LAHORE- Virtual University (VU), United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido) and G77 Trade Information Network (G77-TIN) signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for promotion of e-learning in Pakistan at a ceremony held on October 17, 2002. G77-TIN, through its strategic alliance with Serebra Learning Corporation, has acquired rights to distribute a range of computer […]
ISLAMABAD- Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) takes up hearing on 17th of October to consider issuance of TV license to local companies. The authority has short-listed seven Pakistani companies Virtual University, Lahore; Indus Entertainment, Karachi; AVT Prime Islamabad; Mashriq Television, Lahore; International Marketing and Trading, Lahore; ARY Communication, Islamabad; and Tele World Top End, […]
KARACHI- The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has invited Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited and Internet service providers to prove their claims in favour of and against ban on Internet telephony, said a top PTA official October 16th, 2002. “The Authority high ups met and decided to resolve the dispute which emerged after a ban on Internet […]
KARACHI- Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) is likely to withdraw this week a ban it had imposed on Internet telephony at the outset of the year, in the wake of strong backlash from the country’s 112 Internet service providers, official sources said on 15, October 2002. “We have been discussing the matter for quite long. Final […]
KARACHI- Chairman Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) called a crucial meeting on 15th of October, 2002 to discuss recent ban on voice chat channel and its impact on the industry concerned after strong uproar from country’s internet service providers (ISPs). The PTA last week closed down the Voice Chat Channel. It is pertinent to note that […]
KARACHI- Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has closed down the Voice Chat Channel, Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan (ISPAK) claimed on 9th October 2002. A statement issued by the ISPAK said that the PTA, a telecommunications’ regulatory body, shut the Voice Chat Channel a couple of days ago. It said that the Ministry of Science […]
BAJAUR- The authorities in Bajaur Agency seized a clandestine F.M. Radio channel, being operated by some religious organizations for running election campaign of their candidates and arrested eight suspects. Official sources disclosed that the Bajaur Levy Force raided some hideouts in mountainous areas of the agency on 8th October 2002 night and recovered communication equipment […]
ISLAMABAD- A large number of foreign mediamen have arrived in Pakistan to cover the activities of the general elections being held on 10th October 2002. According to the officials of the Press Information Department (PID) as many as 100 newsmen representing various international media organisations have already applied for the special identity cards for the […]
ISLAMABAD- The press laws were discussed between the government and the APNS and CPNE here 8th October 2002, with a spirit of accommodation and understanding. The meeting was held between President of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) Hameed Haroon and President of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) Mujibur Rehman Shami with Minister for […]
KARACHI- The chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Altaf Hussain, has declared that without freedom of expression to common citizen, fair, free and transparent elections could never be held. Source: The News Date:10/8/2002
KARACHI- Hameed Haroon, President of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) and Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami, President of Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE), in a joint letter to the federal secretary information, have rejected the response of the ministry to the APNS-CPNE joint statement and noted that the spokesman has completely ignored the crux of the seven […]
KARACHI- Pakistan will successfully place its first satellite in orbit in the first week of December this year and four educational digital channels will also be launched in Pakistan before the end 2002, said Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Prof. Ataur Rehman during the launching ceremony of Karachi Technology Island City on 7th, October […]
The Internet service was deregulated in the year 1995, when a few organisations from the private sector were granted licenses to launch the service. Thereafter, there was a loot sale for the issuance of licenses. PTA issued a total of 118 licenses without conducting a market study, assessing the actual market potential and educating the […]
ISLAMABAD- A spokesman of the Ministry of Information and Media Development on 5th October, 2002 regretted the contents of the joint statement issued by the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) and Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) and described them as out of step with the spirit of accommodation and understanding that has characterised Government-Press […]
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