Quite a lot of times, Pakistani TV talk shows discuss insignificant subjects. Do these talk shows achieve anything worthwhile? Many more burning issues such as education, health, infrastructure, low-cost housing, culture, etc. should be covered and discussed. In Vietnam, China, Cambodia, Laos, etc., not a single talk show exists. The TV programmes there have a […]
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak has felicitated the Journalists community of the province for the brilliant success of Khyber Union of Journalists (KHUJ) in the elections of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ). In a statement, he congratulated senior journalists Shamim Shahid, Zia-ul-Haq, Arshad Aziz Malik, Saiful Islam Saifi and Samin Jan of […]
KARACHI: Rana Azeem and Amin Yusuf were elected president and secretary general of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists for the years 2013-2015 on Saturday. They secured 119 and 121 votes while their rival candidates Afzal Butt and Khurshid Abbasi bagged 118 and 118 votes, respectively. Announcing the results after tabulation, PFUJ election committee chairman Sajid […]
LAHORE: The media and civil society should together put pressure on the government to comply with international commitments, as well as Pakistani laws, against the use of torture by security agencies, said speakers at a seminar here on Monday. The seminar on ‘Prevalence of torture in Pakistan, our international commitments and the role of media’ […]
Sir: The thrilling new Pakistani movie Waar has become an instant blockbuster, touted as the most well made Pakistani movie to date. The dramatisation really is applause worthy and so are the performances by all the actors. What is most amusing is that veteran Indian film-maker Ram Gopal Varma has saluted the movie in more […]
What merely started as a platform to connect with friends online — social media — has now expanded into a much larger medium, which is set on the course of becoming a major component of mass communication. Even though it still has a non-serious connotation attached to it in the wider sense, all sectors of […]
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