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Pakistan looks to check Indian DTH service

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KARACHI: After an endlessly tiring day, Fareeha Khan looks forward to unwinding at home. In the few hours she gets to relax, television seems like the most obvious choice for entertainment. “I like reality TV shows,” she says. “But then there are a lot of Indian movie channels. So I entertain myself with bits of […]


Pemra hires Swiss consultant for DTH licensing

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ISLAMABAD: The Paki-stan Electronic Media Regu-latory Authority (Pemra) has issued a Letter of Intent (LoI) to hire a Swiss firm for initiation of Direct to Home (DTH) licensing in Pakistan Pemra in its ad published in newspapers on Oct 30, 2014 had solicited proposals from international firms to hire a consultant. Five firms submitted their […]


NA body takes notice of ‘immoral content’ on TV channels

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ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Sub-Committee on Information and Broadcasting, taking strict notice of telecast of immoral content on private television channels, has directed Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to play its role in this regard. Pemra holds the stance that when it takes action against the channels on complaints by the viewers, they get […]