ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday said the PTV Parliament channel would telecast live proceedings of both houses of the Parliament, Standing Committees and would deepen connectivity between public representatives and masses. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of PTV Parliament channel, she said people would watch the channel and become […]
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State media censors PM Abbasi’s presser on NSC meeting
ISLAMABAD: State-owned Pakistan Television (PTV) censored Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s press conference on the NSC meeting called over ex-PM Nawaz Sharif’s recent comments regarding the 2008 Mumbai attacks. PM Abbasi held a press conference in Islamabad and briefed the media about the National Security Committee (NSC) conference and also his meeting with former premier […]
Zakoota from Ainak Wala Jin passes away
LAHORE: Television actor Matloobur Rehman, famous for his role of ‘Zakoota Jin’ in children’s comedy show ‘Ainak Wala Jin’ passed away on Friday after prolonged ailment. Matloob alias Munna Lahori was taken to Mayo Hospital, after his health deteriorated, where he breathed his last. The actor was suffering from paralysis. The character of ‘Zakoota’ in ‘Ainak […]
ATC grants bail to Imran Khan in dharna violence cases
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan was granted bail by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday in cases related to the violence during the 2014 dharna in Islamabad. The PTI chief was summoned by the court after both him and his legal counsel, Babar Awan, failed to appear before the court earlier in the […]
PTV IT official, wife found dead in Rawalpindi
LAHORE: Fakhar Hameed, 55, who was an IT official at Pakistan Television (PTV) and his wife Humaira Hameed, 55, were found dead in the bathroom of their home in Data Ganj Baksh Road in Sadiqabad area of Rawalpindi on Tuesday. According to the police, the cause of death has not been determined as yet. Their […]