“ The APNS expressed its concern over the statement of a spokesman of Tahreek-e-Taliban, Pakistan wherein the media persons and establishments were threatened of dire consequences, stated a press release of APNS”. Mr. Masood Hamid, Secretary General…Read more
By: ALI HUSSAIN & FAZAL SHER The elements upset over the unprecedented world-wide reaction against the brutal attack on a 14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai have launched a smear campaign on social media to try to countermand the continuing public outrage against the tragic incident. Bloggers on the social media sites like twitter and facebook are […]
By: ASMA RAZAQ Prior to the upcoming elections 2012-13, the political parties and government institutions must ensure valid registration of rural women as voters, while the overall women representation in Parliament must be ensured at a minimum of 33 percent and at the most 50 percent. This was the crux of two-day annual conference on […]
A report released by an advocacy group, Plan International, in New York as the UN marked its first International Day of the Girl, laments that one in three girls in the world is denied education, which is a major violation of rights and a huge waste of young potential. Ironically, the report, focusing on 39 […]
By: SONYA IJAZ The Taliban have openly threatened media organisations in Pakistan that dare oppose their hardcore views. They have vowed to attack these bodies and their threat seems real enough for the government and security agencies to take them seriously. There seems little anyone in this country can do to sever the head of […]
By: MAHRUKH NASEER It is disheartening that the most our government can do to take action against a blasphemous film is to block the platform that provides it. This is the usual approach of the government, which prefers to bury its head in the sand instead of tackling a problem effectively. The ban on YouTube […]
By: Z Ali HYDERABAD: Rains and flooding may have affected only the northern districts in Sindh this year, but the after effects have been felt as far as the Thar Desert in the south. Those living in Tharparkar have become an inadvertent casualty of the floods caused by widespread showers in September. The recent catastrophe […]
QUETTA: Three people were killed and two others kidnapped on Monday in Balochistan. According to the police, armed men riding a motorcycle opened fire in Goth Ali Jan Langov neighbourhood of Usta Muhammad and fled from the scene. Resultantly, three people received multiple bullet wounds and were rushed to the hospital. Of the three, two […]
ISLAMABAD: The Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) has filed a petition with the Supreme Court to become a party in the case filed by senior journalists Hamid Mir and Absar Alam. A two-member bench of Supreme Court comprising Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain will resume hearing in the petitions of senior […]
By: Mumtaz Alvi ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday suspended the membership of 154 parliamentarians and members of provincial assemblies, including Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Mian Manzoor Wattoo for their failure to submit details of their assets. After the issuance of a notification containing their […]
KHAR/LANDI KOTAL: A community health centre was partially damaged in a blast in Bar Taras area of Salarzia tehsil in Bajaur Agency on Monday. Officials said that unidentified militants planted explosives inside the building of community health centre and detonated the same. As a result, the building was partially damaged. No group claimed responsibility for […]
By: Malik Asad ISLAMABAD: As some petitioners battle it out in the court to prevent the broadcast of criticism of the judiciary on news channels, the government has silently passed new regulations that will allow free discussion of sub judice issues. Pemra told the Islamabad High Court on Monday that it had passed its much-awaited […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Monday expressed an alarm over rising food scarcity in Pakistan and its impact on the people, especially those below the poverty line. In a statement issued on the eve of the World Food Day on Tuesday, the commission said: “There is unmistakable evidence of growing food scarcity […]
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Chief Hakeemullah Mehsud has issued directives to his subordinates in different cities of Pakistan to target Pakistani and international media groups over the critical coverage the media has given to the assassination attempt on a teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, who had defied the Taliban injunction against female education. The widespread media coverage […]
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