LONDON: Imran Khan’s fall from stage at the Lahore rally caused panic all over the world, and every western media outlet gave huge prominence to this news as Pakistani satellite channels devoted their full airtime to this news for several hours on end. British television channels ran the news for several hours as Khan was […]
ISLAMABAD: Over 2,000 journalists working in various media houses in Islamabad and Rawalpindi will not be able to cast their votes in their ancestral areas due to their duties on election day. The journalists, who belong to various parts of the country, have demanded of the Election Commission of Pakistan to devise a swift strategy […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday stayed operation of an order passed by the single-bench over recovery of three percent amount drawn by state-run TV’s former managing director from monthly advertisement revenue. The court stayed an order of single judge-bench of Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui who had earlier ordered recovery of the amount drawn […]
Madeeha Syed KARACHI: “Sheer belief has pushed me to make this film, which is the first political movie made in Pakistan over the past 65 years,” said filmmaker Shahzad Nawaz about his upcoming film, “Chambaili”, while speaking at the South Asian Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday. Mr Nawaz’s previous films include […]
By Saba Imtiaz In the contentious 1990s, politicians used the floor of the parliament and rallies to rail against opponents. Pakistan’s newest crop of politicians isn’t taking to the mic but to the smartphone. Over the past few years, most mainstream political and religious parties — from the PML-N and the ANP to the PTI […]
Nasir Iqbal and Malik Asad ISLAMABAD: The superior judiciary has ordered the sacking of three executives in the Securities and Exchange Commission, Pakistan Television and the Utility Stores Corporation after declaring the appointments illegal. And curiously enough, a former chief of PTV saw his own appointment held unlawful after the court acted on his petition […]
Shahid Rao ISLAMABAD – Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday declared appointment of Managing Director (MD) Pakistan Television Yousaf Baig Mirza as illegal. IHC Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui also directed the government to adopt competitive process to appoint new MD PTV within 30 days. The court announced the decision over a petition submitted by former […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday directed the managing director (MD) of the state run Pakistan Television to provide details of the commission he has earned since his date of appointment in October 2010. IHC Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui was hearing a petition of former MD PTV Ashraf Azeem against the appointment of […]
By Obaid Abbasi ISLAMABAD: A capital court on Tuesday summoned the head of the state-run television channel, Pakistan Television (PTV), after the network’s counsel failed to convince the court that the official was appointed on merit. During the proceedings, PTV’s counsel Shahid Mehmood Khokhar submitted the notification of PTV Managing Director (MD) Yousaf Baig Mirza’s […]
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira said Tuesday that Pakistan’s showbiz industry had great contribution and the government would take all possible steps to protect it. While speaking in the Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting chaired by Senator Kamil Ali Agha, the minister said that unfortunately national film industry had […]
Naeem Tahir Advertising revenue is the main source of income for TV channel owners and they would want their programmes to be considered popular to get advertising revenues There are said to be 87 TV licences given by the government in the past. Countless TV networks came into being. Private TV channels are revenue based. […]
February: The government is planning to give tax incentive package to local TV industry by applying reduced rate of one percent customs duty on the import of LCD/LED panel under SRO.565(I)/2006 and reducing sales tax on TV from 16 to 5 percent as final discharge of liability. Sources told Business Recorder here on Tuesday that […]
THE killing of three clerics in Karachi a few days ago was indeed gruesome. The targeted killings of 10 to 15 people in Karachi have become the order of the day. Critical reviews are presented on TV channels and columns are written on Karachi killings, but no remedial steps have been taken so far. I […]
LAHORE: Almost 90 films will be screened at the LUMS International Film Festival FiLUMS 2013 that opened here on Friday. More than 200 participants have registered before the official opening ceremony. The festival is expected to draw 400 to 500 visitors. FiLUMS 2013 is the seventh edition of the festival organized by the LUMS Media […]
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