October 18, 2011

PTV confirms story but calls it baseless

ISLAMABAD: In response to The News story ‘PTV in secret talks for $45 million deal’ published on Monday (October 17), PTV issued a press release which confirms basic information in

PTV outside Pemra purview: Abdul Jabbar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Chairman Abdul Jabbar has said the state-run PTV does not fall within the purview of Pemra. Speaking in a state-run TV programme on Monday,

Veteran journalist Hameed Akhtar passes away

LAHORE: Renowned journalist and progressive writer Hameed Akhtar died of cancer after protracted illness on Sunday night at the age of 87. Hameed Akhtar was under treatment in Shaukat Khanum

Beware journalists

Sir: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Saturday, in an effort to placate the strong journalist community, said that his government is devising an institutional mechanism to protect journalists from

Govt wants journalists to reveal their sources

ISLAMABAD: During the hearing of Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s prayer before the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) Inquiry Commission, the federal government has stated that journalists are bound to

Woman found dead, alleged lover hurt

HYDERABAD: A young woman was found dead and her alleged paramour seriously injured on her house’s doorsteps in Effendi Town on Monday night. The man, nephew of former MQM MPA

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