By Saeed Rahman LAHORE: “To do interesting work, journalists will sometimes have to break the law,” said journalist Shahan Mufti. Mufti, along with journalists Zahid Hussain and Matthieu Aikins, was speaking at a session Reportage on Pakistan on Saturday at the Lahore Literature Festival. Mufti cited the example of the NSA leaks and the discussion […]
Speakers at a condolence meeting organised by Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) for veteran journalist and newspaper editor Fasieh Iqbal on Saturday paid glowing tributes to him. They recalled services that the late Fasieh Iqbal rendered for the cause of freedom of press and restoration of democracy in the country. They also praised his […]
The media has developed a prejudice against the people of Balochistan because of its subservience to the establishment Collect the clippings of all the news items about Balochistan carried by the national dailies circulating in Punjab over the last few weeks and see what is considered worth reporting. The disaster stories — disappearances, mutilated corpses […]
Karachi: Reduction of corruption and promotion of good governance is only possible through the implementation of right to information (RTI) law, which will empower the citizens and ensure their participation in public affairs. This was stated by civil society activists and RTI experts at a consultation organised by the Development, Environment, Legal Aid Technical Support […]
KARACHI: What was most visible at the art exhibit, ‘Under Cover’, were the stark differences as well as the subtle similarities between the two artists featured at the gallery. The two-person show featuring Annem Zaidi and Emaan Mahmud opened at Full Circle Gallery on Friday and will continue till March 14. “The artists don’t know […]
Sir: Playing music in public transport has been a normal course of entertainment to enjoy what at times become a hard and difficult journey in the public buses of Karachi. Now that respite and diversion is being snatched from the commuters. Lately the public transporters had been asked to stop playing music because of complaints […]
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