• April 16, 2014
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

While Iraq topped the list of countries where killings of journalists go unscathed, Pakistan showed a modest improvement with the conviction of six men for the assassination of Wali Khan Babar. CPJ’s (Committee to Protect Journalists) 2014 Global Impunity Index, referring to Wali Khan Babr’s case, noted that Pakistan has shown improvement with regard to […]

• April 16, 2014
• Media Ethics

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) has sought reply till May 7 from ARY TV channel on the contempt of court petition filed against it by JS Bank. Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqi heard the case. According to details, JS Bank has made ARY Chief Executive Salman Iqbal and anchor Mubashar Luqman as respondents in the case […]

• April 16, 2014
• Media and Governance

KARACHI: A delegation of nine American journalists called on Pakistan People’s Party chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at Bilawal House on Tuesday and discussed with him different issues pertaining to the media. Speaking to the delegation, Bilawal observed, “Freedom of media and the right of freedom of expression have both got interlinked due to the revolution […]

• April 16, 2014
• Information Technology

KARACHI: With the advent of 3G/4G technology in Pakistan, businesses will witness robust growth in the coming years, as the demand for the technology is tremendous. This was stated by Shariq Rehman, West Country Manager— Oracle Pakistan and South Asia Growing Economies. The speedy broadband service will empower customers and organization to bridge demands of […]

• April 16, 2014
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

ISLAMABAD: Amid government’s complete silence and FIA’s failure to track the faceless Internet thug “Khaki Power”, editor investigations of The News, Ansar Abbasi, has received a fresh email warning him “not to cross the red lines”. The “Khaki Power” using the same e-mail address –[email protected] — has also threatened another senior columnist, whom he told […]

• April 16, 2014
• Media Development, Radio

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) willo launch its FM radio channel to highlight local issues and get feedback of the citizens. The decision was taken in a meeting held on Tuesday, chaired by CDA Chairman Maroof Afzal. It was noted that the civic body needs to interact with the residents of Islamabad to improve […]

• April 16, 2014
• General News

KARACHI: Entertainment duty is not being collected from the cinema houses in the city as most of them are in the cantonment board areas, outside the jurisdiction of the department, said Sindh excise and taxation minister Mukesh Chawla on Tuesday. He was responding to a question by Pakistan Muslim League-Functional legislator Nusrat Sehar Abbasi during […]

• April 16, 2014
• General News

ISLAMABAD: Over a 100 writers and academics from Pakistan and abroad will be participating in the second Islamabad Literature Festival (ILF), scheduled to begin on April 25. Announcing the highlights of the programme for the three-day eventat a press conference on Tuesday, Oxford University Press (OUP) Managing Director Ameena Saiyid said 110 Pakistani and eight […]

• April 16, 2014
• Arts and Entertainment

ISLAMABAD: In aboriginal Australia, elders perpetuate heritage through storytelling in order to draw nostalgia and ownership of a rich, visual code, unique to each clan. The artistic canvas then becomes an extension of these aspirations in containing the complex relationship of these desert tribes to its landscape and people. While difficult to imagine, and largely […]

• April 16, 2014
• Arts and Entertainment

Jogi, a song by Pakistani sufi-rock band The Sketches has been nominated for Best Song in the World Beat category at the New Mexico Music Awards. The winner will be announced on May 31. Jogi is the first single from the forthcoming full-length album of The Sketches, the track was recorded in Pakistan and USA […]

• April 16, 2014
• Front Page, Information Technology

ISLAMABAD: Following receipt of initial bids for 3G and 4G licences from mobile phone companies, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) said on Tuesday it had received offers that surpassed its expectations. According to a PTA official, the regulator received four initial bids. The licences would go under the hammer next week. “It is refreshing to […]

• April 16, 2014
• Arts and Entertainment

KARACHI: Internationally known artist Dr Mohsen Keiany has a consuming passion for art and tradition. There is, as T.S. Eliot has espoused in one of his remarkable essays, a commonality between art and tradition: ‘historical sense or timelessness’. Both are a great source of creative energy for any society and Dr Keiany is familiar with […]