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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

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 this

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

Dawn leaks commission submits final report

Dawn leaks commission submits final reportISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Tuesday said it has received the report, compiled by a committee that probed into the publication in the daily Dawn of a controversial story about a national security meeting and that the report will be submitted to

Dawnleaks report to be unveiled Monday or Tuesday: Nisar

Dawnleaks report to be unveiled Monday or Tuesday: NisarTAXILA – Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar vowed again that the Dawn Leaks report would be unveiled either on Monday or Tuesday citing the delay was due to Panama case verdict. “Dawn leaks report issuance was revoked due

‘Dawn leaks’ probe report within 2-3 days: Nisar

‘Dawn leaks’ probe report within 2-3 days: NisarISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that the inquiry report into the ‘Dawn leaks’ will be submitted to his ministry within two to three days. The inside story published in Dawn about a high-level civil-military huddle, which

Pemra’s hands are tied as courts grant stay orders

Pemra’s hands are tied as courts grant stay orders531 cases pending in courts; propaganda against regulator dispelled ISLAMABAD: In the aftermath of recent incidents of hate-speech and violence, a few anchorpersons and columnists, through TV talk shows and tweets, have attempted to propagate that Pemra