ISLAMABAD – Total of 67 cities were awarded FM Radio licences in 9th phase of FM licencing during a two-day open bidding process, which concluded yesterday. The bidding was held on November 7-8, 2016 at the PEMRA Headquarters, Islamabad. Total of 53 companies participated in the bidding for 77 FM Radio licences. The bidding for […]
PEMRA to implement CoD of electronic media
ISLAMABAD – Chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Absar Alam yesterday said the PEMRA will play its role in implementation of electronic media Code of Conduct. He was talking to media persons here on the occasion of bidding process for auction of FM licences for 67 cities. He asked the media houses to promote […]
Pakistan radio show confronts ‘endemic’ ogling of women
ISLAMABAD – For many women in Pakistan, the simple act of leaving the house can be uncomfortable, even intimidating – the probing gaze of the opposite sex is never far away. Fed-up with the constant unwanted attention, broadcaster Anila Ansari decided to bring the touchy subjects of harassment to the airwaves, by launching an “anti-ogling […]
A TRIBUTE TO PIONEER NEWS READER OF RADIO PAKISTAN
Radio Pakistan played crucial role in boosting morale of the nation and the armed forces during 1965 Pakistan-India war During the September 1965 Pakistan-India war, Radio Pakistan played a crucial role in boosting morale of the nation and the armed forces through its transmission based on news and current affairs programs. During those days, it […]
SC puts off ISPR FM radios’ case hearing indefinitely
ISLAMBAD: The Supreme Court, hearing a miscellaneous petition seeking details of the number of FM radio stations run by the ISPR and their funding, on Wednesday issued notices to the attorney general and Pemra. The court asked them to submit a reply and adjourned further hearing of the matter for an indefinite period. Renowned lawyer […]
Unlicensed channels: SC seeks reply from govt, PEMRA
ISLAMABAD: The top court has sought a reply from the federal government and Pemra over unlicensed radio stations allegedly run by a wing of the military. Senior lawyer Asma Jahangir Wednesday told a two-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, that she had submitted an application about her claim in […]
Countering poisonous ideologies through radio
I say to you: we are in a battle and that more than half of this battle is taking place in the battlefield of the media Ayman al Zawahiri, leader of al Qaeda Radio signals reach where neither TV signals are available nor newspapers may be delivered. Therefore, for both state and non-state actors, radio […]
Radio Pakistan Pindi contract employees unpaid for 8 months
The contractual employees working in different sections of Radio Pakistan, Rawalpindi have voiced strong protest against non-disbursement of salary for the last eight months. The contractual employees said that payments were regularly made to permanent employees of the radio, while meting out discrimination to them. This has pushed them to the brink of financial collapse, […]