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Pakistan |2017-09-30 23:02:54
Pemra seeks ARY News response to IB complaint against 'fake news'

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Saturday directed ARY News to respond to a complaint filed by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) against its report on a list of lawmakers suspected of links with banned militant groups allegedly compiled by the IB...
The list first came to light when ARY News programme 'Power Play' aired a report on Sept 25 claiming that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had directed the IB on...
Pakistan |2018-03-24 20:35:03
Local news channel claims to have hired first transgender news anchor

Local news channel Kohenoor News on Friday claimed to be the first in the country to have hired a transgender woman as a news anchor...
Maavia Malik, who launched her career in the entertainment industry as a model, was first seen on Kohenoor News during a Pakistan Day news transmission on March 23...
Pakistan |2019-04-16 21:15:03
Pemra serves notices to ARY, Bol News over 'fake' news regarding cabinet reshuffle

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has issued show-cause notices to ARY News and Bol News for airing news items regarding a reshuffle in the federal cabinet and change in the portfolios of some federal ministers, it emerged on Tuesday...
The two media outlets had aired the news on Monday morning about a possible reshuffle in the posts for Minister for Finance and Minister of State for Interior held by Asad Umar...
Tech |2016-07-19 19:05:22
Code for Pakistan brings technology geeks to solve civic and social issues

ISLAMABAD: A two-day Islamabad Civic Hackathon — an event organised by Code for Pakistan (CfP) and OPEN Islamabad — concluded Sunday with participants working constantly to develop mobile/web applications and digital tools which address civic and social issues...
“It was inspirational … It makes me feel incredibly hopeful for Pakistan...
Pakistan |2016-06-01 16:21:22
Pakistan startup founders booked for plagiarising source code

KARACHI: Four people were reportedly booked on Wednesday for violating copyright and intellectual property laws after allegations of plagiarising source code for a financial information startup surfaced...
The entrepreneurs behind Investor's Lounge, Baqar Abbas Jafri, Sennen D’Souza, Hammad Ali Hashmi and Waqar Ehsan, have been accused by their former employer ? Mir Muhammad Ali Khan of AMZ MAK Capital Ltd ? of stealing firm’s source...
Pakistan |2017-07-13 00:36:08
Pakistan asks Facebook to link accounts to mobile numbers

Pakistan has asked the Facebook management to link opening of Facebook accounts to mobile numbers to overcome the issue of fake accounts, said a Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) official...
“Mobile numbers are verified through biometric verification system in the country...
Tech |2016-08-09 22:10:56
Alcatel appoints United Mobile as second official distributor in Pakistan

Alcatel has appointed United Mobile (UM) as the second official distributor of its smartphones in Pakistan...
Speaking at a press conference, Nauman Durrani, General Manager of Alcatel in Middle East, Pakistan and Egypt said that Pakistan is a high growth market with 3G and 4G penetration and lots of potential...
Archive |2021-04-30 10:05:00
Pakistan to auction mobile telecom spectrum in June

ISLAMABAD: The auction for mobile telephony spectrum is expected to be held in June, and consultants have expressed optimism that it will be successful because of the potential available in Pakistan...
The briefing was made by a consultant at a meeting of the advisory committee for the release of Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS) spectrum at the Finance Division on Thursday, chaired by Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue...
Archive |2016-05-10 06:56:51
ECP issues notice to Imran, Fazl for violation of code of conduct

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued notices to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman for violation of the code of conduct ahead of by-elections in PK-8 (Peshawar)...
After receiving reports about the two party chiefs’ visit to the constituency, warnings were issued reminding them of blatant violation of the code of conduct...
Archive |2015-04-15 06:30:33
Strict code of conduct for SECP employees

ISLAMABAD: Under a strict code of conduct introduced on Tuesday, all the serving and retired senior officers of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) have been barred not only from politics but also befriending any stakeholder...
The SECP Policy Board approved the code of conduct for the employees that was put it into effect immediately...
Archive |2017-09-01 07:02:11
SECP notifies draft code of corporate governance

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has notified the draft Listed Companies (Code of Corporate Governance) 2017, under the newly promulgated Companies Act 2017...
Moreover, the requirement of minimum number of directors obtaining training, as in the code, has been accelerated to be 100 per cent by 2020...
Pakistan |2017-09-05 12:21:20
NA-120: ECP warns PML-N leader of disqualification over code of conduct violation

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) warned Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin on Tuesday that it would issue a show-cause notice for the latter's disqualification if he is found violating the ECP's code of conduct while campaigning for PML-N candidate Kulsoom Nawaz for the NA-120 by-election...
Headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) retired Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza, a two-member ECP bench had taken up the complaint filed...
Pakistan |2017-09-15 16:45:26
NA-120 by-polls: ECP serves notices to PML-N, PTI lawmakers for violating code of conduct

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday served notices to leaders of the ruling PML-N and PTI for spearheading their respective political campaigns before the by-polls in the NA-120 constituency, terming it a violation of the commission's code of conduct...
State Minister for Interior Affairs Talal Chaudhry, Senator Pervez Rasheed, MNAs Shaista Pervaiz Malik, Maiza Hameed and Rukhsana Kokab, and MPA Saiful Malook Khokhar...
Archive |2015-05-12 07:21:17
ECP code being violated in PP-196, says Qureshi

MULTAN: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi said the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) code of conduct is being violated in by-elections in PP-196...
He said this while talking to the media after submitting objections regarding violation of the code...
Archive |2015-05-12 07:21:16
PPP’s ‘one dress code’ resolution in PA

LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party has submitted a resolution in the Punjab Assembly demanding ‘one dress code’ for both public and private sector schools in Punjab...
“One dress code in schools is essential because it helps maintain uniformity and equality among the students, irrespective of their family and financial background, color, caste, religion, etc...