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Daily Archives: June 18, 2015

High inflation forces women, children to work’

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LAHORE: The government can increase the minimum wage of labour to Rs 20,000 if all the political leaderships practically show labour-friendly attitude as a labourer is not getting even Rs 9,000 wage. These views were expressed by the discussants at the Jang Economic Session on ‘how to ensure implementation of minimum wage’. The panelists were Dr […]


Nawaz asks media to work for supremacy of Constitution

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Wednesday said that media being the forth pillar of the state should play its role for supremacy of the constitution, strengthening of democracy and welfare of the country. Talking to a delegation of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) and Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE) in Islamabad, he said the […]


Cyber-crime bill: ‘Angels’ play the Devil’s advocate to defend civil liberties

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KARACHI: When young students can get up in front of an audience and argue in favour of a new law they oppose, you know democracy and tolerance are at work. This was the beauty of a debate held on the new cyber-crime bill on Tuesday by people who want us to make informed decisions about […]


IHC issues notices to TV channels

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Islamabad—The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued notices to Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) and private TV channels for re-enacting crime scenes in their programmes. Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui issued these orders on a petition filed by a local advocate Ch Muhammad Akram. Who had filed an application with Pemra on June 9, […]


Running for their lives: 16 Pakistani journalists went into exile since 2010

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The freedom of speech still seems to be a distant dream for Pakistanis, so much so that 16 journalists have had to seek it from foreign shores after going into exile since 2010, says a report published by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). According to the data compiled by the CPJ, the total number […]


Panel discussion on ‘Changing Time: Changing Media’ held

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Speakers at the panel discussion titled “Changing Time: Changing Media” said journalism is a race against time but journalists also need to give authentic news. When stories are of sensitive nature, multiple sources are required to verify news. Journalists should always be in search of truth. The discussion was organized by Institute of Communication and […]


Environmental damage in Islamabad is ‘irreversible’

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ISLAMABAD: Flagrant violation of Islamabad’s Master Plan and laws over the years has irreversibly degraded its verdant environment; a commission looking into the decay of the once green city was told on Wednesday. “We know the problems and the laws, but this commission cannot answer why suggestions from similar public hearings and directions from courts […]