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LHC reserves judgment on petition against TV talk shows

LHC reserves judgment on petition against TV talk showsLAHORE : The Lahore High Court (LHC) reserved judgment on maintainability of a petition requesting to restrain private TV channels from debating Panama Papers case in talk shows. A local resident, Amjad Farooq, had moved a petition in LHC and

Imran’s allegation and the reporter’s response

Imran’s allegation and the reporter’s responseISLAMABAD: PTI Chairman Imran Khan has charged that MSR and his pro-PML-N propagandists get exposed every time they target him with falsehood and fail to print facts they themselves got confirmed. He wrote in his twitter account and also displayed a copy of the

Lack of ethics in our media

Lack of ethics in our mediaEver since the Pakistani media was liberalised in 2002, channels upon channels focusing on news have been launched over the years. For the average Pakistani household, evening talk shows have become a major source of political awareness and, if looking from a certain angle,

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

Pemra suspends action against TV channels

Pemra suspends action against TV channelsISLAMABAD: In compliance with the orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has suspended action on violations of Ramazan guidelines by some TV channels. The apex court while hearing a petition of the Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA),

Sindh CM wants code of ethics for social media

Sindh CM wants code of ethics for social mediaDemocracy cannot flourish without the freedom of the press. Freedom of expression is imperative to the development of a country and a society. These views were expressed by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah while speaking

SHC restores Bol News licence

SHC restores Bol News licenceKARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday ordered restoration of the licence of Bol TV channel which was revoked for failing to secure security clearance for its directors from the interior ministry. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Autho­rity (Pemra) had on Wed­nes­day revoked the lice­n­ce

TV channels asked to avoid airing controversial content

TV channels asked to avoid airing controversial contentISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (PEMRA) on Thursday ordered private TV channels to respect the sanctity of Ramazan and avoid airing controversial content. The regulatory body issued guidelines asking all TV channels to strictly follow the

Journalists stage rallies to show solidarity with Dawn

Journalists stage rallies to show solidarity with DawnKARACHI: Journalists staged rallies in different parts of the country on Wednesday on the call of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) to mark the World Press Freedom Day and to show solidarity with Dawn. The show of