• January 25, 2016
• Broadcasting, Television

Karachi: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement staged a protest outside the Mazar-e-Quaid on MA Jinnah Road on Sunday against the ban imposed on airing party chief Altaf Hussain’s speeches on TV channels and publishing them or his pictures in newspapers. Speaking on the occasion, MQM senior deputy convener Dr Farooq Sattar said the massive rally had […]

• January 24, 2016
• Broadcasting, Television

ISLAMABAD: A committee of the upper house of parliament will take up a privilege motion against Pakistan Television (PTV) on Monday for broadcasting the speech of a minister live without the permission of Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani. The privilege motion against PTV — the first of its kind — is part of a four-point agenda […]

• January 22, 2016
• Broadcasting, Media and Governance, Television

ISLAMABAD: In an unexpected exercise of its powers, the Pakistan Elec­tronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has taken notice of the airing of an ‘abusive’ word used by the ISPR director general during his live press conference on Wednesday evening. The electronic media regulator issued on Thursday an advice to all news channels, asking them to […]

• January 18, 2016
• Broadcasting, Media Ethics, Radio

A one-day lecture programme for orientation with media persons on “Media Laws and Ethics” was organised by Indus-Valley Communication Concepts (ICC) in collaboration with Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) at M.B. Ansari Hall Radio Pakistan Hyderabad. Experts urged upon all stakeholders to sit together and finalise a comprehensive code of conduct through consultation and legislation. They […]

• January 15, 2016
• Broadcasting, Radio

ISLAMABAD – A new research and reference section has been set up in News and Current Affairs Channel of Radio Pakistan to help make current affairs programs credible, relevant, and comprehensive. Director General Radio Pakistan, Syed Muhammad Imran Gardezi inaugurated the section here Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, he said it has been the hallmark […]

• January 12, 2016
• Broadcasting, Television

LAHORE: A full bench of the Lahore High Court on Monday gave four days time to Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to explain why television channels violated the ban on broadcasting of interviews of exiled Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain. Pemra Chairman Absar Alam was ordered to submit a report on enforcement […]

• December 27, 2015
• Broadcasting, Radio

As I write this week’s piece, my glance strays again and again to a much faded black and white photograph that shows my late father and some of his friends from Radio Pakistan Lahore. Standing in this group is a young lad of ten years, who appears to be overawed in such august company. This […]

• December 23, 2015
• Broadcasting, Media Ethics, Television

ISLAMABAD: The electronic media regulator has initiated action against five news channels and has issued two show-cause notices to two leading channels, in an effort to discourage the use of slang and street language on screen. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) issued on Tuesday notices to the two channels for airing abusive, indecent […]

• December 22, 2015
• Broadcasting, Media Ethics, Television

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) initiates punitive action against TV channels, separately, for hurling false allegations and passing highly personalised, abusive and derogatory remarks against individuals and for giving space to terror outfits threatening the state of Pakistan, says a press release. Taking serious cognizance of the language being used on TV screens, […]

• November 27, 2015
• Broadcasting, Front Page

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid had said that Pakistan today was much safer than in 2013 when the present democratic government came to power. Speaking in the Senate Standing Committee on Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage here, he said that the Zarb-e-Azb and Karachi operations were launched to root […]

• November 20, 2015
• Broadcasting, Media Development, Radio

ISLAMABAD: Raza Ali Abidi, arguably one of the most accomplished broadcasters in South Asia, has called for a focus on airing infotainment so as to reintroduce radio listening in the country. The veteran broadcaster and author of a number of books as well as travelogues cited the fast paced nature of broadcasting itself as the […]

• November 14, 2015
• Broadcasting, New Media, Radio

ISLAMABAD – Radio Pakistan Director General Syed Muhammad Imran Gardezi has said that the state-run organisation is going to extend its reach across Pakistan through new high rangetransmitters. Addressing the staff and artists of the Radio Pakistan, he said that being the voice of the nation, the national broadcaster has played a very significant role […]

• November 13, 2015
• Front Page, Print Media, Television

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), which has taken up a number of misconduct references against superior court judges, took an unusual step on Thursday when it warned the media not to publish or air news items about the council without verification or confirmation from the council’s secretariat. A strongly-worded handout issued after the SJC’s […]

• November 8, 2015
• General News

ISLAMABAD: Even as confusion reigns among news channels regarding the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (Pemra) latest directives, the regulator has begun the strict implementation of its recent orders to curtail coverage of all 72 banned organisations. Pemra issued directives on Nov 2, stating, “All satellite TV channels / FM radios are strictly directed not […]