Tag: Pemra

PEMRA chief submits unconditional apology in IHC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Chairman Mirza Saleem Baig on Saturday submitted his unconditional apology in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in connection...

PEMRA urges TV channels not to ‘malign courts without basis’

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Wednesday urged all satellite TV licensees to comply with a Lahore accountability court's order against...

Govt denies gagging anchors’ voices as criticism mounts

--Firdous says order is assertion of watchdog's code of conduct, anchorpersons ‘free to discuss anything and everything’ --Issues another notification to clarify ‘misinterpretation’ of its...

Geo News rejects PEMRA’s allegation of sedition in court

--Channel says PEMRA's allegation shows its 'willingness to go to any illegal lengths in order to protect NAB'   LAHORE: Lawyers representing private TV channel Geo News...

PEMRA bars channels from airing special programmes on Eid

The Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority on Saturday asked media outlets not to air “pre-recorded or live special programmes on Eid-ul-Azha as it would be...

Cabinet urges PEMRA to discourage narrative of under-trial persons

--PM directs finance adviser, FBR chief to keep check on prices of essential items --Shafqat says production orders should not be misused for political purposes --Says...

PEMRA acutions 70 licences for STV channels

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued 70 more licences for satellite TV broadcast stations in an auction at its headquarters in...

PEMRA chairman warns cable operators against airing Indian channels

KARACHI: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Chairman Mirza Saleem Baig on Friday warned of strict action against cable operators who air Indian channels. Addressing...

Only ISPR-approved ‘defence analysts’ to appear on TV channels

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has asked all news channels inviting retired army officers in current affairs talk shows as ‘defence...

PEMRA approves landing right permission to BBC World

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has approved grant of Landing Rights Permission to Indigo Entertainment (Pvt) Ltd. Lahore for foreign satellite TV...

SC bars private TV channels from airing Indian content

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday barred private TV channels from airing Indian content. A three-member bench of the SC which was headed by Justice...

SC seeks investment proposals for dams fund

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday sought investment proposals from State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in respect to the collected funds for construction of...

PEMRA chairman presents performance report to President Alvi

--Says media should play role in discouraging fake news ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Chairman Muhammad Saleem presented PEMRA’s performance report of its...

PEMRA to issue licences to 76 new TV channels

--Media watchdog receives the most complaints regarding fake news, says PEMRA chairman LAHORE: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Chairman Muhammad Saleem Baig has assured...

CJP refuses to allow airing of Indian content, says it ‘damages...

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday said that the apex court will not allow Indian content to be aired on...

PEMRA seeks ‘halal entertainment’

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) in an advisory issued to all TV channels on Tuesday asked not to air dramas containing controversial...

PEMRA restricts TV channels from airing ‘indecent, misleading’ ads

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Thursday restricted all satellite TV channel licensees from airing indecent and misleading advertisements of various products...