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Daily Archives: October 8, 2015

‘We should all have the freedom to uphold the truth’

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Karachi: Extolling the late journalist S R Ghauri for his fearless and objective and truthful writings, Sindh Information Minister Nisar Khuhro said on Wednesday that “we should all have the courage and the freedom to uphold the truth and we should be enabled to do so without let or hindrance”. He was speaking as chief […]


Those selling biscuits, soap, ghee now in journalism: Saad

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LAHORE: Federal Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique on Wednesday said the billionaires selling biscuits, soap, ghee and oil had jumped into the media industry, adding that they didn’t have any knowledge about the basics of journalism. However, he said, they had great respect for those anchor persons and media house owners who started their journalism career […]


IHC wants decision on BOL workers’ salary within a fortnight

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ISLAMABAD: The Islam­abad High Court directed the defunct BOL media network on Wednesday to approach the federal government, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) and Federal Investiga­tion Agency (FIA) to get its outstanding dues released. The court also ordered the respondents named in a petition filed by the BOL network workers and the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union […]


Journalism in Pakistan: Pintak advocates media independence

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ISLAMABAD: At times, even US news outlets follow state narratives instead of digging for facts. This is particularly true for American outlets covering events such as the September 11 attacks and the Iraq War. This was said by veteran American journalist Lawrence Pintak during an interactive session on Tuesday at the Express Media Group office […]