ISLAMABAD: Despite an announcement by the government that the plan to lease out the headquarters of Radio Pakistan has been shelved, angry employees on Thursday forced the director general out of his office to lodge their protest, forcing the information minister to issue a statement saying that action would be taken against those involved in […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government has given one month’s time to the management of Radio Pakistan to table a plan to bring out the state-run broadcaster from the financial crisis it is currently facing. The federal government had given directives t lease out Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation headquarters building in the federal capital. However, the one […]
Employees of Radio Pakistan on Monday held a peaceful demonstration in Islamabad and other Units of the organization across the country in protest against the decision of the government to lease out Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation Headquarters building. Employees of all the wings of the national broadcaster participated in the demonstrations and demanded the government to […]
ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday said the building of Radio Pakistan will be given on lease to build Pak Media University and in this regard it has asked for proposal from the department concerned. While responding over a letter shared in the official Whatsapp group of Ministry of […]
Minister for information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid inaugurated 10 KW medium wave transmitter at Radio Pakistan Karachi today. Director General Radio Pakistan Saba Mohsin and other officials concerned were also present on the occasion. Our Karachi correspondent Altaf Pirzado reports that the transmitter has been installed by Radio Pakistan from its own resources at a […]
Minister for information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid inaugurated 10 KW medium wave transmitter at Radio Pakistan Karachi today. Director General Radio Pakistan Saba Mohsin and other officials concerned were also present on the occasion. Our Karachi correspondent Altaf Pirzado reports that the transmitter has been installed by Radio Pakistan from its own resources at a […]
The fifth death anniversary of the legend English newscaster of Radio Pakistan, Riaz Ahmed Khan was observed on Saturday. Riaz Ahmed Khan joined Central News Organisation of Radio Pakistan in December 1970 and superannuated in April 1997. It was his passion for news reading that he kept on reading news bulletins of Radio Pakistan even […]
Director General, Radio Pakistan, Syed Muhammad Imran Gardezi says Radio Pakistan has been turned into a vibrant medium to promote peace, interfaith harmony and culture, to educate people in peace time and natural disasters. In a message on the occasion of World Radio Day, he said, with access to 98 percent population of the country, […]
Radio Pakistan is airing special programmes to mark World Radio Day being observed today [Saturday] to highlight the role of this medium. The objective of the World Radio Day observed on February 13 is to raise greater awareness among the public about the importance of radio, encourage decision makers to establish and provide access to […]
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 Gardezi inaugurated the section here Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, he said it has been the hallmark […]
PPI NEWS Bulletin0800 پی پی آئی نیوز بلیٹن
ہیڈلائنز:۔ حکومت کا طالبان کیخلاف فضائی حملے روکنے کا اعلان طالبان کے خلاف کارروائیاں روکنے کا فیصلہ خوش آیندہے،پروفیسر ابراہیم یوکرین میں فوجی مداخلت کاکوئی ارادہ نہیں؛ امریکی حکام اور بھارت کیخلاف پرفارم کرکے بہت خوش ہوں ، شاہدآفریدی خبروں کی تفصیل:۔ طالبان کی طرف سے عارضی جنگ بندی کے فیصلے کے بعد حکومت نے […]
PPI NEWS Bulletin 2100 پی پی آئی نیوز بلیٹن
ہیڈلائنز:۔ قومی اسمبلی میں ملکی داخلی صورتحال پر بحث۔ دہشتگردی سے پاکستان کی سلامتی وبقاءکو شدید خطرات لاحق ہیں، الطاف حسین۔ فاٹا میں ٹارگٹڈ آپریشن سے پولیو وائرس پاکستان بھر میں پھیلنے کا خطرہ ہے، عالمی ادارہ صحت۔ بھارتی جنگی جنون، اسلحے کا سب سے بڑا خریدار بن گیا۔ اور ایشیا کپ کرکٹ ٹورنامنٹ کا […]
PPI NEWS Bulletin 2000 پی پی آئی نیوز بلیٹن
ہیڈلائنز:۔ پاکستان کی سالمیت کو مقدم رکھنے والوں سے مذاکرات کئے جائیں گے، وزیراعظم۔ فوجی آپریشن عوام و فوج کے درمیان نفرتوں کی دیوار کھڑی کرنے کی سازش ہے، امیر جماعت اسلامی۔ پاکستان اور ایران کا سرحدی علاقوں میں دہشت گردی کے واقعات کے خاتمے پر اتفاق۔ کراچی میں فائرنگ اور پر تشدد واقعات میں […]
Media and the policing of society
By: Haneen Rafi KARACHI: “The incidents of intolerance in society are not as important as is the response to them of the civil society,” said journalist Ghazi Salahuddin. He also laid stress on the response determining the true strength, or weakness, of a society. This was shared at a roundtable discussion held on Thursday titled ‘The […]
Radio ki kahani: Abidi for revival of radio listening
ISLAMABAD: Raza Ali Abidi, arguably one of the most accomplished broadcasters in South Asia, has called for a focus on airing infotainment so as to reintroduce radio listening in the country. The veteran broadcaster and author of a number of books as well as travelogues cited the fast paced nature of broadcasting itself as the […]
Radio show Rangers Hour begins today
KARACHI: Senior officials of the Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, will be on air twice a day, five days a week on the radio station FM-101 from Friday to receive complaints and suggestions from the public amid the ongoing targeted-operation in the city, said a spokesman for the paramilitary force. “In the launching show of the programme, […]
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