A petition has been filed against Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) acting chairman Pervez Rathore in Islamabad High Court (IHC) under Article 199 of constitution after television channels broadcast a speech of a political leader inviting the army to take over the government. Petitioner Shahid Orakzai took the plea on Friday that Muttahida Qaumi […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday directed both the parties to submit their written reply in a petition challenging the appointment of acting chairman PEMRA Pervez Rathore. A single bench of IHC comprising Justice Noor-ul-Haq N Qureshi conducted the hearing of the petition moved by Israr Abbasi who had prayed to the court to […]
ISLAMABAD: The Environmental Tribunal will resume work after over 20 months by taking up a set of cases against polluters today (Thursday). The Environment Protection Agency has set up two teams to actively monitor and file cases against polluters in Islamabad in response to pressure exerted by the recently-commissioned environment tribunal. The teams will work […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday restrained the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) from issuing licences to media outlets for the establishment of television channels. Justice Athar Minallah issued the status quo orders in a petition filed by a citizen seeking the cancellation of Pemra’s bidding process that it advertised for the […]
ISLAMABAD: A host of a morning show aired by a private TV channel has been booked with four other people on charges of blasphemy. The case was registered at the Margalla police station on Wednesday on a complaint of the chairman of the Namoos-i-Risalat Forum, Rao Abdul Rahim. Mr Rahim, a lawyer, said that in […]
ISLAMABAD: The meeting of Board of Director (BoD) of Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (PEMRA) was deferred without any result due to private members’ boycott over the issue that acting chairman PEMRA could not chair the meeting under PEMRA rules, The Nation has learnt. Well-placed sources informed this scribe that PEMRA meeting was held by […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court Thursday turned down a petition in which the petitioner had prayed the court to issue directions to the authorities to halt a suggested sit-in by the journalists in front of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) office. A single bench of IHC comprising Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddique dismissed the petition of Azhar […]
ISLAMABAD: Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday directed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to ensure the restoration of Geo TV broadcasts in all parts of the country. The IHC judge said if any cable operator was found violating the directions of the court or Pemra, immediate action […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday fined the Shuhada Foundation for filing a ‘frivolous’ petition against the live coverage of the ongoing ‘sit-in’ by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI). Before dismissing the petition after initial hearing, Justice Athar Minallah directed the petitioner to deposit the fine amount of Rs5,000 with the missing persons’ non-governmental […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court restored on Monday Pervez Rathore as acting chairman and Kamaluddin Tipu as member of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra). The court overturned the July 15 order of the Islamabad High Court which had suspended the June 24 notification about appointment of the two officials on petitions filed by Pemra […]
ISLAMABAD: At a time when the anti-government forces are getting united, using the electronic media for their objectives and openly announcing the toppling of the democratic government, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) is not only dysfunctional but also headless. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered the government not to appoint a new […]
ISLAMABAD: Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of Islamabad High Court (IHC) here Thursday directed state-run TV to determine seniority of its employees from the date of their joining. An IHC division bench last year had regularised the services of these employees and then they filed petition for determination of their seniority from the date of joining. […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday restrained the federal government from initiating the process for appointing the chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra). The restraining orders were issued on a contempt of court petition filed by the sacked Pemra chairman, Chaudhry Rashid Ahmed, against the information ministry for inviting applications to […]
ISLAMABAD: The sacked chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), Chaudhry Rashid Ahmed, on Thursday filed a contempt of court petition against the officials of the ministry of information and broadcasting for inviting applications to fill the post. Mr Ahmed said since he had challenged his dismissal and the matter was pending with […]
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