ISLAMABAD: A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) here Thursday issued notice to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Chairman, Chaudhry Rasheed Ahmad, in response to the Intra-Court Appeal (ICA) of the federal government against his reinstatement by a single member IHC bench. The division bench, comprising IHC chief justice, Justice Muhammad […]
ISLAMABAD: In his first directives upon assuming office on Wednesday, newly reinstated Chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Chaudhry Rashid Ahmad transferred 14 of the authority’s officials and cancelled the meeting of its board scheduled for today (Thursday). Sources in Pemra said the reinstated chief spent the day discussing the situation with […]
Altaf Hussain, a British national, gets live coverage from all private television channels, delivering a speech in which he threatens to carve out a new state, if his demands are not met and yet PEMRA finds nothing wrong with this. Does this qualify as freedom of speech guaranteed by constitution? I am afraid the Constitution […]
Workers and ‘new media’Internet technologies, the possibility of accessing global channels through various platforms, and the mushroom growth of domestic TV channels have indeed mystified not merely our middle classes, but even our intelligentsia is often busy showering praise on ‘new media’ and its empowering potential. From the viewpoint of the working classes, the exact […]
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 […]
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has banned Shia TV channels’ broadcast in Shia majority Gilgit-Baltistan province that evoked stiff protest. Gilgit-Baltistan chapter of the PEMRA issued a notification for the cabal operators directing them to ban Shia TV channels such as Hadi TV, Hidayat TV and Karbala Arabic channel. Surprisingly, news channel Such TV […]
KARACHI: A delegation of cable operators met Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) on Monday at PBA Secretariat, Karachi. The cable operators apprised PBA of their concerns about some issues being faced by them, particularly the levy of Advance Tax on cable operators being collected by Pemra. The delegation was headed by Khalid Arain and included the […]
ISLAMABAD: The beleaguered chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Chaudhry Rashid on Monday went on a 15-day leave, as a fact-finding committee was formed under Secretary Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr Nazir Saeed to look into alleged irregularities and charges detected during his (Rashid’s) brief stint. A senior official at the Ministry […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Officers Welfare Association has said that if Chaudhry Rashid insisted on resuming the position of Chairman Pemra, they will go on a pen-down strike. In a statement issued on Sunday, they said that the association disclosed documentary proofs of the corruption of Chaudhry Rashid and the National Accountability […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday sought reply from a private TV channel’s anchor Mubasher Lucman for broadcasting defamatory programmes against Jang/Geo Group and its owners, and also from the Ministry of Information and Pakistan Electric Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) for not initiating action against the channel. As hearing started on Friday, the counsel […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court set aside the sacking of Chaudhry Rashid Ahmad and reinstated him as chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Thursday. In his judgment, Justice Riaz Ahmad Khan also declared null and void the appointment of Rao Tehsin as acting chairman of Pemra. The court observed that the […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) today will take up two major petitions including dismissal of Chairman PEMRA and restoration of CNG supply to the stations of Potohar region. The first important petition is related to the removal of Chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Chaudhary Rashid Ahmad who also moved a contempt of […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has rejected government plea seeking suspension of interim injunction of Islamabad High Court (IHC) on restoration of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Chairman Chaudhry Rashid Ahmad and directed it to resort to IHC on this count. The SC has ruled in its orders that original case is still pending […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued a notice to top officials of the government in response to a contempt petition filed by Pemra chairman, who sought contempt proceedings against the officials for not complying with the court’s order. Justice Riaz Ahmed Khan, in the issued notice, sought replies from the secretary establishment, secretary ministry […]
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