No equipment to block illegal radio stations

No equipment to block illegal radio stations

By Qamar Zaman ISLAMABAD: The radio frequency authorities have admitted not developing any mechanism to block illegal use of airwaves despite a large number of violations over the years. The unauthorised use of the radio spectrum, according to the Telecommunication...
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Call for enforcing media laws and ethics

Call for enforcing media laws and ethics

A one-day lecture programme for orientation with media persons on “Media Laws and Ethics” was organised by Indus-Valley Communication Concepts (ICC) in collaboration with Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) at M.B. Ansari Hall Radio Pakistan Hyderabad....
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Research, reference section inaugurated at Radio Pakistan

Research, reference section inaugurated at Radio Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – A new research and reference section has been set up in News and Current Affairs Channel of Radio Pakistan to help make current affairs programs credible, relevant, and comprehensive. Director General Radio Pakistan, Syed Muhammad Imran Garde...
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38th death anniversary of Ibn-e-Insha observed

38th death anniversary of Ibn-e-Insha observed

The 38th death anniversary of eminent Urdu poet humorist and travelogue writer Sher Muhammad Khan, also known as, Ibn-e-Insha was observed on Monday throughout the country. Ibn-e-Insha was born in Jalandhar district of Indian Punjab in 1927. He later migrated....
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Senior Radio Pakistan official found dead

Senior Radio Pakistan official found dead

ISLAMABAD: An official of Radio Pakistan was found dead in the Koral police jurisdiction on Saturday. According to police, the deceased was identified as Muhammad Ilyas, deputy controller of news at Radio Pakistan. His body was found in Ghauri Town...
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Pemra urged to set up journalist training institute

Pemra urged to set up journalist training institute

ISLAMABAD: A research study conducted by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to establish a journalist training institute to train media professionals on issues of safety and security and ...
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Azhar, the man who knew TV, dies

Azhar, the man who knew TV, dies

ISLAMABAD: Aslam Azhar, a distinguished broadcaster and media personality, died in Islamabad on Tuesday. He was 83 years old. His days in the world of the small screen are dubbed the golden years of television in Pakistan. Aslam Azhar was...
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Tribespeople reliant on militant or foreign radio for news

Tribespeople reliant on militant or foreign radio for news

PESHAWAR: As reliable news or even some entertainment is hard to come by in Fata, around 71% of tribespeople are solely reliant on radio for their information. These statistics have been revealed in a report called the Fata Development Indicator...
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Nation marks 139th birth anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam

Nation marks 139th birth anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam

ISLAMABAD: The 139th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was celebrated throughout the country on Friday with full national spirit and enthusiasm. The day dawned with special prayers in mosques for the Quaid and prosperit...
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