BALANCING freedom of speech, especially the freedom of the media to report and comment on public figures and issues of public importance, against the right of individuals to be protected against libel and slander is a delicate art. In all cases, the public interest should be given precedence over unreasonable personal protection of information and […]
KARACHI: Houbaras are welcome but sheikhs are not, warned civil society members at the Karachi Press Club on Saturday. Concerned citizens had gathered to protest the hunting of the endangered houbara bustards. Adults were joined by young children holding placards, all of them chanting slogans against the federal government for issuing licences to foreigners to hunt […]
Pakistan Press Freedom (PPF), in a letter to President of Philippines Rodrigo Duterte, expressed concern over the murder of newspaper publisher Larry Que on December 19. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of Philippines to investigate the incident to establish motive and to bring the perpetrators to justice. According […]
KARACHI: A delegation of the Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE) led by President Zia Shahid and Secretary General Aijaz ul Haq along with senior members of the body met Corps Commander Karachi Lt Gen Shahid Baig Mirza on Thursday. The delegation discussed matters relating to law and order situation in Karachi and particularly security issues […]
KARACHI: The APNS held an advertising roundtable on December 22 at the APNS House in Karachi. The roundtable was addressed by the Chairman Pakistan Advertising Association Masood Hashmi, CEO Group M Fouad Hussain, Chairman, M Holdings Raihan A Merchant, and CEO Brand Partnership Numan Nabi. They spoke on the issues being faced by the country’s print […]
LONDON: In a legal first for the UK, ARY News has had to broadcast a summary of a highly critical legal judgement against it. ARY was forced to announce that the judgement found that 24 ARY programmes about Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman, Editor-in-Chief of GEO/Jang Group, were not only “seriously defamatory” but also “simply had no foundation”. […]
LAHORE: Senior journalist of daily Jang Syed Muhammad Anwar Qadwai died of heart attack on Friday. He was 72. His Namaz-i-Janaza will be offered on Saturday (today) after Zohar prayer at his residence 389-Jehanzeb Block, Allama Iqbal Town, Lahore. Qadwai suffered heart attack after he reached back to home from his duty. He was taken […]
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) cabinet on Friday banned child labour on brick kilns and increased the punishment for creating hurdles in the way of government related matters from two to seven years. The cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Farooq Haider also approved the Azad Jammu and Kashmir of Wages Act 2016, fixing […]
I fell in love with cinema and the entertainment industry when I was a little brat. It was where the best stories were. Books are beautiful. But the entertainment industry tells stories like no other. I would have forgotten about this love had it not been for two experiences. The first was on the Broadway. […]
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Friday suspended licences of two private TV channels. PEMRA, in its 122nd meeting suspended transmission of a private channel from 5.00pm to 12.00 midnight daily for a period of seven days starting from December 27, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017 for airing a false and unverified audio […]
Country Representative Democracy Reporting International (DRI), Hassan Nasir Mirbahar while launching “Reporting on Human Rights Pakistan Media Guide,” here on Friday has said Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus is not only for improvement of the economy and sustainable development but it can also help improve human rights and governance in the country. Journalists of various […]
Press clubs’ representatives from across Pakistan agreed that the rush for breaking news combined with the unprofessional attitude of editors, newsroom personnel and media houses leave journalists working in the field vulnerable and at risk. This was the consensus at the ‘National Consultative Dialogue on the Safety of Journalists,’ organized by the Pakistan Press Foundation […]
FAISALABAD: Agri experts have called for joint efforts to curb climate change effects on agricultural productivity with the help of adaptation and mitigating strategies and development of climate resilient varieties. They stated this while addressing a workshop on “Agricultural Model Inter comparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP)” hand-on trainings phase second arranged at University of Agriculture. […]
LAHORE: Even though the internet is highly regulated, hate speech and threats, especially against women and religious minorities, remain unchecked. Social media and other webpages are often blocked and filtered on the grounds that they are hurting religious sentiments of the majority, stated a report called Desecrating Expression—An Account of Freedom of Expression and Religion in […]
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