Ethical Code of Practice An Ethical Code of Practice was formulated the press for the purpose of its functioning in accordance with the cannons of decency, principles of professional conduct and precepts of freedom and responsibility to serve the public interest by ensuring an unobstructed flow of news and views to the people envisaging that […]
By: WAQAR LILLAH ISLAMABAD: National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Human Rights on Wednesday directed the Ministry of Human Rights to take every possible step for release of Rimsha Masih, a 14-year-old Christian girl, who was allegedly arrested from Islamabad for desecration of Holy Quran. The committee condemned the arrest of minor Christian girl, who is […]
ISLAMABAD: Journalists representative bodies and top media persons on Wednesday strongly denounced the statement by Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan alleging that anchorpersons were bribed by the government for pre-poll rigging and asked him to come up with names and evidence. “We demand Chaudhry Nisar to disclose the names […]
In response to a private TV channel anchorperson’ petition seeking to set up a uniform code of conduct for the private TV channels and media houses, the Supreme Court will be holding its hearings in Quetta early September. The city, however, is, unfortunately passing through an appalling phase of lawlessness. And as argued by some […]
BUREWALA: A woman accused her husband of raping her daughters at Chak-517/EB. The Saddar Police have registered a case and started investigation. Haseena informed the police that she was married to Muhammad Mansha. She said that she had three sons and two daughters and alleged that her husband had raped her daughters, 22-year-old Robina, and […]
National Assembly Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting has very rightly called for curbing programmes and reports in media insinuating an erosion of Pakistan’s ideology. In fact, over time there has been a barrage of such derogatory programmes, which is alarming owing to the level to which television viewership has jumped up. The cable operators […]
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Wednesday passed ‘The Information Technology University of the Punjab Bill 2012’ for the second time, overruling objections of the Punjab governor regarding elimination of his role as the chancellor. Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah moved the motion for the passage of the bill, as originally passed by the assembly, and […]
By: Ali Haider Habib KARACHI: Some clichés can be underrated. There’s something about four Americans playing the national anthem of Pakistan in front of a hundred odd people that dispels all reservations about the empathetic powers of music. William Harvey and the String Quartet, also comprising cellist Peter Myers and violinists Emily Holden and Holly […]
By: Sajid Chaudhry ISLAMABAD: Senate Sub-Committee on Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) on Wednesday directed Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to disqualify all the telecommunication companies involved in alleged Rs.47 billion tax evasion scam from participating in the bidding of 3G spectrum licenses. The committee issued this direction after confession of the former Director […]
KARACHI: National Academy of Performing Art (NAPA) Music will organise a musical event ‘Smart Harmony’, featuring performances of renowned American and Pakistani singers at Pakistan Institute of International Affairs (PIIA) auditorium on September 4 and 5. This was announced by NAPA Music head Nafees Ahmad while addressing a press conference at the academy premises here […]
By: ANAM HAYAT In the developing world, the menace of poverty is deep-rooted, especially in the rural areas, while Pakistan is no exception to this. The United Nations identified rural women as a catalyst for change if the objective of eradicating poverty is to be attained. Invisible and industrious, neglected and undernourished, she is the […]
By: MUHAMMAD UZAIR NIAZI The police department in Pakistan experienced a gender audit in 2009-2010 in order to determine the gender sensitivity of police organisations in Pakistan. This audit played a key role in forecasting a clear picture of women in this department. The main theme of this audit was to ascertain the presence of […]
Karachi: The body of a 15-year-old girl was found in a graveyard in Shah Faisal Mollah, said Orangi Town police on Wednesday. The body of Reema, daughter of Fayyaz, was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed for a post-mortem. An MLO at the hospital said the girl had suffered two bullet wounds after being raped. SHO […]
By: Sanaullah Baloch Pakistan is among the top most countries where human rights violations are a common occurrence. However, previously the lesser known human rights epidemic of enforced disappearances is now systematic and widespread. Defining the practice as a crime against humanity, on December 23, 2010, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the International Convention […]
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