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Monthly Archives: November 2015

KU holds moot on challenges for media in coming years

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KARACHI: Good old days for Pakistani media have gone and the coming years for journalists are highly unpredictable in this country, said a moot organised by the students of Karachi University Mass Communication Department. Various challenges to media were discussed on at the seminar held at the Karachi Press Club. Pakistan Press Foundation Secretary General […]


Talking it out: Pakistan’s fear of expressing itself

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KARACHI: Articles 19 and 19A of the Constitution of Pakistan guarantee citizens’ freedom of speech and expression but why is it that, in 2015, we are not free to express ourselves without fear, asked actress Nadia Jamil while moderating a session on ‘Freedom of Expression. What Sets the Boundaries?’ on day one of the School […]


PEMRA told to maintain code of ethics

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LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Ijazul Ahsan on Friday issued a notice to Pakistan Electronic Media and Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) regarding a petition against exhibition of immoral films, dramas, programmes and movies on television channels. The chief justice directed PEMRA to submit a detailed report on implementation of its code on television channels […]


Pakistan looks to check Indian DTH service

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KARACHI: After an endlessly tiring day, Fareeha Khan looks forward to unwinding at home. In the few hours she gets to relax, television seems like the most obvious choice for entertainment. “I like reality TV shows,” she says. “But then there are a lot of Indian movie channels. So I entertain myself with bits of […]


Pakistan ready to contribute in dealing with climate change issues: PM

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PARIS: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Sunday that with developed countries having more responsibility in tackling challenges of the climate change, Pakistan was ready to contribute in global efforts. “Although Pakistan has minimum level of carbon emissions, we will contribute in the global efforts to tackle the climate change issues,” he said in a […]


Television channel engineer injured in a shooting attack

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Hassan Mateen, engineer of Dawn News television channel was shot and injured on November 27 by unidentified armed men in Karachi, the biggest city of Pakistan. The armed men fired six shot at Dawn news digital satellite news gathering (DSNG) van, one of which hit Mateen in his shoulder after breaking window glass. He was […]


‘Government urged to take safety measures for protection of journalists’

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Pakistan is a signatory to the UN plan of action on the safety of journalists therefore government needs to ensure security and protection of media persons, said participants of national media conference. Pakistan is the world’s most dangerous country for journalists as number of journalists lost their lives during the last few years therefore government […]


Transgenders protest arrests

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LAHORE: Hundreds of transgenders staged a protest demonstration in front of the assembly chambers on Saturday. They claimed that they were being harassed by the Social Welfare Department. Earlier, the protesters had gathered at Lahore Press Club. They took out a rally that ended at the assembly, where they held a sit-in. Neeli Rana, the […]


Dawn News engineer injured in Karachi attack

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KARACHI: A Dawn News’ digital satellite news gathering (DSNG) van came under armed attack near Essa Nagri on Friday night, which left its engineer injured in a second such assault on media in the city in less than three months. In September, an attack on Geo News van killed its engineer while the driver suffered […]


No TV license issued to Malik Riaz: PEMRA

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulation Authority (PEMRA) issued a notice to Bahria Town chairman Malik Riaz regarding the advertisement titled “Bahria Town Opens The Doors To Carriers In Media” published in various national newspapers. According to the reports, PEMRA said that no satellite Tv broadcast station license has been issued to the Bahria Town. Moreover, […]


Fossil fuel lobby seen as main threat to meaningful progress at Paris climate talks

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In the early-1950s, when it became widely known that smoking caused cancer, giant tobacco companies formed the Tobacco Industry Research Council (TIRC). Its main goal was to deny the harmful effects of tobacco and confuse the public. The tobacco lobby wormed its way into the United Nations’ World Health Organization (WHO), wreaking havoc and slowing […]


HRCP wants policy to mitigate problems of IDPs

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ISLAMABAD: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded the government formulate a comprehensive policy to mitigate the troubles faced by citizens due to displacements. “Pakistan has seen displacements since its inception and the matter continues to become worse as the time passes but there is still no displacement policy,” said I.A. Rehman, the HRCP […]


Move to document threats to journalists

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PESHAWAR: Media Matters for Democracy, an NGO, has planned to launch digital solution net ‘Muhafiz’ for media safety to avert possible life threats to journalists across the country. Sharing details with mediapersons at Peshawar Press Club (PPC) on Thursday, the NGO’s executive director Asad Baig said that about 111 mediapersons had been killed in parts […]


Christian TV office fire caused by arson attack, says owner

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KARACHI: The owner of a web TV channel, whose office was damaged in a fire that broke out under ‘mysterious’ circumstances on Monday, believed it was an ‘arson attack’ and said on Thursday that he had been receiving threats for “the past six months”. Situated in a congested lane of a predominantly Christian neighbourhood in […]