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Pemra revokes Bol TV licences

Pemra revokes Bol TV licencesISLAMABAD: As the interior ministry has turned down the security clearance of directors of Labbaik Pvt Ltd, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has cancelled the satellite TV licences of Bol News and Bol Entertainment. The interior ministry refused security clearance of the company’s directors Shoaib

Zardari for ensuring freedom of expression

Zardari for ensuring freedom of expressionISLAMABAD – Former president Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday advocated freedom of expression, right to information and an end to crimes against journalists. In a message on the World Press Freedom Day, to be marked today (Wednesday), Zardari said that there was a systematic

PFUJ rejects govt’s order for action against newspaper

PFUJ rejects govt’s order for action against newspaperISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) led by Afzal Butt has rejected the government’s demand from the APNS to take ‘disciplinary action’ against the Dawn newspaper. According to a press release, the PFUJ said: “We totally reject

Pemra issues show cause notice to private channel

Pemra issues show cause notice to private channelISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Thursday issued show cause notice to Nickelodeon television channel for violation of Pemra (amendment) Act 2007 and electronic media code of conduct.The children’s channel on April 27 in its cartoon series

Dawn Leaks: Nisar directed to implement committee recommendations

Dawn Leaks: Nisar directed to implement committee recommendationsISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan to implement recommendations of the committee, which probed Dawn Leaks, in letter and spirit. In a meeting on Thursday, the interior minister briefed the prime minister about

Kashmir social media ban

Kashmir social media banA ban on usage of communication outlets, namely social media, is to be decried in any nation as it obstructs freedom of expression, which is a universal basic right even though some countries may not recognise it as so. We condemned the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority when it

India gags social media in Held Kashmir

India gags social media in Held KashmirSrinagar – The government in Indian-occupied Kashmir has ordered suspension of different social media sites and applications in the valley for a period of one month till further orders. As per an order, the Home Department has directed all Internet Service