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Daily Archives: October 10, 2013

Reema visits KPC, calls journalists in Pakistan ‘fighters’

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KARACHI: Actor Reema, who has recently taken on her husband’s name ‘Tariq’, met journalists at Karachi Press Club on Wednesday to admire their determination. “There are two kinds of fighters in this world – the first are those who physically fight the war and the second are the ones who fight the war through words,” […]


Digital media still unexplored in Pakistan

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KARACHI: Entrepreneurs should start treating the digital arena as a strategic component of their businesses rather than an extension thereof, said Fazal Ashfaq, CEO of B Solutions, a Lahore-based digital advertising agency, while speaking to The Express Tribune on Wednesday. Despite rapid rate of growth in digital ad spends, its share in Pakistan’s total ad […]


Communication needs of Pakistan’s youth and cellphone

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LAHORE: Returning to school, college or university after the summer holidays is always a bittersweet experience. After the long, relaxed summer break – often spent travelling – it takes some adjusting into the routine of academics. At the same time, however, coming back to school means reconnecting with friends and one’s social circle. As summer […]


Law eases media curbs

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KARACHI: The Press and Publications (Amendment) Ordinance of 1963 promulgated by the two provincial governments on September 2 has been replaced in each province by a new one. This was announced last night in Lahore by the West Pakistan Law Minister and in Dacca by the East Pakistan Governor who now holds the Law portfolio. […]


Media coverage favoured top political parties, say election observers

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ISLAMABAD: Broadcast news channels devoted “very little” prime time space to voter education in the campaign period before the 2013 general elections. But TV stations appeared to cash every chance to make money from political ads in the run-up to election day, suggests a report by the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) Pakistan […]