Chairman PEMRA, Saleem Baig, has said that Pakistan’s DTH will be launched before the end of the year.
While addressing a press conference, Chairman PEMRA noted that DTH was meant to be launched in March last year. However, the Coronavirus pandemic hampered the launch of DTH.
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Besides, PEMRA, with the support of LEAs, also conducted a grand operation against illegal satellite channels operating in seven districts of Punjab including Lahore.
During the operation, PEMRA seized electronic equipment, including receivers and laptops, worth millions of rupees. The seized equipment was destroyed in the presence of Chairman PEMRA.
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Contributions give Pakistan chance to advance relations
Islamabad
December 26, 2020
Islamabad : Pakistan’s contributions to the UN peacekeeping missions across the world, especially Africa, provide the country with a good opportunity to strengthen diplomatic and trade relations with those given the valuable support.
This was the crux of the thoughts shared by experts during a webinar jointly organised by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Centre for International Peace and Stability Studies-National University of Science and Technology, and Centre for Asian African Studies (CAAS), Bradford-UK, as part of the Institute’s ‘Understanding Africa’ project.
The session was chaired by Executive President IPS Khalid Rahman, moderated by Dr Tughral Yamin, associate dean, CIPS-NUST and non-resident fellow at IPS, and addressed by Brig (r) Mirza Salim Baig, Brigadier (r) Imran Rasheed and Brigadier (r) Azam Agha from NUST, Islamabad.
Peacekeeping efforts give Pakistan opportunity to advance relations
National
December 26, 2020
Islamabad: Pakistan’s contributions to the UN peacekeeping missions across the world, especially Africa, provide the country with a good opportunity to strengthen diplomatic and trade relations with those given the valuable support.
This was the crux of the thoughts shared by experts during a webinar jointly organised by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Centre for International Peace and Stability Studies-National University of Science and Technology, and Centre for Asian African Studies (CAAS), Bradford-UK, as part of the Institute’s ‘Understanding Africa’ project.
The session was chaired by Executive President IPS Khalid Rahman, moderated by Dr Tughral Yamin, associate dean, CIPS-NUST and non-resident fellow at IPS, and addressed by Brig (r) Mirza Salim Baig, Brigadier (r) Imran Rasheed and Brigadier (r) Azam Agha from NUST, Islamabad.
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday sought replies from the federal government, ministry of information and broadcasting and the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on a petition challenging the appointment of Mr Saleem Baig as chairman of the authority.
Lahore Press Club Secretary Babar Dogar, also bureau chief of a private TV channel, assailed the appointment for being made “in violation of” the judgments of the superior courts.
The petitioner’s counsel, Abuzar Salman Khan Niazi, in his initial arguments stated that the government appointed the respondent chairman in sheer violation of the principles laid down in a judgment of the Supreme Court (M Yasin case) and a judgment of the Lahore High Court (Absar Alam case).
The Lahore High Court on Tuesday sought replies from the federal government, ministry of information and broadcasting and the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on a petition challenging the appointment of Saleem Baig as chairman of the authority. Dawn/File
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday sought replies from the federal government, ministry of information and broadcasting and the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on a petition challenging the appointment of Mr Saleem Baig as chairman of the authority.
Lahore Press Club Secretary Babar Dogar, also bureau chief of a private TV channel, assailed the appointment for being made “in violation of” the judgments of the superior courts.