ISLAMABAD—Director General of ISI, Lt. Gen. Nadeem Ahmed Anjum, on Thursday called for bringing ARY CEO Salman Iqbal (pictured) back to Pakistan and made part of the probe into journalist Arshad Sharif’s murder. He addressed a press conference in Islamabad with DG ISPR Lt. Gen. Babar Iftikhar. The DG ISI said that after the journalist’s […]
As the Covid-19 pandemic badly affected lives and businesses across the world. The pandemic has accelerated the process of digital adaptation. The pandemic forced people around the world to shift their focus toward digital technology for availing services and employment opportunities. Digital technologies have revolutionized the media landscape. Like the rest of the world, Asian […]
KARACHI: Sindh Information Commission and Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology’s (FUUAST) Mass Communication Department Tuesday agreed to make concerted efforts to further promote and create awareness among the masses regarding the right to information. This was agreed by speakers in a seminar on Right to Information (RTI) at Mass Communication Department Abdul […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication on Wednesday was briefed by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) about the steps taken to address the cybercrime complaints. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) updated the panel on the actions taken for the improvement of cyber security and social media rules. The committee met […]
ISLAMABAD: A medical board, comprising eight doctors that conducted autopsy on the body of slain journalist Arshad Sharif at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) has sought a detailed postmortem report of the deceased that was conducted in Kenya. Officials of Pims told Dawn that the medical board approached the authority concerned with a […]
KARACHI: Kenyan journalists have raised questions about the killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif and brought new details to light. In a news story published by Nation Media Group, a senior investigative reporter said the occupant in Mr Sharif’s car shot at GSU officers, according to police claims. “The Nation, in an attempt to reconstruct […]
QUETTA: A state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Modern Technologies was inaugurated in the industrial town of Hub on Wednesday to strengthen skills development of the youth and teachers of Balochistan. The centre aims to foster excellence in developing training programmes for the youth and trained practitioners in the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) […]
ISLAMABAD: Hours after the government reconstituted the inquiry committee meant to probe the killing of TV anchor Arshad Sharif in Kenya, senior Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Faisal Vawda, during an explosive presser on Wednesday, said the military establishment is “not involved” in the tragic incident and that the “plan was hatched” inside Pakistan. Since the […]
The body of senior journalist Arshad Sharif, who was assassinated by Kenyan police three days ago, landed in Islamabad early on Wednesday. “My Arshad is back, but in coffin,” his wife Javeria Siddique said on Twitter. She also shared a video showing the coffin. TV channels broadcast footage of a large crowd gathering outside the […]
Several local and international journalists, including Kenyan media persons, and relevant personalities have raised questions about the Kenyan police’s claims surrounding senior Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif’s killing in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. The journalist had left the country in August after he was charged with sedition cases. He died in Kenya’s Nairobi after being […]
Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif said on Tuesday that a judicial commission would be formed to probe the killing of journalist Arshad Sharif, reportedly at the hands of the Kenyan police two days ago. In a video message from Saudi Arabia today, he said that the commission would be responsible for determining the facts of the […]
LAHORE – PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday issued an apology and deleted a tweet regarding slain journalist Arshad Sharif after it was deemed “insensitive and shameful” and drew widespread condemnation from politicians, journalists and activists. Sharif was shot dead in Kenya allegedly by the local police on Sunday night. Maryam, at around 3pm […]
The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the martyrdom of renowned journalist and anchorperson Arshad Sharif. CPNE President Kazim Khan, in his condolence statement termed the killing of the presidential award winning journalist in Kenya a “very sad and unbelievable” incident. Khan said Sharif was a bold and […]
LAHORE: Religious leaders have condemned the murder of senior journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya under mysterious circumstances, demanding a high level inquiry to ascertain facts and expressing condolence with the family members Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Siraj-ul-Haq termed the murder tragic and condemnable, demanding its investigation by a high judicial commission. In his reaction to the incident, […]
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