ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday sought replies of 19 institutions which were claiming that their finances/accounts were not subject to audit by the Auditor General of Pakistan. A two-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry and comprising Justice Gulzar Ahmed heard the Civil Miscellaneous Application (CMA) filed by […]
A highly shameful TV ad designed to enhance the popularity and sale of a renowned soft drink is being repeatedly shown on the television these days. Seen from the angle of family unity and discipline its contents are apt to prompt the younger clan to show disobedience to their parents. As per the scenario, a […]
LAHORE: Society’s concern regarding non-serious, so-called Islamic shows on television has reached its peak and as the holy month of Ramazan is about to end, producers and broadcasters of such programmes are exploiting the religion of Islam for merely entertainment purposes and to further their economic agenda. This year’s Ramazan transmission has proved to be […]
THIS refers to the Breaking News on some electronic channels on July 24, ‘PAF aircraft crashed into Indus River’. It was really unfortunate that without confirming the news, the electronic media as usual broke the news and later just removed it without apologising for passing the wrong information. Thanks to the inherent characteristic of the […]
Karachi: Former Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, (SECP) Muhammad Ali, has strongly denied the contents of a report about his non filing of wealth tax and non-disclosure of any investment. These reports seem to be a continuation of a planned media campaign against him by a media group because during his tenure, the […]
KARACHI: Without any prior approval from the government’s investigation agencies, including Ministry of Interior, how come a regulator like Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued the so-called licence to a TV channel like ‘BOL News’ owned by Malik Riaz Hussain, said Mukhtar Ahmed Butt, a senior political analyst. At a programme ‘Focus on […]
Adoption offers couples the opportunity to raise and love their own child. It allows them to give the child a loving home and family — everything the child did not previously possess. And even though adoption generally turns out to be a mutually happy solution, it is a serious and emotional process — the journey […]
We are all traders. Perhaps, trade is an important natural trait in humans that separates them from all other animals. What can a reporter trade? And, more importantly, what can I trade as a reporter who covers smaller, more off-beat sports? “So how much will you take for covering us?” a person asked me. In […]
Islamabad: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Friday apologised to the Supreme Court over the statement regarding Geo TV’s awareness campaigns, including ‘Aman Ki Asha’ and ‘Zara Sochiye’. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, comprising Justice Jawad S Khawaja and Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, resumed […]
* Many Pakistanis feel disgusted after Aamir Liaquat Hussain gave away two abandoned infant girls to childless families ISLAMABAD: Pakistani television is screening what many call its most controversial content yet in a ruthless quest for ratings: a talk-show host who gives away babies live on air. Aamir Liaquat Hussain, a bespectacled 41-year-old with a […]
KARACHI: Javed Jabbar, member of the Media Commission appointed by the Supreme Court, has refuted claims of the Pemra officials that they have not made allegations against a media channel for running foreign-funded programmes. In a statement issued here on Thursday, he referred to the statement attributed to PEMRA as published in leading newspapers on […]
ISLAMABAD: Pemra has finally clarified its position in the media regarding the allegations that Pemra had backtracked from its earlier statement about foreign funding of a private TV channel. A press release issued by Fakhar-ud-Din Mughal, General Manager (Media & PR) said on Tuesday Pemra had never made any assertion about the involvement of foreign […]
By: NASIR IQBAL ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) denied in the Supreme Court on Monday it had ever made assertions that a media house was airing foreign-funded programmes. “We categorically deny this and have even contacted top bosses of the media house to satisfy them,” said Zulfikar Maluka, the counsel for Pemra. […]
By: OWEN BENNETT-JONES GEO TV generally has little difficulty recruiting staff. And yet there was one vacancy recently that it could not fill. The channel wanted a look-alike for a popular satirical show in which actors play the parts of leading politicians. It was a job offering instant stardom and good money. And not a […]
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