LAYYAH: Two visually impaired people recently got married in Layyah and have sought government protection from their relatives. According to their Lawyer, Nazar Hassan, Layyah resident Kamran and Attock resident Rozina fell in love while they were being schooled at an institution for disabled people in Multan. “Rozina’s uncle violently opposed the match and she […]
By A.G. Noorani THE precious right to freedom of the press rests on several subsidiary rights; weaken them and the fundamental right itself is affected. For example, access to newsprint and advertisement, reduced postal rates, protection against onerous taxation and the like. These are rights, not favours from the state. The courts in Pakistan and […]
Farooq Sulehria Pakistan’s airwaves used to be a complete state-monopoly. There was only the state-owned PTV and Radio Pakistan. In the late 1990s, quasi-government or privately-owned entertainment channels like STN and NTM entered the arena. It was in 2001 that the state surrendered its sole right over the airwaves. This led to a mushrooming of […]
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani journalist based in North Waziristan Agency has served legal notices, for the damages amounting to $500 million, on top three US officials for carrying out drone attacks in Pakistan’s bordering areas and killing his family members. Kareem Khan, a journalist by profession, through his counsel has served legal notices on US Secretary […]
ISLAMABAD: Daily Times and Daily Aaj Kal were given full membership of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) on Monday. The standing committee of the CPNE, under the chairmanship of its president, Khusnood Ali Khan, decided with a majority vote to allow full membership to the Media Times’ newspapers. The CPNE annual elections would […]
By A.G. Noorani THE precious right to freedom of the press rests on several subsidiary rights; weaken them and the fundamental right itself is affected. For example, access to newsprint and advertisement, reduced postal rates, protection against onerous taxation and the like. These are rights, not favours from the state. The courts in Pakistan and […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Thursday hailed Asma Jahangir’s election as president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) as a momentous event that will give a boost to the human rights movement in Pakistan. In a statement, the commission said: “The HRCP felicitates Ms Asma Jahangir on her well-earned victory […]
Victim says footage of her two-day ordeal was sent to her family LAHORE: A policeman has been accused of kidnapping a woman and her three-year-old son and holding her hostage for two days while she was repeatedly gang-raped. The assistant sub inspector (ASI) also allegedly filmed the ordeal and, before releasing *Sania, 25, sent the […]
A gang rape victim has moved the Supreme Court and is hopeful that her case will be heard ISLAMABAD: Books like My Feudal Lord and Blasphemy tell tales much like what Saima Bibi* from Ghotki, Sindh, has gone though. The mother of four is a victim of marital rape, gang rape, domestic violence — to […]
ISLAMABAD: Women will have safer work environment and equality with dignity after proper implementation of the Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act 2010. The participants expressed these views at one-day seminar organised by Ministry of Women Development at National Trust for Population Welfare (NATPOW). The seminar was aimed at creating awareness of […]
By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: For the first time in the country’s history, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has imposed heavy fines on three news channels for airing “false news”. “The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) decided to impose fine amounting to rupees one million each on three news and current affairs channels, i.e. […]
ISLAMABAD: Calling for setting up a media accountability forum, experts on Thursday said the job of newspapers and TV channels was to inform and not judge others. At the launching of research report, Talking Back, by Uks, an NGO working for gender equality and women development which also analyses media content, they asked the civil […]
ANJUM IBRAHIM “So the elections for the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) are over and need I add I was strongly supporting the winner Asma Jehangir…” “Do you have a vote?” “No I don’t, but hey it’s my right to have an opinion.” “Everyone has an opinion these days on every thing […]
By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: For the first time in the country’s history, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has imposed heavy fines on three news channels for airing “false news”. “The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) decided to impose fine amounting to rupees one million each on three news and current affairs channels, i.e. […]
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