SUKKUR: A teenage girl was killed by her cousin in the name of honour in a village near Kashmore on Sunday. Abdul Sattar Mazari suspected that his cousin Azizan, 18, had illicit relations with a man of the area. He came to his uncle’s house and shot her dead while she was busy in preparing […]
On October 2, 2010, Lawyers of the Lahore Bar Association (LBA) thrashed journalists including Geo News reporter Ahmed Faraz, Geo News cameraman Hanan Younis and City-42 TV cameraman Maqsood Ahmed Butt in the court premises in Lahore, the capital city of the Punjab province. The lawyers also prevented journalists from discharging their professional duties. According […]
SUKKUR: Senior journalist of Jacobabad Syéd Nazar Abbas Bokhari, 60, who died at Agha Khan Hospital Karachi due to prolonged illness in diseases of cancer and hepatitis, was laid to rest in Jacobabad on Sunday. According to the reports, a large number of journalists belong to electronic and print media from different parts of Sindh […]
MIRPURKHAS: Renowned Sindhi singer Arbab Solangi, who is popular with PPP activists for his rendering of a song related to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, passed away in his village on Saturday. Solangi had been ill for some time. His song, “Bhutto ja Dustman Aseen Golay, Golay Mareendaseen,” won appreciation Bhutto’s supporters. The deceased performed many songs […]
KARACHI: A senior journalist died in a road accident in the wee hours, the Ferozabad police said on Sunday. Jamil Siddiqui, 50, was crossing the road near his residence at Tariq Road when a speedy car ran him over, killing him on the spot. The driver responsible for the mishap took the victim’s body to […]
ISLAMABAD: Hearing of the petition filed in the Supreme Court by citizens against the closure of Geo News will be held today (Monday) and Geo TV’s petition, filed on Saturday, against change of its channel positions is also expected to be taken up the same time. Viewers from many cities have complained that cable operators […]
By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: Criticising the policies of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), cable operators in the country have announced that they would provide only 55 channels to the subscribers from Friday onwards as per original agreement with the authority. The Cable Operators Association of Pakistan in a statement here on Sunday said they […]
Islamabad: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has expressed its shock and dismay over the intolerance displayed by a group of lawyers in Lahore on Saturday. The lawyers reportedly attacked media persons, including cameramen, and prevented them from discharging their professional duties. Reports reaching the PFUJ Secretariat said that the lawyers on the call […]
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), expressing its concern and dismay over continuous incidents of intimidations, harassment, physical assaults on journalists and restrictions on the newspapers in Kashmir, has demanded of the international media and human rights organisations to take notice of the highhandedness of the Indian police and parliamentary troops in […]
ISLAMABAD: A civil society organisation working for peace and development has urged the government to enact comprehensive laws on right to information to strengthen democratic institutions, combat corruption and ensure public accountability. In a statement, the Centre for Peace and Development Initiative (CPDI) said the existing Freedom of Information Ordinance (FOIO) 2002, Local Govt. Ordinance […]
KARACHI: Effective functioning of democracy depends upon the participation in public life of a citizenry that is well-informed. Throughout the world, ‘Freedom of Information (FoI) laws are changing the characterisation of democratic governance, according to a communication released by the Shehri-CBE on Sunday. Freedom of information legislation – the rules that guarantee access to the […]
ISLAMABAD: Media and education professionals attended the ‘Media and Civil Society Collaboration Workshop’ at a local hotel where they proposed unification of media and education activists to improve the state of education in Pakistan. The meeting was called by Pakistan Coalition for Education (PCE) and supported by Open Society Institute (OSI). Pakistan Coalition for Education […]
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), expressing its concern and dismay over continuous incidents of intimidations, harassment, physical assaults on journalists and restrictions on the newspapers in Kashmir, has demanded of the international media and human rights organisations to take notice of the highhandedness of the Indian police and parliamentary troops in […]
On October 2, 2010, Lawyers of the Lahore Bar Association (LBA) thrashed journalists including Geo News reporter Ahmed Faraz, Geo News cameraman Hanan Younis and City-42 TV cameraman Maqsood Ahmed Butt in the court premises in Lahore, the capital city of the Punjab province. The lawyers also prevented journalists from discharging their professional duties. According […]
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