May 23, 2008

Eight TV channels, 10 FM radio licenses awarded

ISLAMABAD (May 23 2008): The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) awarded eight satellite TV channel licenses and 10 FM Radio licenses, including one for Campus Radio to Riphah International

Pemra for replacing rules with old code of conduct

STANFORD (May 23 2008): The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has proposed to the government to replace the controversial electronic media rules with the previous code of conduct. Chairman

Journalist shot dead

KHAR, May 22: Unidentified assailants shot dead a correspondent of a private TV channel in Bajaur on Thursday. Witnesses said that five gunmen sprayed Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, a correspondent for

SHC issues notices on karo kari

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court issued notices on Thursday to the Sindh home secretary, SHO Thatta and others for June 11 in a case concerning the protection of a newly-wed

‘Companies cannot block text messages’

LAHORE: Cellular companies cannot block immoral, unsolicited and obnoxious text in Short Messages Service (SMS), as there is no mechanism to do such a thing, said officials of various cellular

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