• February 17, 2016
• Broadcasting, Media and Governance, Media Ethics, Television

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (Pemra) Tuesday issued an advice to PTV News, Geo News and Ab Tak TV to install time delay mechanism. The authority has advised these channels to install such mechanism at their production control rooms and master control rooms to avoid broadcast of audio and visual material which the […]

• February 13, 2016
• Broadcasting, Television

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority and Pakistan Cable Operators Association have reached an agreement for digitalizing cable network in major cities of the country by September 30 this year. Addressing a joint press conference along with office-bearers of Cable operators association including its Chairman Khalid Arain and Central President Malik Furqan Ghiyas here, Pemra […]

• February 12, 2016
• Media Ethics, Television

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Thursday urged the electronic media to shun the practice of dramatising security-related issues and running sensational tickers, as such practices create panic in the society fulfilling terrorists’ agendas to disrupt normal life. Giving a comprehensive plan to secure media houses, schools and markets against terrorist attacks, the minister […]

• February 11, 2016
• Broadcasting, Media and Governance, Media Ethics, Television

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulator Authority (Pemra) in its 109th meeting on Wednesday approved suspension of Royal TV licence for non-payment of fine and failing to air apology for telecasting highly vulgar and abusive remarks against a TV anchorperson in its talk shows dated November 25 and 26 2015. The authority decided to suspend the […]

• February 6, 2016
• Broadcasting, Media and Governance, Television

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Council of Complaints, Balochistan, in its 31st meeting held with Prof Agha Muhammad Nasir in the chair at Pemra regional office, Quetta on Thursday has recommended the Authority to strictly monitor the content of commercial ads in view of its societal effects on our young generation. It was […]

• February 4, 2016
• Broadcasting, Television

ISLAMABAD: ARY News has paid Rs100,000 fine imposed by Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) for use of derogatory words and non-installation of time delaying mechanism. It is worth mentioning that Pemra imposed the fine on the TV channel for use of derogatory language in its three programmes . The Pemra Council of Complaints had […]

• February 4, 2016
• Broadcasting, Freedom of Expression, Media and Governance, Television

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage, while discussing the Protection of Journalists Bill 2014, suggested that media owners should attend meetings to address the issue. The committee has decided to form a subcommittee, in order to discuss the matter further and will report within 30 days. The meeting was […]

• February 4, 2016
• Broadcasting, Media and Governance, Television

ISLAMABAD: Ashraf Gujjar, a member of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) from Islamabad, has resigned because of differences with the authority’s chairman. In his resignation letter addressed to the president, Mr Gujjar said, “In the given circumstances I find that I am unable to serve the institution or the nation in my capacity […]

• January 31, 2016
• Broadcasting, Media Ethics, Print Media, Television

It’s always the same old story. Day after day, Pakistan’s newspapers and TV channels provide unending coverage of, and commentary on, issues that are notable only for the disturbing regularity with which they continue to re-emerge. For example, with some notable and welcome exceptions, and in the context of an understandable and more general desire […]

• January 31, 2016
• Broadcasting, Media Ethics, Television

KARACHI: The Nishat Group through a well-known UK law firm Carter-Ruck has sent a legal notice to Pakistani media house ARY Network for airing defamatory and baseless charges. According to the legal notice served by Mian Mansha – famous industrialist and chairman of the Nishat Group – in London on 14th of last month, the […]

• January 30, 2016
• Broadcasting, Media and Governance, Media Ethics, Television

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Friday formally approved a fine of Rs1 million on Samaa TV for airing a highly objectionable, indecent and vulgar text message during its crime re-enactment programme “Wardat” in July last year. The text message was not only in violation of Pemra laws and the code of conduct implemented […]

• January 29, 2016
• Broadcasting, Media and Governance, Media Ethics, Television

ISLAMABAD: The Council of Complaints KP in a meeting held at Pemra Regional Office Peshawar under the chairmanship of Shakil Chandar directed all cable operators of KP to immediately stop advertisement of quacks and hakeems on their CD channels. The council also directed the cable operators to provide surety bonds that they would not distribute […]

• January 28, 2016
• Broadcasting, Media and Governance, Media Ethics, Television

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has expressed concern over what it says is a rising trend of broadcasting objectionable content in crime re-enactment shows. Pemra issued an advice to TV channels on Wednesday on the basis of recommendations of its Councils of Complaints (COC) which held a joint meeting on Monday. Pemra […]

• January 25, 2016
• Broadcasting, Television

KARACHI: The Cable Operators Association of Pakistan (CAP) has expressed the hope that Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s new chairman Absar Alam will help resolve their problems. A large number of CAP members recently met senior Pemra officials, including several directors general at the body’s headquarters in Islamabad. CAP members argued that the purpose of […]