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Daily Archives: September 24, 2012

One media worker killed, many injured in violent protest against anti-Islam film

Violent protests that erupted against the anti-Islam film “Innocence of Muslims” took a heavy toll on media professionals in Pakistan. One media worker was killed and many others were injured as they covered the protests that turned violent in many cities of the country. Muhammad Aamir Liaqat, 33, “ARY News” television driver killed when police […]


Dr Fouzia Saeed to be recognised for her services

KARACHI: Social activist Dr Fouzia Saeed has been recognised for her services by the Washington Oxi Day Foundation. The foundation chose Dr Saeed for its Battle of Crete Award, which honours women who have contributed to freedom and democracy in their countries. Last year, the award was presented to Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San […]


The future of Information Technology

Recent interviews with Regional lead Microsoft office and Regional Managing Director SAP outlined the future of the business community with regard to corporate IT infrastructure. The premier highlights were the advent of cloud computing and the increased use of mobile computing. Darren Rushworth, Regional Managing Director SAP, in an interview, pointed towards three developments in […]


Fire incidents kill 16,500 annually across country

The fire incidents kill 16,500 people and leave 164,000 injured or disabled every year across the country but the government is yet to adopt a National Fire Safety Policy to control the situation. According to a policy draft, the fire incidents or accidents cause property losses and insurance claims worth Rs 400 billion. The metropolises, […]


Pakistan People’s Party human rights cell seeks action against Church attackers

The Human Rights Cell of Pakistan People’s Party on Sunday strongly condemned the burning of a Church by the violent elements protesting the blasphemous film and called for strict action against the perpetrators. “This is a conspiracy to give a bad name to Muslims and to the collective call for a day to observe national […]


Members of Christian community rally against blasphemous movie

Christian community took out a peaceful rally on Sunday to express solidarity with Muslims and protest against the anti-Islam movie, besides calling for enacting law at international level to avoid the recurrence of such attempts in future. The rally started from the Church situated near Swati Gate and terminated at Qayyum Sports Complex. Participants, including […]


Building trust: Credibility of social media continues to grow

By: Khurram Baig KARACHI: Is it just a fad? Is the social media bubble eventually going to burst? Is social media credible? It is inevitable that these questions still get asked even though social media has permeated our private and public lives and just about every sphere of human activity. Right from marketing to activism, […]


Can newspapers survive the social media challenge?

KARACHI: Media in the United States and Europe have been pronouncing the death of the newspaper for several years now. Yet while Asia had mostly been seen as exempt from this trend, is the internet bug finally catching on in the Pakistani media market? Can the Pakistani newspaper survive? An analysis conducted by The Express […]


Race to the net: Advertising agencies scramble to offer digital media services

KARACHI: With their clients increasingly demanding digital media as part of their marketing strategy, advertising agencies are scrambling to include digital advertising as part of their portfolio of services, according to sources in the advertising business. The Pakistani internet population has grown less than 10,000 in 1996 to well over 20 million in 2011, according […]


Young, urban, affluent: a profile of the average social media user

By: Farooq Tirmizi KARACHI: The profile of Pakistani social media users appears to be no different from those in the United States: overwhelmingly young, urban, more affluent and better educated than the rest of the population, according to research conducted by the digital media agency, B Solutions. In a special report on the use of […]


Attacks on cinemas

There has to be a limit to senselessness. After all, human beings have been gifted with the capacity to reason and think. But we saw this ability vanish completely on Friday, as destruction struck everywhere. It is not known why a decision was made by the mobs to attack cinemas. Two were burnt down in […]


Facebook, WikiLeaks and our quest for curiosity

By: Saba Karim Khan The writer works as Head of Corporate Affairs and Marketing for Citi Pakistan and holds an anthropology degree from the University of Oxford. As goes the proverbial saying, “When winter comes can spring be far behind?” In February 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook. Now, with over 955 million active users worldwide, […]


‘Taliban propaganda’: Afghan newsmen oppose ban on Pakistani dailies

By: Tahir Khan ISLAMABAD: It is typical of the fourth estate to decry the state’s iron hand when it strikes loud and hard. The ban on Pakistani newspapers by the Afghan government has been condemned by Afghan journalists who have asked for dialogue between media personnel of either country. On Friday, Afghanistan banned all Pakistani […]


Body to look into ban on Pak newspapers in Afghanistan

PESHAWAR: The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said it was aware of the ban on the Pakistani newspapers in Afghanistan and added a committee would be formed to address the issue. According to an Afghan Islamic Press despatch, deputy spokesman for Foreign Ministry Dr Faramarz Tamanna told a press conference in Kabul that the […]