ISLAMABAD: Geo television has decided to knock on the doors of the Supreme Court again by moving a contempt of court petition against the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) after the apex court’s orders to restore the Geo transmission were completely ignored and the government’s ‘instructions’ on this count simply put into dustbin by […]
LAHORE: Protests against an unlawful ban on the Geo TV network across the country and an attack on senior anchorperson Hamid Mir continued here on Wednesday on the Davis Road outside the Jang/Geo offices in which a large number of people from various segments of life including lawyers, journalists, leaders of labrour unions and workers […]
LAHORE: Protest against illegal suspension of Geo TV Network and the attack on senior anchorperson Hamid Mir continued here on Tuesday. A large number of people from all walks of life including journalists, workers of political and religious parties and representatives of labour unions participated in the demonstration. The participants demanded restoration of Geo TV […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Society of Pakistan under the leadership of its chairman Senator SM Zafar has condemned the vandalism and burning of Jang newspaper vans en route to their destination. “It amounts to obstructing the right to information and violates our culture, religion and Constitution of Pakistan”. In a statement Tuesday, the HRSP said […]
ISLAMABAD: In blatant violation of the Supreme Court’s judgment on Monday, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) remained completely unmoved due to mysterious reasons and failed to get the Geo News and other channels restored despite the fact that the apex court had declared that criminal proceedings would be initiated against those creating hurdles […]
PESHAWAR: Senior Pakistani Taliban commanders Monday denied to have opposed Geo Television or to have threatened cable operators to stop Geo TV Network channels in the country. Maulvi Omar Khalid Khurassani, leader of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Mohmand Agency, and member of TTP’s political shura, Qari Shakil were referring to media reports that […]
LALAMUSA/JAUHARABAD: Former minister for Information and Broadcasting and PPP leader Qamar Zaman Kaira on Monday condemned the ongoing campaign against the Geo/Jang Group and said the matter concerning a morning show’s content should end after submission of apology. He was talking to various delegations and media persons at Dera Kaira on his return from a […]
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Pervaiz Rashid has said the law was taken into their hands on the Geo TV issue and that cable operators have no authority to decide which channel can go on air and which cannot. Also, he added, the army and the government stand united over the issue […]
LAHORE: The Protest against the ban/suspension of Geo TV is gaining strength with every passing day as more people from all walks of life, including members of civil society, lawyers, the journalist community, labourers and workers of the Geo/Jang Group, thronged outside the Jang, Geo offices to hold a protest demonstration here on Saturday. The […]
ISLAMABAD: The Nawaz Sharif government is being pressed hard for the second time in the first year of its tenure to shut down a private TV channel but is resisting the intense pressure while trying not to resort to confrontation with any state institution. Previously, it was a civilian institution that wanted the closure of […]
ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers in the Senate on Monday vehemently opposed shutting down of Geo TV, warning that if this was done, the media would weaken, and the resulting situation will be threatening to democracy. Senators were intrigued over the process of bringing people on the roads and provoking them about a morning show by Geo entertainment […]
LAHORE: Journalists present a local hotel to cover a press conference of the KP CM boycotted the event briefly in protest against the alleged PTI workers’ misbehaviour with a journalist. Some PTI workers misbehaved with senior journalist of an Urdu daily, Syed Shoaib ud Din, over the issue of identity. The journalists preferred to out […]
Approaching the third anniversary of the murder of Saleem Shahzad, a Pakistani journalist killed as he investigated the murky relationship between the ISI and Al-Qaeda, little progress has been made with the investigation. In many ways, Shahzad’s case signifies the challenge in Pakistan: brave journalists who face threats from non-state and state actors, and a […]
ISLAMABAD: Legislators here on Tuesday called on the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to find out why the Geo transmission was blocked and also why its position on the cable was changed to its disadvantage. During the meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting here under Marvi Memon, the committee […]
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