One of only two women in the male-dominated cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Anusha Rehman has been in the limelight this week as one of the main players at the forefront of the auction of 3G and 4G licences, a move that fetched the national exchequer nearly $1.12 billion. Indeed, for a party that […]
ABBOTTABAD: Known environmentalist Mahmood Aslam has threatened to go on hunger strike till death outside the National Assembly if the relevant authorities failed to stop the cutting of trees in the city in the name of development. Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, he claimed that the Cantonment Board Abbottabad had no right to uproot […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Chairman Abdur Rashid has told the National Assembly Special Committee on Information and Broadcasting that over two million Indian Direct to Home (DTH) satellite broadcasting systems are working in Pakistan. He said these DTH systems earn money from Pakistan to send it abroad and the government should act […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has so far imposed a total of Rs35 million fine on different private television channels for airing obscene or excessive foreign content and illegal and misleading advertisements since July, 2010. The Pemra charged Rs1 million fine from over 20 television channels during the last over three years. […]
After intense negotiations, a friend of mine was offered Rs 2,000 for his column each week if the organisation determined the quality of his material as being exceptional, its message clear, its facts verifiable, its style unique, its language outstanding. Yes, in a country where the minimum wage is Rs 7,000 for a minimally trained […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly sub-committee of the Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting and National Heritage has recommended the government arrest the nominated accused of journalists’ killing across the country. The committee expressed serious reservations over non-arrest of the killers of journalists, which creates further uncertainty among the journalists’ community. Police officials from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]
ISLAMABAD: The project of e-Government Intranet has been established for communication among all federal ministries / divisions, an official said on Wednesday. Around 75 percent of the ministries concerned are connected to each other through e-communications the official said. “The e-Government Intranet has been established for e-communication among all the federal ministries /divisions. Around 75 […]
ISLAMABAD: A sub-committee of National Assembly’s (NA) Standing Committee on Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage, Monday decided to finalise the much-awaited code of conduct for electronic media (e-media) in its meeting on April 15. The committee that met under its convener Arifa Khalid Parvez asked the Ministry and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to […]
National Assembly Standing Committee on Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage on Friday decided to move a privilege motion against Sindh and Punjab police for providing wrong data regarding attacks on journalists in their respective provinces. A sub-committee was also constituted to look into the issues pertaining to attacks on media persons, compensation to families of […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has now become China’s biggest Foreign Direct Investment destination country in South Asia, Ambassador Sun Weidong told a ceremony organised to celebrate the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, here at the Chinese Embassy. “As we look back into the year 2013, we see the hearts of our two peoples getting closer to […]
ISLAMABAD: The year 2013 was tumultuous in many ways but it witnessed positive developments in terms of Right to Information (RTI) legislation in two provinces whereas the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) set an unprecedented example of transparency by displaying vital information at its website. However, compared to the ECP, the National Assembly, the house […]
ISLAMABAD: A number of folk artists enthralled the visitors with their performances at the Art and Culture Festival here on Sunday. Folk dancers ‘Dharees’ from Multan, attired in beautiful regional costumes, presented their exotic performances and received applause from the audience. Due to a holiday, a large number of residents of the twin cities, particularly […]
By: TAHIR SIDDIQUI KARACHI: The election to a National Assembly seat (NA-258) in Karachi was massively rigged in the May 11 general elections, it emerged in a report filed in an election tribunal by the National Database and Registration Authority on Saturday. The seat was won by the candidate of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, […]
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has no system and mechanism to block SIMs operated from Afghanistan, the National Assembly was informed here on Wednesday. Responding to a call attention notice, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmed admitted that cellophanes SIMs of Afghanistan were being sold on large scale in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, particularly in […]
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