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Written by January 9, 2013

Pakistan Broadcasters Association pledges collective resistance to pressure

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KARACHI: The Pakistan Broadcasters Association adopted in its board meeting on Monday a ‘media protection policy’ that could lead to ‘collective boycott and collective legal action’ against ‘illegal’ shutdown of news channels for not following ‘advice of political parties and pressure groups’. “In the past channels have been shut down using force and coercion because […]

Written by January 8, 2013

Pakistani FM Radio Sector to Establish Platform to Promote Professionalism and Local Community Development Agenda

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About 40 licensed independent FM radio stations in Pakistan have decided to establish a formal platform to represent the radio broadcast sector’s interests and to promote greater professionalism and an enhanced and prioritized focus on local communities to become the premier voice of the people across Pakistan. This was resolved at a National Radio Conference […]

Written by January 6, 2013

National Broadcasting Service special programme on Shaheed Bhutto

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National Broadcasting Service of Radio Pakistan aired special programme to pay tributes to Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on Saturday night. Talking in Nai Ufaq program of Radio Pakistan‚ PPP leader Jahangir Badar has said Zulfikar Ali Bhutto had emerged in politics of Pakistan at the time when there were renowned world leaders like Indira Gandhi‚ […]

Written by January 5, 2013

Turkish soaps: a development on media front

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By: AZMAT ANSARI

AS a teacher of Media Sciences for more than a decade in different universities at the MBA and BBA levels, I keep an eye on new developments on radio, television and press. Turkish soaps are a development […]

Written by January 1, 2013

Director-General Pakistan Radio Pakistan assumes charge as president of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union

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Over 227 broadcast media organizations from 56 countries are members of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Director-General Radio Pakistan Murtaza Solangi today assumed charge as President of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). Mr. Murtaza Solangi will head the organization till ABU General Assembly meets in October this year to elect a new President. Over 227 broadcast media […]

Written by December 22, 2012

PEMRA issues rejoinder to look-after bureaucrats report

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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 […]

Written by December 21, 2012

PEMRA disfigured by ‘look-after’ bureaucrats on all posts

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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 […]

Written by December 21, 2012

Supreme Court bars acting chairman PEMRA from working

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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 […]

Written by June 25, 2012

Swat FM radio to promote polio vaccination

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PESHAWAR: A local organisation will air programmes on FM radio to promote immunisation and protect children against vaccine-preventable ailments in three selected union councils of Swat. The Awakening, which recently won one of five projects awarded by the Canada’s Sandra Rotman Centre, is trying to reach the people, who were inaccessible in the past, for […]

Written by June 1, 2012

Hajj awareness campaign: PTV, PBC, religious affairs ministry sign MoU

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Television, Radio Pakistan and the Ministry of Religious Affairs on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understand for Hajj Awareness Campaign, 2012. Joint Secretary Ministry of Religious Affairs Shahzad Ahmad, Managing Director PTV Yousuf Baig Mirza and Director General Radio Pakistan Murtaza Solangi signed the agreement. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira […]

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