ISLAMABAD: The Senate Committee on Human Rights on Monday passed The Hindu Marriage Bill, 2016 that bars marriage of Hindu couples below the age of 18 years. The National Assembly has already passed The Hindu Marriage Bill, 2016. The Human Rights Committee which met here with Senator Nasreen Jalil in the chair was attended by […]
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday voiced concerns over the arrests of some citizens by FIA on charges of running a smear campaign on social media against the judiciary. Spokesman of PTI Fawad Chaudhry while showing his reservations on the arrests said that the government wanted to treat the freedom of expression on social […]
KARACHI: The residents of Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block 12 woke up to the sound of chainsaw and heavy machinery Sunday morning, as more than 40 trees were trimmed while several were completely chopped off, claimed a resident, Azeem Qadir. “As I looked out from my window, I saw men perched on neem trees, chopping its branches,” added Qadir. […]
KARACHI: Geo News, like always, continued its tradition to provide its viewers update facts about international events, this time sent its team to Damascus to carry out coverage of Syrian war. The Geo news team reached Damascus for the coverage of update progress where the fighting was intensifying in different areas and miseries of citizens […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, expressed concern over the arrest and continued prosecution of investigative journalist Ahmet Sik. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali urged the government of Turkey to properly investigate the charges against Ahmet, failing which he must be immediately released. The letter also […]
MINGORA: Youth from all over Swat gathered here, taking part in cultural festivities, promoting Pashtun culture and marking the advent of the New Year. The cultural night was organized at Khadi Hall here titled ‘Kaltori Makham’ by Dil Se Pakistan in collaboration with Gamoona Society of Swat. The event was attended by a large number of […]
ISLAMABAD: Female journalists face more surveillance by their audience and readers than by the state and intelligence agencies, research on the ‘Surveillance of Female Journalists in Pakistan’ has found. The pilot study of gendered surveillance, conducted by the Digital Rights Foundation (DRF), found that this surveillance begins when they start their professional careers, as audiences […]
KARACHI: While the zoo administration is yet to diagnose and declare the disease afflicting Sarah, an exotic white lioness, for the past two months, experts on Sunday called upon the government to take immediate notice of the zoo’s unhygienic conditions, which, they said, was the major reason for disease and death in captive animals. The […]
IF on the face of it the news appears positive, the underlying implications are undoubtedly stark. In its special report launched last week, the Committee to Protect Journalists — an independent organisation that works to promote press freedom worldwide — said that over the year past, it “did not identify anyone singled out for murder […]
KARACHI – The Democrats clean-swept the Karachi Press Club elections for 2017 on Saturday. According to results, The Democrats panel’s candidate for president’s office Siraj Ahmed secured 464 votes and won the election. His rival candidate from The Journalist panel Abid Hussain received 225 votes. The Democrats panel’s candidate for the office of general secretary […]
A non-governmental organisation has welcomed the government’s move to convene a meeting of the Marine Pollution Control Board after a long time with the problem of sea pollution become an alarming issue for the country. In a statement issued on Saturday, Naeem Qureshi, the president of the National Forum for Environment and Health, expressed serious […]
KARACHI – Burhanuddin Hassan, a well-known broadcast journalist who passed away recently, was remembered at a ceremony at the Centre for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ), IBA, on Saturday. Family and friends paid rich tributes to the doyen and highlighted multiple aspects of his personal and professional life. They shared sweet memories of a man who […]
The Democrats retained their control over the Karachi Press Club (KPC) as all candidates of the panel secured a decisive victory in the Elections 2017 on Saturday. It was the seventh consecutive win for The Democrats, who have been victorious since 2011, showing the confidence and trust of members of the press club in particular […]
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