ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued the verdict with regard to registering of the First Information Report (FIR) against private TV channel ARY for blasphemy against Ahle Bait. The court directed the SHO Margalla Police Station to lodge an FIR against the private channel.It merits mentioning here that District Bar Islamabad President, Advocate […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday rejected a summary containing three names for the post of chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (PEMRA) and directed the ministry of information to advertise the post, The Nation has learnt. The summary was forwarded to the PM by the ministry one and half months ago and names […]
ISLAMABAD: A division bench of Islamabad High Court (IHC) dismissed the intra court appeal filed by Mohammad Malick against an order of an IHC single bench, which, on June 24, declared the appointment of Mr Malick as managing director (MD) Pakistan Television (PTV) illegal. The single bench, comprising Justice Siddiqui, observed that the appointment was […]
ISLAMABAD: The state broadcaster, Pakistan Television (PTV) is plagued by a culture of appointments made on an ad hoc basis, as most key positions in the organisation are either vacant or being managed by junior officials. At least eight positions, including that of managing director (MD), director Administration and Personnel (A&P), director News, director Current […]
ISLAMABAD: Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) here Tuesday issued bailable arrest warrants for the chief executive officer ARY television Salman Iqbal and ARY TV anchor Mubashir Luqman after both of them did not appear before the court in a contempt of court matter for allegedly launching malicious campaign against the […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday directed the acting Chairman Pemra Pervez Rathore to produce before it the original record pertaining to the functioning of the authority’s day-to-day affairs with the court’s ‘status quo’ orders in place. Justice Noorul Haq N. Qureshi passed these orders while hearing a contempt of court application of two […]
ISLAMABAD: A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) here Thursday allowed Managing Director (MD) Pakistan Television (PTV) Mohammad Malick to keep his job till he receives written orders of an IHC single bench. An IHC single-member bench on June 24 had declared the appointment of the MD PTV as illegal and Mohammad Malick […]
ISLAMABAD: The defence ministry has recommended the introduction of a harsher and stiffer penalty against Geo Television by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) in an application to the country’s attorney general. The attorney general is likely to forward the application to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) today. Talking to the Daily Express, Defence […]
ISLAMABAD: The petition seeking action against ARY News anchor Mubasher Lucman over his alleged contemptuous campaign against judiciary may ensnare a number of television show hosts as the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has hinted at setting up of a commission to investigate the “illegal and unfair gains” made by them. Towards the end of a […]
By: Faisal Kamal Pasha ISLAMABAD: Two private members of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), Israr Ahmed Abbasi and Fareeha Iftikhar have filed a contempt of court application in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) contending that acting chairman Pemra Pervez Rathore has been still functioning despite orders of the IHC dated June 09. Justice […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday issued notices to Federation, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Director General Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) and Controller news /current affairs PBC in response to a petition filed by the employees of Radio Pakistan. A single- member bench of Chief Justice Muhammad Anwar Khan Kasi heard the petition filed […]
ISLAMABAD: Incumbent President Islamabad Bar Association (IBA) Naseer Ahmed Kiyani has filed a petition alongside Rao Abdur Raheem in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for not registering FIR against ARY television channel which aired allegedly blasphemous content in its morning show on May 16. The petitioner has also assailed the orders of an additional session […]
ISLAMABAD: Justice Noorul Haq N. Qureshi of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday ordered for maintaining till June 17 status quo in the affairs of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra). Justice Qureshi decided to hold joint hearing of all petitions filed in the IHC on the Pemra issue on the said date when […]
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said the ministry will appeal against a decision of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) suspending transmission of Geo TV for a fortnight and imposing a Rs10 million fine on the channel. In a statement, he said the “Ministry of Defence is absolutely not satisfied with the penalty […]
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