By: Arsheel Khan, Nimra Ishtiaq and Usma Ghias Esteemed sports journalist Mirza Iqbal Baig has been heavily involved with sports journalism in Pakistan for a number of years and is currently an anchor on PTV Sports, having previously hosted over 700 episodes of Bolain Kya Baat Hai on Geo Super. The Karachi-born presenter graduated from […]
By: Harron Siraj SWAT: Federal Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, in recognition of the sacrifice rendered by Siraj ud Din (Shaheed) for the cause of peace in Swat, has named him for Pride of Performance Award 2012. Besides, Musa Khan Khel, a private TV reporter, Qari Muhammad Shoaib and Abdul Aziz, reporters of a local newspaper, […]
KARACHI: For as long as Pakistan has existed, film lovers flocked to the Nishat cinema, sinking into seats in its plush auditorium to watch Hollywood imports, Bollywood hits and homegrown productions.All that came to an end last month when an enraged mob set fire to the building, trashed furniture and looted equipment – all in […]
Syed Masood Hashmi of Orient McCann emphasised on the development of social media and eradication of boundaries in today’s world, while speaking at a seminar on ‘Swiss Knife of Social Media’, organised by Navitus. He said “Technology has advanced at such a fast pace that you can virtually tour the world at the comfort of […]
By: Tariq Malik Free, fair and transparent elections are the backbone of a democratic society. In a democracy, the will of the people must reign supreme irrespective of which political party comes to power. A fundamental precondition of having a free and fair election is to prepare error-free electoral rolls in strict accordance with all […]
By: Faisal Kamal Pasha ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday permitted ‘Geo Tez’ to air its transmissions. IHC judge Justice Noorul Haq N Qureshi decided the civil miscellaneous (CM) petition filed by the Independent Newspapers Corporation (INC), and allowed the channel to go on air conditioned with the outcome of the matter pending […]
By: Saleh Din Orakzai HANGU: Three passengers were killed and six others sustained injuries in a roadside blast in Zeridar Killay in lower Orakzai Agency on Friday, local sources said. The sources said that a passenger coach was heading to Kalaya, headquarters of Orakzai Agency, from Dargai area when a remote-controlled bomb planted along the […]
By: Usman Manzoor ISLAMABAD: What a top PPP leader’s henchman is distributing among media persons — claiming that it is a reference against the Chief Justice of Pakistan — is nothing but a cluster of lies, manipulated facts, useless documents, a few opinion pieces, letters to the editor, news stories and a few documents which […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Sometimes obvious symbolism in art can put off the viewer. The only way to steer clear of that path is to skilfully highlight the aesthetics involved in an artwork. A good artist does that quite imperceptibly, which is why when art lovers see his work they tend to marvel at his […]
By: A.G Noorani THE relationship between the judiciary and the media is by no means an adversarial one, though it can become so, if either side exceeds its limits. In India that relationship has become tense in recent decades. The Supreme Court stretched the limits of the law of contempt and exhibited touchiness. The media […]
By: Malik Asad ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) chairman caused a stir in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday when he informed Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui that lawyer Akram Sheikh, pleading the petition that Pemra stop TV channels from airing anything defamatory to the judges, himself had participated in such a […]
ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked the government to take immediate measures for the safety and security of students, teachers, right defenders and schools that are at the risk of attacks. “Many parts in the country have become most dangerous places for students to go to schools,” HRW’s Pakistan Director Ali Dayan Hasan […]
By: Intikhab Hanif LAHORE: Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira on Friday highlighted the importance of peace between Pakistan and India for the welfare of their people, asking the media to play a positive role in this connection so that governments of both the countries could move forward. He was speaking at the inaugural session […]
By: Muhammad Ejaz Khan QUETTA: Three paramilitary force personnel were killed and 10 others were injured, some of them seriously, in a powerful bomb blast on the Sariab Road in the provincial capital on Friday. Confirming the number of deaths, independent sources said that three persons were killed in the explosion, while officials of the […]
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