At least 71 media professionals were killed on the job last year, but their stories weren’t always reported. High-profile cases usually do get a lot of media attention, but the vast majority of killings involve local journalists. A group of Pakistani editors found a unique way to keep journalists safe by using media attention. Zaffar […]
ISLAMABAD: The PTCL has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for infrastructure sharing with Telenor Pakistan. According to announcement made here on Monday, the PTCL signed an MoU with Telenor Pakistan. This MoU will facilitate Telenor to avail PTCL’s vast network footprint and infrastructure spread nationwide for their rapidly growing 3G subscriber base. Omar Khalid (EVP […]
Karachi: Tanveer Baloch stared blankly into space. Perhaps, it was the pain he was going through while recalling his horrific ordeal that brought the conversation to a halt. After a brief pause, he ended the awkward silence, saying, “It’s not the physical injury that is painful for me, the stitches have healed the wounds. It’s […]
LONDON: World renowned journalist and author Hamid Mir has been shortlisted for the 2016 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards for his commendable fight for media freedoms and civil liberties of Pakistani citizens from all persuasions. Index on Censorship, a UK-based non-profit organisation that campaigns against censorship worldwide and promotes work of censored writers, […]
KARACHI: If one wants a comprehensive glimpse into the work of late American-Pakistani artist Lubna Agha, a visit to the VM Art Gallery would be a promising revelation. The entire work life of Lubna as an artist, graphic designer and social commentator (1949-2012) has been encapsulated in the exhibition, titled ‘A Path All My Own’. […]
Laws governing marriage, divorce and inheritance in the minority communities in some instances predate Partition, and have been the source of considerable inconvenience to minorities since Pakistan came into being. Attempts to redress their grievances by reforming legislation have, to say the very least, had mixed success. Some hope for the Hindu community has now […]
Contrary to popular perception, when it comes to protecting the rights of citizens, Pakistan has some exemplary laws. The 18th Amendment decrees that access to information held by government bodies is a right of every citizen. The provincial governments of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) have gone further by introducing their own Right to Information (RTI) […]
ISLAMABAD: Legendary fiction writer Intizar Hussain was remembered at a reference at Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) on Tuesday. Born on December 7, 1923, at Dibai, India, Intizar Hussain died in Lahore on February 2. He wrote around 40 books, including ‘A Chronicle of the Peacocks’ and ‘The Death of Sheherzad.’ He was conferred with […]
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