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Pak media crisis: Country's rights body calls for immediate payment of arr
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
This crisis has adversely affected journalists' livelihoods and the overall health of the media sector.
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Pak journalist's associations condemn PEMRA's "illegal" notices to TV chan
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AEMEND) lamented the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) for issuing "illegal" show-cause notices to several TV channels for covering the recent terrorist attack in Karachi, terming it "an attempt to pressuris
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Pakistan: No ban on broadcasting Imran Khan's speeches, media regulator in
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Thursday informed the Lahore High Court (LHC) that there was no ban on broadcasting former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's speeches, Dawn newspaper reported.
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Pakistan: Special court doesn't allow media coverage of cypher case
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The decision, stemming from the official secret act special court, emphasises the need for confidentiality in handling the cypher case.
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Pakistan's media regulatory authority bans airtime for 11 'proclaimed offe
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Authority took the decision citing the Sindh High Court (SHC) in constitutional petitions, Pemra said that such people cannot enjoy certain rights such as appearing on television.
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Iraq bans media from using term 'homosexuality'
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The official media regulator of Iraq on Tuesday ordered all media and social media businesses operating in the Arab nation to use the phrase "sexual deviance."
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Pakistan withdraws PEMRA amendment bill, says Information minister
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan, on Monday, withdrew the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023 after the objections raised on the proposed legislation.
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Pak media regulatory body bans coverage of rallies, gatherings in Islamaba
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Monday barred the television channels from live and recorded coverage of rallies or public gatherings by any party, organisation, and individual being held in the federal capital today, Geo News reported.
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Pakistan media regulatory authority slaps ban on Bol News for live coverag
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan's electronic media regulator has imposed a ban on Bol News for the live coverage of clashes between law enforcement personnel and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers in Islamabad, Dawn reported.
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Pak media regulatory body bans live coverage of Islamabad Judicial Complex
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Pakistan media regulatory body barred television channels from the live coverage of rallies or public gatherings and said that "today, a ban has been imposed on coverage of any party, person, or organisation."
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Imran Khan moves LHC against Pak media regulatory authority's ban on his s
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The LHC registrar's office has fixed the plea for hearing and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan will take it up tomorrow. Khan in the plea, named PEMRA and the authority's director (operations, broadcast media) as respondents.
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Pakistan's media regulatory authority suspends ARY News licence
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has once again suspended the ARY News license for airing the clips of Imran Khan's speech.
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