ISLAMABAD: Mother of slain journalist Arshad Sharif, in a written letter to the Human Rights Cell of the Supreme Court (SC), has pointed out that she was unaware of any ongoing investigation on the murder of her son. Riffat Ara Alvi, in the letter written to the cell’s director general, states: “I am a housewife […]
Provincial Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Environment Protection and Cooperatives Muhammad Basharat Raja has directed that the media should be provided with all possible facilities for the coverage of the long march. “Matters related to the media should be left to the organizers of the long march instead of the police and district administration”. While presiding […]
The family of slain journalist Arshad Sharif has called for an independent investigation overseen by the UN Human Rights Office into the murder of renowned journalist in Kenya. International media outlet CNN has spoken to the widow and mother of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif who was shot dead in Kenya on Oct. 24 in unclear […]
The critically acclaimed film ‘Joy land’, Pakistan’s official entry to Oscars 2023, which was all set to release in Pakistan this month, has been banned in Pakistan. The movie that received global awards was prohibited from releasing here when religious groups and others protested its objectionable storyline where a middle-class man falls in love with […]
ISLAMABAD: A fact finding committee set up by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to probe the murder of senior journalist and anchorperson Arshad Sharif has summoned two prominent members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) including Faisal Vawda and Murad Saeed. The two politicians have been directed to appear before the committee on Monday, November 21. […]
KARACHI: Despite the existence of a provincial right to information (RTI) law, which guarantees citizens access to information with regards to the working of public functionaries, Sindh’s populace has failed to gain anything substantial from it due to bureaucratic hurdles. The Sindh Transparency and Right to Information Act was unanimously passed back in 2017 and […]
RAWALPINDI: Interior ministry’s fact-finding team formed to probe slain journalist Arshad Sharif’s murder has called Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Murad Saeed and Faisal Vawda on Monday. The PTI leaders are asked to present evidence, if any, before the team at the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) headquarters. The team has asked for the leaders’ help because […]
ISLAMABAD- President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari on Tuesday said that ICCI plans to establish its own radio station and TV channel to highlight the business and investment opportunities in Pakistan. He expressed these views while talking to Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority’s Director General Finance Shamim Gul Durrani, who visited ICCI […]
PESHAWAR, Nov 15 (APP): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information (RTI) Commission and Khawando Khor, a local Non-Governmental Organization here Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to appraise people about the rights of women. The MoU also aimed to develop liaison between two organizations and inform public about the benefits of Right to Information Act. […]
ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist Irshad Rao, a vocal voice against Ziaul Haq’s dictatorship, passed away in Islamabad on Monday after a short illness. He was 76. He was laid to rest in the H-11 graveyard. Mr Rao was a renowned journalist with decades of experience spanning in local and international media. He was the editor of […]
ISLAMABAD: Around 65 decisions of the Pakistan Information Commission that were challenged are still pending in the High Courts, The Reporters has learnt. As per details, a total of 73 PIC orders have been challenged so far in different High Courts. Five of it have been upheld, two have been reversed, and one has been […]
Pakistan Press Foundation strongly urges the government to reconsider ban on screening of the feature film “Joyland” movie that is Pakistan’s submission for the Academy Awards. Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has strongly urged the federal Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to reconsider its decision to ban the screening of the feature film Joyland in Pakistan. […]
RAWALPINDI: A two-member investigation team of Pakistani officials on Monday reached the United Arab Emirates to determine the facts surrounding the killing of senior journalist Arshad Sharif. Sources told The Express Tribune that the team will investigate Sharif’s arrival in Dubai and the time spent there. They said that the two-member team comprising Federal Investigation […]
ISLAMABAD: Yet another lamenting mother joins ‘the group’. Rahat Mehmood, mother of missing journalist Mudassar Nauru, says she has no option but to hold a sit-in with the mothers of the other missing persons after state authorities told the Islamabad High Court on Monday that a cabinet panel investigating her son’s disappearance became dysfunctional following […]
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