan government has finalised a plan to take over 64 acres of land owned by Radio Pakistan in Quetta by shutting down the station’s transmission, removing its machinery and transmission towers from the Sariab area. On Wednesday, sources confirmed that government officials had been directed to put finishing touches on the plan to […]
SHABQADAR: A freshly-upgraded FM radio station was launched in Mohmand Agency on Monday during a ceremony at Nahaqi Kandao. Mohmand Rifles Commandant Umer Haider Bukhari, PA Mohmand Waqar Ali Khan and Asif Iqbal inaugurated the state-of-the-art FM radio station. Tribal elders and leaders of the peace committee were also present on the occasion. Speaking to […]
KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers Sindh has decided to launch a radio station in Karachi to disseminate information as part of its campaign to bring peace in the metropolis. The paramilitary force, which has been carrying out an operation against criminal elements in Karachi, intends to launch the FM radio station soon. Sources said all the arrangements […]
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