Afshan S. Khan, Rawalpindi The Women Research and Resource Centre (WRRC) at the Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) organised a lecture on ‘Violence Against Women (VAW)’ here on Wednesday. Musarrat Misbah, owner and president of the ‘Depilex Smile Again Foundation’ was the key speaker on the occasion. The speaker was formally introduced and welcomed by […]
SANGHAR: A gang-rape victim identified four of her tormentors as Danish, Sohail, Jehanzeb and Waseem Kaimkhani after an identification parade held at the court of civil judge Shaikh Mohammad Suhail in Khipro on Wednesday. The girl identified them from among 10 men shown to her and the accused were shifted to district jail after the […]
ISLAMABAD: Malik Muhammad Taj, a news-agent of Daily Business Recorder and many other newspapers passed away on Wednesday morning at the age of 85. He had been the newsagent of Business Recorder since the start of the newspaper. Taj left behind his wife, two sons and two daughters to mourn his death. His Namaz-i-Janaza was […]
KARACHI: Cable Operators Chairman Khalid Arain on Wednesday clarified that the cable operators have not suspended transmission of any private TV channel and rejected all such reports by terming them as ‘baseless’. It was amazing to note that the said private TV channel faced losses worth million of rupees due to suspension in transmission by […]
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader and MNA Dr Farooq Sattar wrote a letter to British newspaper Guardian to register the party’s protest against an article it carried quoting sources claiming that Dr Imran Farooq’s death was a result of rows within the MQM. The article was published on the Guardian’s website on September 26 […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has exhorted upon the political and religious parties and groups to formulate “Code of Ethics” for ensuring security and safety of the media-persons while performing their professional assignments within the country and abroad as well. Expressing grave concern over the rampant trend of intolerance and attack on media-persons […]
LAHORE – Principal Information Officer (PIO) Haji Ahmad Malik on behalf of the Information Ministry through a letter has asked Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) President Khushnood Ali Khan to take notice of the continuing advertising campaign by a media group against President Asif Ali Zardari. The Principal Information Officer, in the letter, has […]
LAHORE: PPP Punjab acting president Samiullah Khan says the party has imposed a ban on itself instead of taking action against a media group for running a malicious campaign against it. Briefing the journalists after the party’s provincial executive council meeting here on Wednesday, Sami said the media group in collaboration with anti-democratic forces had […]
By Habib Khan Ghori KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has severely criticized the Jang media group for violating the ethics of journalism in its campaign against President Asif Zardari. “Constructive criticism is part of democracy and the PPP government has always welcomed it because it believes in freedom of the press.” But, […]
By I.A. Rehman THE whole nation is worried about the possible implications of the crisis of the state, particularly as the public discourse is not only becoming more confusing by the day, but also dirtier and dirtier. The public stage has been thrown open to all kinds of busybodies and vendors of political potions. The […]
WE live in a rapidly-changing world as a result of the great technological advancements made in the field of information technology. Information sharing has become speedy and is widely available. This advancement has also helped the media to grow and bring many positive changes around the globe. In a democratic set-up, responsibilities of the media […]
WE live in a rapidly-changing world as a result of the great technological advancements made in the field of information technology. Information sharing has become speedy and is widely available. This advancement has also helped the media to grow and bring many positive changes around the globe. In a democratic set-up, responsibilities of the media […]
KARACHI — Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister on Information Ms Sharmila Farooqui on Wednesday pledged that the PPP government would ensure freedom of media and encourages journalist community for performing their duties in free and safe environment. Soon after taking charge as Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister on Information, Ms Sharmila said it is the […]
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