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Daily Archives: February 17, 2016

Call for Secretary Kerry to support journalist safety measures

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Secretary of State John Kerry Department of State Washington, D.C. Sent via email Dear Secretary Kerry: A year ago you convened a critically important conference on the safety of freelance and local journalists that brought together the media industry, journalists, NGOs and members of your staff. We are writing to update you on the efforts […]


Pakistan Press Foundation expresses concern on arrest of BBC news correspondent, her cameraman, NTV correspondent by Uganda police

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda expressed concern on arrest of BBC news correspondent Catherine Byaruhanga, her cameraman Kelvin Brown and NTV correspondent Sam Lawino by police for allegedly filming Abim hospital without permission from Abim district security agents and wanting to report “bad news all the […]


Pakistan Press Foundation expressed concern on travel ban on Bahrain’s prominent human rights activist

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa,Amir of Bahrain expressed concern over ongoing travel ban on Nabeel Rajab, President & Co-founder of Bahrain Centre for Human Rights and Deputy Secretary General of International Federation for Human Rights who faces up to 10 years in prison for “insulting a […]


PEMRA recommends Rs 100,000 fine on “Channel-24”

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ISLAMABAD (APP) – Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Council of Complaints, Islamabad on Wednesday recommended Rs. 100,000 fine on Value TV for illegally operating under the name of “Channel-24” and for deviating from the approved programming mix. The Channel “Value TV” was initially granted as “Real Estate and Property” content channel but later it […]


Pemra advises TV channels to install time delay mechanism

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (Pemra) Tuesday issued an advice to PTV News, Geo News and Ab Tak TV to install time delay mechanism. The authority has advised these channels to install such mechanism at their production control rooms and master control rooms to avoid broadcast of audio and visual material which the […]


Freedom of information: Right to information bill to be passed soon, says minister

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KARACHI: The right to information law of Sindh, with all its proposed amendments and recommendations of civil society, has been finalised and will be presented in the assembly soon. Environment minister Sikandar Mandhro shared this at the ‘Provincial Roundtable’ at Mehran hotel on Tuesday afternoon. The event organised by non-governmental organisation Strengthening Participatory Organisation (SPO) […]


Polluted waters: Hyderabad authorities determined to clear Phuleli canal of encroachments

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HYDERABAD: Despite the backlash expected from encroachers, the Hyderabad municipality has refused to back down from its anti-encroachment drive. It is determined to strike against the squatters and industries polluting the air and water bodies in the city. Hundreds of industrial units in SITE area and thousands of residential and commercial structures, built over several […]


Banker held for placing fake internet ad about woman

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Karachi: The Federal Investigation Agency’s cybercrime unit arrested a banker on Tuesday over charges of placing a fake advisement on a classifieds website to malign a woman’s reputation. The cybercrime unit said it had received a complaint from a resident of DHA, Karachi on January 15 wherein he stated that his daughter was receiving calls […]


Plantation campaign: 500 mangrove saplings planted for a ‘Greener Karachi’

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KARACHI: With the aim of making the city green, World Wide Fund for Nature – Pakistan (WWF-P) and K-Electric jointly launched a tree plantation campaign on Tuesday. At least 500 mangrove saplings were planted during a ceremony at the WWF-P’s Wetland Centre located at Sandspit. Both organisations will plant thousands of trees in different parts […]


‘Two environment monitoring stations shut since 2012’

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Karachi: The Sindh Assembly was informed on Tuesday that the environment monitoring stations installed in two major industrial zones of Karachi with Japanese assistance in 2007 to the check levels of air pollution were closed since 2012. Environment and coastal development minister Dr Sikandar Mandhro was responding to a query during a question hour related […]


Itwaar Ka Din opens

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KARACHI: An exhibition titled Itwaar Ka Din opened at the Sanat Art Gallery on Tuesday. According to the curatorial note, the show is the result of the six participating artists’ response to its curator Azanat Mansoor’s letters written to them based on Sufi Tabassum’s poems for children (from Jhoolney). Does this mean that the subjects […]


National, regional languages on the (LLF) cards

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LAHORE: The Lahore Literary Festival 2016 has come up with a diversified schedule for its upcoming edition starting on Feb 19. There will be 16 sessions on the national and regional languages and literature, making it an attraction for the audiences from Urdu and Punjabi readers. The LLF will miss Intizar Husain who was a […]