KARACHI, March 16: Bodies representing the media have come out with the strongest words against the government over Friday’s attack on the offices of Geo News in Islamabad, imposition of ban on a talk show a day earlier and threats issued to other news channels by the government. They called for disbanding of the Pakistan […]
KARACHI (March 17 2007): Secretary General of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society Kazi Asad Abid, has strongly condemned the attack on the premises of Jang, The News and Geo at Islamabad. He also flayed the restrictions being imposed on the press. “The APNS considers such actions as strangulating the free press, reiterates its commitment to […]
ISLAMABAD (March 17 2007): President General Pervez Musharraf on Friday strongly condemned the police action against the Geo TV and apologised over the sad incident. In a telephone call to the Geo TV, aired live, the President condemned the incident in the strongest terms. “In my view this is a sabotage of whatever we stand […]
HYDERABAD, March 16: A three-year project launched under the USAID aims at assisting the district government and community-based organisations (CBOs) in capacity building and providing training to the government functionaries. Talking to journalists at the Hyderabad Press Club on Friday, local government specialist Asif Abbasi and public relations manager district network, Ms Saira Parvez said […]
PESHAWAR, March 16: Journalists held a demonstration here on Friday to express solidarity with lawyers in their struggle for independence of judiciary. Members of the Khyber Union of Journalists, who held the demonstration outside the Peshawar Press Club, also deplored the “new restrictions” on the electronic and print media covering the judicial crisis. Carrying placards […]
WASHINGTON, March 16: The United States urged Pakistan on Friday to ensure that journalists and media organisations were free to carry out their professional duties. “Journalists and televisions institutions should be free to air events without repercussions,” a State Department official told Dawn. Acknowledging that “Pakistan has a lively press and strong civil society”, the […]
KARACHI (March 17 2007): The Pakistan Broadcasters Association strongly condemned the unprovoked and unwarranted attack on the offices of Geo Television Network in Islamabad and mishandling of journalists and staff members who were present there on Friday. A PBA Press release issued here said that such a heinous attack was unprecedented in the 60 years […]
PESHAWAR, March 16: Journalists held a demonstration here on Friday to express solidarity with lawyers in their struggle for independence of judiciary. Members of the Khyber Union of Journalists, who held the demonstration outside the Peshawar Press Club, also deplored the “new restrictions” on the electronic and print media covering the judicial crisis. Carrying placards […]
KARACHI, March 16: The Dawn unit of the Karachi Union of Journalists on Thursday paid tributes to former editor Ahmad Ali Khan, eulogising his contribution to the cause of press freedom. A resolution adopted at a condolence meeting said: “Ahmad Ali Khan, a strong believer in democracy and freedom of expression, promoted healthy journalistic norms […]
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