دسمبر 1876ءکو جناح پونچا نامی شخص کے ہاں ایک بچہ پیدا ہوا جس نے مستقل مزاجی اور مسلسل جدوجہد کے ذریعے دنیا میں ایک نئی اسلامی سلطنت قائم کر دی۔ یہ بچہ قائد اعظم محمد علی جناح تھے۔آپ نے سولہ 16 سال کی عمر میں میٹرک کا امتحان پاس کیا۔اسی…
Pak-Japan Relations: Japan to invest in radio broadcast, child health
The ambassador says that the new radio system will contribute to stability of these areas. The Government of Japan will extend grant assistance for radio broadcasting and child health, worth ¥2.8 billion (Rs3.16 billion) to Pakistan. The Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Oe and the Economic Affairs Division Secretary Javed Iqbal signed the two projects on Friday, […]
PEMRA issues rejoinder to look-after bureaucrats report
ISLAMABAD: Pemra on Friday issued a detailed rejoinder to a story in The News headlined, “Pemra disfigured by look-after baboos on all posts”. It said the news reflects that probably some disgruntled elements have misled this leading newspaper by providing exaggerated and deceptive information just to tarnish the image of the organisation for their personal […]
PEMRA disfigured by ‘look-after’ bureaucrats on all posts
By: Ansar Abbasi ISLAMABAD: The Pemra, the regulatory body for the electronic media, has been badly ruined during the recent years after having been turned into an entity ruled by a bunch of temporary officers, all of whom terribly failed to do their primary job of a regulator. Although, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on […]
Supreme Court bars acting chairman PEMRA from working
By: Sohail Khan ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday barred the acting chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Dr Abdul Jabbar from holding office and asked the government to appoint a head of the authority on a permanent basis. A two-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Jawad S […]
Illegal local radio stations taken off air in Swabi
PESHAWAR: Around a dozen unlicensed FM radio stations were taken off the air in Swabi district over the last couple of days for spreading religious hatred. Also, the administration seized equipment used by these radio stations and booked their owners for illegal activity. The provincial had taken notice of the illegal operations of illegal FM […]
Pakistan’s radio silence
By: Samson Simon Sharaf The past week was a nightmare for wireless users in Pakistan. The blackout of cell phone communications in most parts of the country affected not only the GSM and CDMA based mobile and SMS communications, but also major business houses, banks, multinational corporations and their remote camps using PTCL wireless and […]