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Pemra terms ‘Wesal Urdu’ channel illegal

Pemra terms ‘Wesal Urdu’ channel illegalISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has said that it has come to its notice that a certain channel by the name of “Wesal Urdu” has been inciting violence and hatred against a certain religious sect. It said “Wesal Urdu” is not a

Facebook to remove fake accounts, provocative material

Facebook to remove fake accounts, provocative materialISLAMABAD: The Facebook management has assured Pakistan that it will remove fake accounts and explicit, hateful and provocative material that incites violence and terrorism. The commitment was given by Vice President of Facebook Joel Kaplan who called on Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar

Threat to Al Jazeera

Threat to Al JazeeraIT is an unequivocal assault on journalistic freedom in a region where a free media is either non-existent or frequently under attack by authoritarian states. Simply, Al Jazeera is a journalistic endeavour worth protecting — the integrity of the media being easily gauged by the array of

Senators want PEMRA to ban quacks on TV shows

Senators want PEMRA to ban quacks on TV showsISLAMABAD: With unqualified or people with dubious credentials handing out health and beauty tips using herbs and vegetables on television shows, senators have demanded that the regulatory authority should crack down on the practice. “My maid used

PPF condemns the detention of three  Burmese journalists

PPF condemns the detention of three  Burmese journalistsPakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has written a letter to Htin Kyaw President of the Republic of Myanmar to express its concern over the detention of three journalists in Northern Myanmar on June 26 2017. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam