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IHC sets aside ban on Imran’s live coverage

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court issued a detailed order a petition of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, setting aside the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) ban on his live coverage. The media regulatory body had imposed a blanket ban on live coverage of Mr Khan’s speeches on August 20, after he allegedly threatened Additional District […]


YouTube goes down during Imran’s rally

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ISLAMABAD: As PTI Chairman Imran Khan was about to address a rally in Peshawar on Tuesday evening, YouTube became inaccessible at most of the Inter­net Service Providers or ISP. Several users complained that they were having issues accessing the popular video streaming platform, particularly on the web. NetBlocks — a company tracking internet network disruptions […]


PPF condemns the decision of PEMRA to ban the transmission of Bol News 

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) strongly condemns the decision of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA)  to ban the transmission of Bol Television Network comprising Bol News and Bol Entertainment. We urge the authorities to  immediately lift the ban and ensure that the transmission should not be suspended until the completion of legal procedures. On Sep 5, 2022, PEMRA […]


Islamabad High Court (IHC) directs PEMRA to regulate Imran Khan’s live speech

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) directed to regulate PEMRA according to the decision of the Supreme Court on the issue of showing the live speech of Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan, BOL News reported. As per details, Chief Justice of High Court Athar Minallah made important remarks while hearing the case against the […]


Dunya News cannot air Imran Khan Interview, says Kamran Khan

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ISLAMABAD—Prominent Dunya News anchor Kamran Khan says he has been informed his upcoming interview with PTI Chairman Imran Khan cannot go on air. “I was to interview IK tonight but have just been told it can’t be aired at any cost,” Kamran tweeted. He pointed out the problem stemmed from Khan’s speech in Faisalabad, where […]


Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) warns TV channels against airing anti-state content

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Monday warned TV channels, directing them to refrain from telecasting any content against the state institutions. The regulatory body directed that any content either recorded or produced under the channels’ banner or aired during a live speech or a press talk against institutions should not be aired. Pemra, […]


TikToker booked for making video in Faisal Mosque

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ISLAMABAD: A TikToker and some of her associates were booked by the capital police after her video at Faisal Mosque went viral on social media, police said on Monday. The case was registered at Margalla police station under PPC 295-An in response to a complaint lodged by Mohsin Ishaq, the mosque’s prayer leader, against the […]


Islamabad High Court (IHC) Bars Federal Government from Harassing, Arresting Journalists

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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has barred the federal government from harassing and arresting journalists. The court issued the directions on a petition filed by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) against the harassment and detainment of media personnel. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah barred the federal government from harassing and arresting the journalists […]


Government will protect journalists’ rights: Chief Justice (CJ) Minallah

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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday adjourned the hearing on a petition of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) related to the grievances and cases of journalists till September 30. Chief Justice Athar Minallah, hearing the case, remarked that he had confidence in the Prime Minister and the federal government that they would end […]


Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) bans BOL news channel transmission over ’security clearance’

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The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Monday decided to immediately take both the BOL News and BOL Entertainment TV channels off the air for not getting “security clearance from the Interior Ministry”. The decision to the effect was taken during its 174th meeting presided over by Pemra Chairman Muhammad Saleem Baig, according to […]


Activists demand release of missing persons

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LAHORE: Human rights activists and various student bodies on Tuesday reminded the state of its responsibilities towards its citizens and demanded immediate release of all the missing persons in the country besides action against their abductors. On the occasion of International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, observed annually on Aug 30, the Human […]


Telecom services in affected areas largely restored: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)

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ISLAMABAD: Telecom services in flood-hit areas have largely been restored, as the number of affected mobile sites across the country has dropped to 568, just 1.1 per cent of the total sites, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said on Saturday. Besides, 80 more sites were restored over the past 24 hours and work was in […]


Media asked to play role in countering tobacco campaigns

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ISLAMABAD: Health activists on Sunday said media could play a vital role to counter the deceptive campaigns of the tobacco industry to promote harmful emerging tobacco products among Pakistani youth. They were expressing their views during a consultation organised by the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (Sparc). Experts and senior […]


Jokhio friend’s plea to join trial as witness dismissed

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KARACHI: A session’s court has dismissed an application moved by a lawyer friend of slain Nazim Jokhio to join his murder trial as a ‘witness’ against an interned Pakistan People’s Party lawmakers and others. MPA Jam Awais along with his servants/guards — Haider Ali, Meer Ali, Muhammad Mairaj, Mohammad Saleem Salar, Mohammad Doda Khan, Ahmed […]