Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry. APP/File
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has said the entire ministry will be revamped in seven to 10 months to turn it into an effective “voice of the state” and not the ruling party for which besides introducing latest technologies and public-private partnership in the media, reforms will be carried out in each department.
“Unfortunately, nobody has ever realised that information ministry has become a spokesperson of the ruling party [whichever comes to power] though it should be a spokesperson of the state,” Mr Chaudhry said while talking to Dawn on Saturday.
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry. APP/File
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has said the entire ministry will be revamped in seven to 10 months to turn it into an effective “voice of the state” and not the ruling party for which besides introducing latest technologies and public-private partnership in the media, reforms will be carried out in each department.
“Unfortunately, nobody has ever realised that information ministry has become a spokesperson of the ruling party [whichever comes to power] though it should be a spokesperson of the state,” Mr Chaudhry said while talking to Dawn on Saturday.
ANOTHER Ramazan passed with television screens filled up with stuff that can only be called rubbish. Throughout the year, the Muslim community eagerly waits for this month to fast and pray, whereas for TV channels in Pakistan, it is time for a massive money-making drive. All TV channels struggle to compete and beat their rivals in terms of having the biggest Ramazan transmissions for the highest ratings by inviting the most popular celebrities. While some channels hold ‘game shows’ that are specific to Ramazan, some have scholars and celebrities sitting around, discussing a variety of teachings and issues.
Considering the Covid situation around the world, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) had banned the participation of a live audience in these transmissions. However, the channels, instead of cancelling the transmissions, came up with a new plan, with celebrities gracing the production sets with their presence and playing games and doing a variety of thi
Express Entertainment, which airs ‘Time Out with Ahsan Khan’, told to pay Rs500,000 Ahsan Khan during an interview at the Holiday Inn Al Barsha, Dubai. Image Credit: Antonin Kelian Kallouche/Gulf News Archives
Pakistani actor Ahsan Khan has hopped into controversy due to the use of live rabbits for a segment on his TV show.
Express Entertainment, which airs the talk show ‘Time Out with Ahsan Khan’, has been fined Rs500,000 (Dh11,980) by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) for using animals as props for the purposes of entertainment, according to reports.
Lawyer Faizullah Khan Niazi, who filed the petition on behalf of Santia Gulzar, posted a tweet with images of the Pemra order saying: “PEMRA saw fit to accept my arguments and impose a fine on Express Entertainment in its show Time Out with Ahsan Khan. The CoC [Council of Complaints] upheld the rights of animals and stopped unnecessary pain and suffering being caus
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has imposed a fine of Rs500, 000 on a national entertainment channel for using animals as prop in its program Time Out with Ahsan Khan.
A petition was filed against the program, which is hosted by Pakistani film and television actor Ahsan Khan, by lawyer Faizullah Khan Niazi on behalf of Santia Gulzar against the TV channel and show.
“PEMRA saw fit to accept my arguments and impose a fine on Express Entertainment for using animals as props for the purposes of entertainment in its show Time Out with Ahsan Khan,” wrote Niazi on Twitter.