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Daily Archives: December 23, 2015

Islamic State-backed radio resurfaces

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PESHAWAR: Although Pakistani soil is no longer used by militants to transmit messages of violence and extremism, the country’s airwaves are being polluted by three stations from across the border in Afghanistan. The most recent addition is the Radio Khilafat station of the Islamic State (IS). The station has traumatised locals not only in the […]


Pemra sends notices to two channels

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ISLAMABAD: The electronic media regulator has initiated action against five news channels and has issued two show-cause notices to two leading channels, in an effort to discourage the use of slang and street language on screen. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) issued on Tuesday notices to the two channels for airing abusive, indecent […]


Zong brings free internet in partnership with Facebook

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Islamabad: Pakistan’s only 3G & 4G telecom operator Zong and Facebook have come together to connect more people to internet with the launch of Free Basics in Pakistan. With this initiative more people in Pakistan will have access to a range of free basic service like news, health, travel, local jobs, sports, education, services for […]


Paris agreement compromise between conflicting positions: minister

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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Climate Change, Zahid Hamid, who calls himself a “longstanding environmentalist”, addressed a group of journalists at a media workshop on Tuesday in Islamabad organised by the Heinrich Boll Foundation on the outcomes of COP21 which recently took place in Paris. He pointed out that “Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was the […]


Face-matcher: another e-step towards Punjab immunisation

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LAHORE – Punjab Expanded Program on Immunization has introduced face-matcher in android-based application E-vaccs for checking wrong reporting by vaccinators. Upgraded application will help checking that one picture is not uploaded multiple times with entries of different children. EPI Punjab Director Dr Munir Ahmed has told The Nation that E-vaccs and its upgraded version E-vaccs-2 […]


Ataul Haq Qasmi made PTV chairman

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LAHORE: The federal government has appointed writer, poet and columnist Ataul Haq Qasmi the chairman of the PTV. A notification in this regard will be issued today. Qasmi has already served as ambassador to Norway and Thailand. He has been working for the PTV for 35 years as a playwright. His classical dramas include Khawaja […]


Pakistani scientist couple leads the way with underwater drones in Australia

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Just when we got used to the sight of drones in the sky, capturing stunning aerial views, it’s time to get a grasp on a new idea: drones underwater. Like its airborne cousin, an underwater drone is released to fulfill a mission on its own. It follows a pre-programmed path, captures images and other data, […]


IMPLEMENTATION OF CODE OF CONDUCT: MEDIA MONITORING & TRACKING CENTRE TO PLAY PIVOTAL ROLE

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Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid said on Tuesday that Media Monitoring and Tracking Center would play pivotal role in implementing media code of conduct and improve the governance system. Pervaiz Rashid expressed these views while inaugurating the “Media Monitoring & Tracking Center” project at Directorate of Electronic Media & Publication (DEMP). He […]


Young artists highlight Afghans’ life in camps

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PESHAWAR: Children from different local schools on Tuesday showcased the life of Afghan refugees in camps through brushstrokes and essay writing and painting competition here. Paintings and sketches of 37 boys and girls from 17 schools were put on display at the Peshawar Services Club. Amateur artists narrated the plight of Afghan refugees by pencil […]


Mainstreaming all citizens: Equal rights for minorities urged

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ISLAMABAD: Rights activists at a discussion proposed amendments in the drafts of legislative bills on minority rights here on Tuesday. The objective of the draft bills is to assist the parliamentarians in general and members of freedom caucuses formed for bringing reforms in the prevailing legal framework through mainstreaming minorities at all levels. Speaking at […]


Farewell city life: Pangolin released back into the wild

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KARACHI: An Indian pangolin caught near Islamia College last week was released back into the wild on Tuesday, along with 53 black pond turtles rescued from different areas of the city last month. Officials of Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) and World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan) released the pangolin in Khar centre of Khirthar National […]


Assault in Hyderabad: Journalists protest for colleague

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KARACHI: Journalists covering the assembly session on Tuesday protested against the Hyderabad police for not taking action against culprits who tortured a female journalist in Hyderabad. Shouting slogans against SSP Ifran Baloch, journalists demanded to register an FIR and initiate an impartial inquiry into the incident. “Even after five days, a case has not been […]


Journalist manhandled and briefly detained by police

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On 20 December, 2015 Muhammad Ansar, a reporter of Aaj News television channel was manhandled by police for covering the allegedly illegal closing down of sugar mills in Tando Muhammad Khan, a district in the southern part of Sindh province in Pakistan. Police tried to prevent Ansar from filming the protest of laborers. Police also […]


Fund for investigative journalism invites applications for grants.

The Fund for Investigative Journalism’s Board of Directors meets three to four times each year to consider grant applications for investigative projects and books. The deadlines for 2016 are Monday February 1, Monday May 16, and Monday September 26 – all at 5pm Eastern Time. For more information click here