ISLAMABAD: Thanks to the rage of ANP’s Zahid Khan the opposition on Wednesday won the right that PTV would telecast its reply to a minister’s speech live – but only momentarily. The opposition’s forceful protest over the “discriminatory policy” of PTV to telecast live only the ministers’ speeches forced Senate Chairman Nayyar Hussain Bokhari to […]
ISLAMABAD: Justice Riaz Ahmad Khan of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has suspended the termination order of Pemra Chairman Chaudhry Rashid Ahmad. Ch Rashid will remain Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) chief as the court order reads: “Operation to the impugned order shall remain suspended till the next date of hearing.” Counsel for Ch […]
ISLAMABAD: In order to complete the process of verifying thumb impressions of voters in a transparent manner, the government has decided to place the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) under the administrative control of the Election Commission of Pakistan for three months. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said at a press conference on […]
ISLAMABAD: A special meeting of the office-bearers and members of Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) Islamabad chapter was held on Saturday to re-activate the chapter. The move to call the meeting was initiated by senior vice-president of the chapter and senior editor of Daily Express Ayaz Khan. The meeting discussed all the challenges faced […]
ISLAMABAD: Implementing the Supreme Court’s historic judgement in the Khawaja Asif case to review irregular and illegal appointments, President Mamnoon Hussain on Sunday removed the illegally appointed Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Chairman Chaudhry Rashid. The office of the Pemra chairman fell vacant in the early years of the previous Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) […]
ISLAMABAD: Soon after taking oath of office, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Tassaduq Hussain Jillani on Thursday ordered an inquiry into the exclusive footage of the proceedings of the Full Court reference held in the honour of former CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on the eve of his retirement and directed the apex court’s additional registrar […]
ISLAMABAD: Giving an exceptional performance, the Supreme Court of Pakistan under Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry decided 187,754 out of a total of 232,265 human rights cases, an astounding 80 percent. These cases were in addition to 114 suo moto notices disposed of relating to problems and difficulties faced by the common people during his […]
ISLAMABAD: Pemra has again clarified allegations levelled by Pemra Officers Welfare Association (POWA). A rejoinder on Friday issued by Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) said: “Regarding procurement of vehicles it is again clarified that these operational vehicles were procured in replacement of obsolete vehicles. The Authority in its 84th meeting on May 06, 2013 […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has declined before the Supreme Court to allow alteration of the terms of the direct to home (DTH) licence being sought by a media organisation. “The grant of concessions as demanded by the petitioner (Cross Current Private Limited) would have resulted in putting potential competitors at a […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ordered the government on Wednesday to immediately appoint chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and said it would review the matter after a week. “We direct the secretary concerned to take up the issue immediately and discharge his function by appointing the PTA chairman without further loss of time,” said […]
ISLAMABAD: After a long struggle and sacrifices, Pemra Officers Welfare Association (Powa) has finally been registered under the Industrial Relations Act, 2012. Following officers have been elected as office bearers and members of its executive body: Javiad Iqbal (President), Khurram Siddiqi (Vice President), Amjad Ali (Secretary General), Tamseel Hayder (Joint Secretary), Mazhar Mahmood (Secretary Finance), […]
ISLAMABAD: The prime minister’s office has ordered heads of ministries to proactively influence the media in order to generate a favourable opinion about the recent unpopular decisions, including a steep increase in the prices of electricity and petroleum prices. The orders are a reversal of the earlier strategy adopted by the government soon after it […]
ISLAMABAD: Secretary IT Ikhlaq Tarrar has said the 3G system for cellular users will be launched in the first quarter of 2014. He said PTA will hire the services of an international consultant for the auction of 3G licences, which will be issued in a transparent manner in the first quarter of 2014. He said […]
ISLAMABAD: The capital has its own real-life version of the ‘Thomas Crown Affair’ after a valuable painting was found missing from the National Assembly Secretariat. While the painting may not quite be a 100-million-dollar Monet, the abstract work, which is “worth over a million rupees,” was swiped from a building with the highest-level security in […]
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