ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Film and TV Journalists Association was formally registered on Monday aiming to devise a strategy for promoting soft image of the country through proper coverage of cultural events. Talking to APP here on Monday, Director General Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) Tauqeer Nasir said that the association would be helpful to […]
PESHAWAR: The US government will provide technical assistance for establishment of FM Radio stations of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and improvement in their managerial, operational and production capabilities under an agreement signed here at the Chief Minster`s House on Monday. In this regard, Acting US Consul General Ms Constance C. Arvis and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Director Information […]
Anwar Syed Democracy assumes the existence of an opposition whose members keep an eye on the government’s policies and actions. They identify and condemn its sins of commission and omission. They cannot perform this function unless their right to know is acknowledged and allowed to be exercised. A public service announcement on a television channel […]
KARACHI: The rare occasion was some top TV Channels of Pakistan meeting at a common platform. The venue was the Management Excellence Centre (MEC) of the Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Korangi Creek, Karachi. The theme was sharing ideas and insights in TV production, film and documentary making. The highlight of this interactive session was […]
Karachi: Women journalists believe that despite the various challenges faced by them in their increasingly competitive and sometimes difficult field, they have risen above the challenges and managed to highlight some very important issues. Speaking at a seminar titled ‘Women journalists towards democracy: challenges and opportunities’, a noted name in Sindhi media, Humaira Noon, shared […]
By Sumaira Jajja KARACHI: For a country known more for its terror attacks and poverty, Pakistan is in the news for all the wrong reasons. However, Hidayat Hussain has tried to do his bit to dispel this image with his first book ‘Ce soir oppressant n’en finit pas de finir – Le Pakistan raconté par […]
By Faraz Khan The men identified themselves as sweepers from Khanewal. KARACHI: The Tipu Sultan police have arrested two sanitation workers on charges of raping a 43-year-old schoolteacher in her house in PECHS. P told the police that she used to call the school’s cleaner, 25-year-old Louis, to help with the housework. But on Sunday, […]
By Saba Imtiaz Anum becomes the target while defending her mother. SAHIWAL: Dr Fazal Hussain Shah Shirazi once told his wife Abida Batool that the long knife he kept in his bag was to protect him against robbers, as he did not know how to use a gun. On June 4, he had used that […]
SUKKUR: A three-year-old girl was sold (into marriage) for Rs30,000 by her father in Mohammad Panah Brohi village in the Bahoo Khoso area near Thull in Jacobabad district on Monday. The girl’s mother Noor Khatoon told a team of journalists who rushed to the village after getting information about the marriage that her husband Shamsuddin […]
LAHORE: Stressing the need for more security and protection while in field, senior journalists and media persons have called for responsible and accurate reporting, especially in the domain of investigative reporting. The journalists were attending a media workshop organised by Individualland, a non-partisan consultancy in collaboration with Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung fur die Freiheit. A group of eminent […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over torturing of the Punjab University’s Philosophy Department students by armed activists allegedly belonging to the Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT). A statement issued by HRCP on Monday said: “The commission notes with concern the intimidation and harassment of students and teachers at the Punjab […]
ISLAMABAD: Human rights organisations on Monday demanded the government to honour international commitments against torture and begin a national reform process to ensure implementation of laws framed to check it. Parliamentarians Commission for Human Rights (PCHR) Chief Coordinator Chaudhry Shafiq, speaking at a press conference, said systematic and widespread prevalence of torture was seriously affecting […]
Mumtaz Alvi ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission (EC) and the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) on Monday finally signed a contract to use the authority’s CNICs (citizens data) for verification, up-gradation and augmentation of the computerised electoral rolls. The CNIC will be used as a unique identifier of genuine voters, eliminating the possibility of entry […]
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Saturday said the family of Mullah Fazlullah had been nabbed and they were being treated in a respectable manner and not being manhandled. Talking to a private news channel, the interior minister said the extremists were not Taliban; instead they are Zaliman (oppressors) and an absolute crackdown will […]
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