Waseem Abbas reveals the challenges of being rejected by PTV for his looks

Waseem Abbas reveals the challenges of being rejected by PTV for his looks

Waseem Abbas discusses multiple rejections in his early career. He describes being ridiculed for his looks. He was rejected by Radio, PTV, Yawar Hayat, and Irfan Khoosat. Recently, Waseem Abbas appeared on Hina Niazi’s show “Suno To Sahi”. During the show, he discussed facing multiple rejections in the early days of his career and revealed … Read more

Khawaja Saleem shares painful personal struggles and challenges

Khawaja Saleem shares painful personal struggles and challenges

Pakistan lacks special allowances for artists, causing poverty and pain. Veteran artist Khawaja Saleem, a PTV and film artist, lost his toes due to diabetes, causing gangrene. He has sold his belongings and awards to manage his circumstances, living in his daughter’s house. Unfortunately, Pakistan does not provide special allowances for artists, and the government … Read more

Actor Shabbir Mirza Passes Away

Actor Shabbir Mirza Passes Away

The golden age of Pakistani dramas is often associated with the time with PTV. Shabbir Mirza had been battling cancer for some time. His condition had deteriorated in recent months while he was in Rawalpindi. The golden age of Pakistani dramas is often associated with the time when PTV (Pakistan Television) produced outstanding stories that … Read more

PCB’s Directive for Domestic Cricket Season

PCB Domestic Cricket

Upcoming domestic season with 16 teams, including departments and regions. Departments facing challenges due to a four-year gap in cricket. Teams asked to select experienced players from different levels of cricket. With the domestic cricket season approaching, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has issued a letter to departmental cricket teams, instructing them to submit the … Read more

Live blog: Jasmeen Manzoor joins BOL

Jasmeen Manzoor

Veteran Journalist and Anchorperson, Ms. Jasmeen Manzoor has begun hosting program ‘Bus Bohat Ho Gaya’ on Bol News channel from Saturday . Jasmeen Manzoor has been appointed as the Senior Anchorperson of BOL News. Jasmeen is a renowned name in the field of journalism. With her defiant tone and unique style, Jasmeen Manzoor started her journalistic career as … Read more

Bushra Ansari’s performance on “Dubai Janay Walay” becomes viral

Bushra Ansari

Bushra Ansari posted a video of her singing a classic song’s current edition Song was “Dubai janay walay” which she initially sang for  PTV in 1978 Bushra Ansari, Pakistan’s legendary actress and singer, takes a journey down memory lane in her recent social media post. Ansari posted a video on Instagram of herself performing the … Read more

Veteran film and TV actor Rasheed Naz passes away at 73

TV actor

The entertainment industry of Pakistan was dealt a heavy blow when veteran film and TV actor Rasheed Naz passed away after a protracted illness. The 73-year-old was associated with TV and films since 1971 and completed his fifty years in the industry last year. Unlike his contemporaries, he didn’t limit himself just to Pakistan Television, … Read more

LHC warns termination of PSL broadcasting contract on violation of PPRA rules

LAHORE: Hearing a petition against awarding the rights to broadcast the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to a consortium comprising ARY Communications (Pvt) Limited (ARY) and Pakistan Television Corporation Limited (PTVC), the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday warned that the contract would be terminated if it was proved even on the last day before the … Read more

HBL PSL TV broadcast rights see an increase of 50%

PSL 2022

LAHORE: Cricket fans in Pakistan will be able to watch the seventh and eighth editions of the HBL Pakistan Super League on A Sports and PTV Sports after a consortium of ARY and PTV submitted the highest bid, pursuant to a public tender process, for a TV broadcast deal with the Pakistan Cricket Board for … Read more

Fawad inaugurates 52nd national volleyball championship

championship

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Hussain Chaudhry inaugurated the Engro 52nd national volleyball championship at Punjab Sports Gymnasium here on Saturday. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, the minister, while congratulating all the 15 volleyball teams from various departments including Pak Army, Navy, Air Force, Police, HEC and others, hoped that all the … Read more

PCB barred from entering into any contract violating its agreement with PTV-Sports

PCB

LAHORE: A civil court has restrained the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) from entering into a contract with any other entity in violation of an agreement reached with PTV-Sports for Space Licensing on Satellite Beam. The court issued the stay order on the complaint of PTV-Sports and also sought a reply from the PCB by December … Read more

Poverty, unemployment rampant in Sindh: official

Sindh

ISLAMABAD: Poverty and unemployment are rampant in Sindh, despite 13 years consecutive rule of the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) in the province, an official said. Responding to the statement of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said that Sindh is still the most deprived province where unemployment … Read more

PTV issues Rs100m recovery notice to Shoaib Akhtar

shoaib akhtar

In a surprise turn of events, days after Dr Noman Niaz apologised to Shoaib Akhtar for his conduct during a TV show Game On Hai, PTV has served a legal notice to the cricket star claiming damages worth Rs100 million. Akhtar had resigned from the show following a spat between him and the show’s host … Read more

Dr Nauman Niaz apologises to Shoaib Akhtar, fans for rude behaviour

Noman

After strong backlash from cricket fans, PTV Sports host Dr Nauman Niaz apologised to cricketer turned analyst Shoaib Akhtar for his rude behaviour with him during a live transmission. While talking to journalist Rauf Klasara, Dr Niaz said that people have “confused” a lot of things amid the controversy. “Firstly, I will say my outburst … Read more