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‘Scenes of violence on TV adversely affect kids’

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By: Shahid Husain Karachi: Scenes of violence and disaster on TV channels are causing stress and anxiety among children. Experts say children who frequently watch coverage of terrorist attacks, gruesome murders or other traumatic events often complain of stress, anxiety, and unexplained fear. “In Pakistan a vast majority of population comprises children and news presenters […]


State TV hands over Nov 3 tapes to Musharraf trial court

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By: Usman Manzoor ISLAMABAD: In an extraordinary development, the state-run TV has handed over all the tapes of Nov 3, 2007 Emergency, imposed by ex-dictator Pervez Musharraf to the Anti-Terrorism Court hearing the Judges’ detention case against the retired General. The ATC had issued notices to the ate-run TV producers who recorded the speech of […]


The new Drama Tax, Film, TV Tax

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By: Mehtab Haider ISLAMABAD: The government has proposed taxes on foreign produced films, foreign TV dramas, cable TV operators and satellite TV stations in the budget 2013-14. According to Finance Bill 2013, on foreign produced films the FBR imposed tax at rate of Rs1,000,000, foreign produced TV dramas Rs100,000 on per episode and foreign produced […]


Tax rates fixed for cable TV operators

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By: Hanif Khalid ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has fixed tax rates for cable TV operators as per Pemra Rules, 2009. Rs7500 licence fee has been fixed for Category H, while renewal of the licence will cost Rs10,000. Rs25,000 licence fee has been fixed for Category 2 while the renewal of the licence will cost […]


PTV Sports: a complaint

IT is undesirable that ever since PTV Sports came on the air, leading private sports channels like ESPN and Star Sports are blocked every now and then to increase PTV Sports viewership where you have to watch too many advertisements even during the overs in cricket matches at times. Even worse, we are unable to […]


Down the memory lane with Naheed Akhtar

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SHOAIB AHMED LAHORE: Flowers, illuminations, an elegantly decorated stage, live orchestra, a large responsive audience and some superb singing by Naheed Akhtar after some 30 years defined the evening held by the Lahore Arts Council to pay tributes to the prolific playback singer at Alhamra, The Mall, on Saturday. Clad in a shocking green embroidered […]


Probe ordered into PTV seniority issue

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday directed Secretary Information and Broadcasting Agha Nadeem to probe the preparation of two different seniority lists by the Pakistan Television (PTV) administration. The court passed the order while hearing a contempt petition filed by acting PTV managing director Qazi Mustafa Kamal against the secretary information for removing […]


Changing times for TV industry

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Tahseen Shaukat Television industry in the Indian Sub-continent and Saarc region witnessed a phenomenal growth during the last decade. While Pakistan saw an overwhelming rise of privately-owned news and entertainment-based TV channels, the slightly older and developed Indian television market embarked upon developing advanced distribution systems in the form of addressable cable television and Direct […]


PTV advertisers shying away

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By: Malik Asad ISLAMABAD: The internal conflict and infighting for the top slot of Pakistan Television (PTV) has created an uncertainty among major advertisers resulting in a sharp decline of its revenue. Besides, advertisers are also pulling back from their commitments made to the PTV during the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy series starting […]


Media urged to inform public about sexual harassment

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LAHORE: There is a dire need to implement laws against harassment of women at workplace so that they could play their due role in the stream of national development in an effective manner. This was stated by Aima Mehmood, Executive Director of Working Women Organisation, a non-governmental organisation on the second day of the three-day […]


Analysis: Indo-Pak relations and the curse of 24/7 TV

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ISLAMABAD: By snubbing Nawaz Sharif’s invitation to be part of his swearing in, the Indian prime minister hardly surprised anybody. War lobbies in both India and Pakistan continuously focus on the issues that prevent reconciliation, and the media happily stokes differences. A recent appearance in a live debate on one of the prime Indian channels […]


Nizami urges media to play role in enhancing Pak-China ties

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ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Arif Nizami on Tuesday urged the media from both China and Pakistan to play their due role in enhancing bilateral relations and trade ties. He said this in a meeting with a Chinese trade delegation from Kashghar, an autonomous region here. China has always assisted Pakistan in areas […]


Aaj TV’s offices evacuated due to bomb threat

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The offices of Aaj TV channel across the country were evacuated after it received a bomb threat on Friday morning. The threat was made through a postal mail to television’s Islamabad bureau purportedly by Ghulam Mustafa who claimed that he and his associates had already abducted the son of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. […]


Criticise but do not manipulate, Altaf warns media

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KARACHI: Criticising TV anchorpersons in a vehement tone, and accusing them of spreading outrageous propaganda against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), the party’s chief Altaf Hussain warned them of dire consequences. “You have the right to criticise, but not manipulate or spread lies against the sons of those who created Pakistan,” hesaid referring to mediapersons, […]