PESHAWAR (November 24 2007): The local journalists on Friday kept up their protest against curbs on free media imposed with the declaration of the state of emergency in Pakistan by the army chief to shut the mouth of the dissent in the country. The journalists of the provincial metropolis under the banner of the Khyber […]
PESHAWAR: Continuing their protest on the 12th consecutive day against curbs on the media and promulgation of emergency in the country, journalists on the call of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) staged a protest demonstration here on Friday. Chanting slogans for the freedom of press and against what they called the dictatorial steps of […]
The curbs on media and the closure of Pakistani news channels, particularly Geo television network and ARY, by the Musharraf-led government have not only antagonised millions of viewers in the world but also shocked top US and other western diplomats in Pakistan. Nobody expected such a decision by a regime which had been taking the […]
Three video shops were blown up near Mardan and a bomb went off near Chota Lahor police station in Swabi on November 23, 2007. Police sources said a homemade device had been used in the explosion at Chamdheri village in the suburbs of Mardan on Friday night which destroyed three video shops and damaged two […]
LAHORE (November 24 2007): Political activists, lawyers and people from civil society visited the hunger strike camp set up at the Lahore Press Club (LPC) by the Punjab Union of Journalists (PUJ) on Friday, to express solidarity with the protesting journalists waging a struggle for independence of media. Among others Bushra Aitzaz, wife of Aitzaz […]
PESHAWAR, Nov 23: The community of journalists on Friday organised a demonstration against media curbs, removal of superior court judges, suspension of the Constitution and the imposition of a state of emergency in the country. Journalists working for the print and electronic media, activists belonging to various NGOs and members of the Media Marketing Association […]
SLAMABAD: Journalists on Saturday continued protest against the curbs on media and demanded freedom of press, as access to information is one of the fundamental rights. Journalists arranged a sit-in in front of Rawalpindi-Islamabad Press Club on a call of Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ). Civil society activists, lawyers and students joined the protest to […]
The annual meeting of the Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE) will be held today (Saturday) at a local hotel. During the meeting, proceedings of the previous CPNE meeting held on September 20, 2006 will be approved, besides consideration of annual reports, expenditures, its approval and election of 35 members for standing committee. CPNE, Secretary […]
ISLAMABAD: The Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) offered by the PTCL is purely voluntary in nature and does not force any employee to leave the company. Minister for Information Technology and Telecom Dr. Abdullalh Riar stated this while reiterating that the decision of Cabinet Committee on Privatisation and PTCL Board of Directors is very clear in […]
ISLAMABAD- Managing Director, Pakistan Television, Yusuf Beig Mirza on Friday announced that the state-run network would allow all the political parties including the opposition to run electioneering from first week of December. The MD was addressing a press conference here, announcing the details of the 43rd anniversary of the first electronic channel of Pakistan. Responding […]
ISLAMABAD: The journalists’ protest against curbs on media revolved around a television talk show staged on Friday in front of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Press Club Camp Office. The talk show was organised by an anchorperson of a TV channel that had been closed after imposition of emergency rule. The guests on the programme included Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf […]
Islamabad: The not-very-long- ago popular talk shows on private television channels are for sure gaining popularity as they are nowadays ‘forced’ to come out from their studios and keep their programmes ‘live’ on the footpaths of Islamabad. Geo Television’s popular talk show ‘Capital Talk’ attracted hundreds of people on Friday as the host of the […]
ISLAMABAD: The Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) offered by the PTCL is purely voluntary in nature and does not force any employee to leave the company. Minister for Information Technology and Telecom Dr. Abdullalh Riar stated this while reiterating that the decision of Cabinet Committee on Privatisation and PTCL Board of Directors is very clear in […]
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