No monitoring! Geo Newscaster repeatedly reads reads ‘Kitabcha’ as ‘Kutta Bacha Pakistan has more than 50 news channels that provide a non-stop stream of news and commentary on current affairs. The need to produce endless content often leaves the teams at these channels over-worked and under-rehearsed. However, that does not justify using inappropriate language going … Read more
Media Firon Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman continues to focus on financial interest than editorial interests The so-called popular Pakistani channel GEO TV went off-air in most parts of the country. It was later restored with similar assumptions and rumors about a deal with the establishment in the revival. However, there was much more behind the mysterious recovery … Read more
Beg before the employees hit the streets. Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, CEO of Jang and Geo group appears at the Supreme Court over charges levied against him for nonpayment of salaries to employees at Geo News. The editor-in-chief also faces a similar predicament as he faces authorities at the apex court. A Suo Motu case started off … Read more
GEO/JANG Group served notice for fanning sectarianism The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) served a notice to GEO Group after receiving complaints from the public against the program ‘Naya Pakistan’. It was added that a large number of masses strongly reacted to the program anchored by Talat Hussain on February 22 on Geo News. … Read more
Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, editor-in-chief, of GEO and Jang Group is being treated by most people as a Press freedom issue rather than a legitimate accountability case. On Sep 5, 2014, the court declared him ‘wanted’ and ordered the Commissioner Rawalpindi and the DC Islamabad for the forfeiture of his property. According to various reliable sources, the … Read more
Deep in trouble – Geo’s cybercrime team exposed Broadcasting giant GEO Network’s cybercrime cell has been involved in a defamation issue. As per a report from social media platform Twitter, the cybercrime team has been found creating fake Twitter IDs through their IP address, which was then used to launch defamation campaigns against a number … Read more
