Tag: Pemra

SC bars acting chairman PEMRA from work

The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday barred the acting chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Dr Abdul Jabbar from discharging his duties. The...

SC seeks reasons for not appointing permanent PEMRA chairman

The Supreme Court on Tuesday discussed why a permanent chairman for the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has not been appointed as yet....

Senate panel not happy over PEMRA’s performance

The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over the performance of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and...

CJ directs to implement PEMRA laws regarding the media

Chief Justice Supreme Court Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has directed to implement PEMRA laws regarding the media. He was hearing a petition in Islamabad today regarding...

Auditor general asks PEMRA to recover Rs 11M for misuse of...

Pakistan Auditor General raised objections over misuse of 23 vehicles by PEMRA and asked the authority to recover an expenditure of over Rs 11...

IHC summons record of actions taken by PEMRA

Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday summoned record of actions taken by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (PEMRA) over programs against defamation of...

IHC directs PEMRA to stop airing material against courts

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (PEMRA) to stop telecast of irreverent matter against courts and sought...

PEMRA holds consultative meeting to set parameters of ‘obscenity’

A consultative meeting to deliberate upon parameters of “obscenity” for the electronic media was held at the PEMRA Headquarters Islamabad on Monday. The meeting was...

PEMRA to hold consultative meeting on obscenity on 27th

PEMRA has called a consultative meeting to be held at its headquarters on Monday, August 27 to set parameters to prescribe the term “obscenity”...

PEMRA given four weeks to submit report on obscene TV programs

The Supreme Court on Monday granted four weeks to Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to submit a report over alleged obscene and vulgar...

SC asks PEMRA to submit report regarding obscenity on TV channels

The Supreme Court has directed Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to take measures to stop obscenity on the TV channels. “PEMRA should consult...

PEMRA brandishes its sword against obscenity

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Saturday said that it has been constantly engaged in eliminating the menace of obscenity and vulgarity...

No ban on Ek Tha Tiger

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has denied media reports that the authority had placed a ban on the screening of trailers of...

Respect unearned?

I was astonished to see the way the Chief Justice treated the chairman PEMRA, Dr Abdul Jabbar, on June 15 during the full court...

Participants of 96th National Management Course visit PEMRA

The participants of the 96th National Management Course comprising of senior civil officers from various groups visited the PEMRA headquarters on Saturday. The...

Pakistan warns TV stations over graphic footage

Pakistan's electronic media regulator Wednesday issued a furious rebuke to 17 television channels after they broadcast graphic images of the victims of a plane...

41 TV channels issued show cause notices

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has served show cause notices to 17 TV channels for airing unedited live footages of blood, gore,...