Category: News | خبریں

April 3, 2012 No Responses

Making Radio Pakistan viable

THIS is with reference to your editorial ‘PBC in dire straits’ (Feb 26) and subsequent letters of readers (March 2 and 11). It was radio that made the first-ever announcement of the birth of our country on the night of Aug 14, 1947, at midnight in the voice of Zahoor Azar: “At the stroke of [...]
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March 30, 2012 No Responses

Measures being taken to empower Pemra: Firdous

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Thursday said that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) government is taking measures to empower Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra). She said that there is a need to brin...
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March 23, 2012 No Responses

Increasing Exposure: Radio Free Asia to cover Balochistan

US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, who had recently introduced a controversial legislation on Balochistan, asked Radio Free Asia (RFA) to report on and broadcast in Balochistan to better equip them with the current news. According to a press release issued by hi...
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March 21, 2012 No Responses

Radio Pakistan: Alive and kicking

This refers to a letter by Mr. Iftikhar Mirza in your esteemed daily on March 20, 2012 asserting that some national entities including Radio Pakistan are near shut-down. Begging to differ so far as Radio Pakistan is concerned, it can only be termed as lack of ...
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March 14, 2012 No Responses

FM Radio to be launched soon under e-policing project

KARACHI: The FM Radio is to be launched soonunder the e-policing project. This was stated by the Sindh Minister for Information Technology,Muhammad Raza Haroon. He was presiding over a meeting of the e-policing project’ssteering committee here on Tuesday...
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March 11, 2012 No Responses

Helping PBC through radio cess

THIS is apropos of the editorial ‘PBC in dire straits’ (Feb 26). Radio Pakistan was converted into the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation through an Act in 1973 to ensure effective operation and growth of broadcasting as a function-oriented public s...
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March 6, 2012 No Responses

Radio, motor vehicle tax challenged in LHC

LAHORE: Levy of radio and motor vehicle tax has been challenged before the Lahore High Court. The petitioner, a bar member, Mian Asif, contended that the government instead of giving relief to the masses putting burden of taxes on the poor people. He said that...
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March 5, 2012 No Responses

Radio Pakistan “facing Rs2000 million deficit”: DG PBC

HYDERABAD: Radio Pakistan is “facing deficit of over Rs2,000 million and needs funds to improve its vital services,” says Director General, Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation PBC Murtaza Solangi. Addressing news conference here on Saturday, he urged...
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