ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Chaudhry Rashid Ahmad Thursday filed a contempt of court application with the Islamabad High Court (IHC) saying that he was stopped from entering his office despite IHC stay orders of December 16. The Pemra chairman alleged that Rao Tehsin, who was appointed by the federal government as […]
ISLAMABAD: Confusion in the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulation Authority (Pemra) persists as the authority continues to have two chairmen, adversely affecting administrative work of the institution. On December 15, the federal government, through the Establishment Division, had issued a notification removing Chaudhry Rashid Ahmed as Pemra chairman. He had been appointed by the previous PPP […]
QUETTA: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), Balochistan, has banned relay of programmes of popular Afghan television channels by cable operators, but Indian channels can still be watched in the province. Pemra’s Regional Director Jalal Khan told Dawn that Afghan TV channels RTA, ATN, Shamshad and Lemar had been shut “because of instructions from […]
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Khalid Mehmood Khan on Monday again issued notices to a private TV channel’s owner Salman Iqbal and anchor Mubasher Lucman for broadcasting defamatory programmes against the Jang/Geo Group and its owners and also to the Ministry of Information and Pakistan Electric Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) for not initiating action […]
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 […]
THESE days there is much hue and cry against the airing of Turkish dramas on a private TV channel. Actors from across the country to people in parliament were seen and heard speaking against the foreign content. All were advocating that there must be a code of conduct imposed by Pemra against airing foreign content […]
LAHORE: In the recent past, debates on the issue of clash of institutions, especially judiciary and the legislature, were in the full glare of publicity; however, the question of clash between judiciary and media remained under the cover, mainly that such an issue might impede in dispensation of justice. Due to media interference and commentary […]
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: Commenting on a series of defamatory statements issued by what it calls “a handful of disgruntled employees facing disciplinary proceedings,” Pemra on Friday again rejected the vilification campaign as baseless, misleading and contrary to the facts. It stated that the prime investigation agency, FIA, was conducting inquiries into the alleged illegal recruitment and grant […]
ISLAMABAD: The war of words and allegations through press releases continues between executives and officers of PEMRA. The Pemra Officers Welfare Association (POWA) has again issued a detailed response to the December 10 rejoinder of present management of PEMRA and has termed most of the assertions as baseless and contrary to the facts.The statement calls […]
Chairman of PEMRA has said that his authority had issued fifth licence to Geo TV on the instructions of a bench of the SC headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. Speaking in a private television programme, PEMRA Chairman Rasheed Ahmed admitted that the regulatory body issued five licences to Geo. He also acknowledged that, […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday stayed exhibition of foreign films, dramas, television shows etc., on Pakistani channels and sought detailed replies from the federal government and the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra). Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan passed this interim order on a petition moved by television anchor Mubashar Lucman. As the proceedings […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (Pemra) takes serious exception to a well orchestrated vilification campaign against its chairman at the hands of some disgruntled elements of the organization led by a suspended officer and supported by another absentee from duty. As clarified earlier, the Pemra Officers Welfare Association (Powa) which is registered under […]
ISLAMABAD: Pemra Officers strongly responded on Sunday to allegations leveled against them, especially against the legal wing of the authority, with strong evidence and references of law and documents. Pemra Officers Welfare Association (POWA) has issued following Press Release on Sunday which is being published after deleting names: “It is welcoming that finally Pemra management […]
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