LAHORE: A delegation led by Media Advisor to President of Iran and Managing Director of Iranian News Agency (IRNA) Ali Akbar Javanfekr, called on the Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif at Chief Minister’s Secretariat on Saturday. Ambassador of Iran in Pakistan Mashallah Shakri, Iranian Consul General Ali Naikan and Zaeem Qadri MPA were also […]
LAHORE: A delegation led by Media Advisor to President of Iran and Managing Director of Iranian News Agency (IRNA) Ali Akbar Javanfekr, called on the Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif at Chief Minister’s Secretariat on Saturday. Ambassador of Iran in Pakistan Mashallah Shakri, Iranian Consul General Ali Naikan and Zaeem Qadri MPA were also […]
Qaiser Zulfiqar Does the media fulfil the responsibilities it claims to? In present times, Pakistani media is known as a vibrant, revolutionary and overwhelmingly powerful tool in shaping society’s opinion on a host of issues and for serving as a watchdog of government actions. However, the question remains whether the media fulfils the responsibilities it […]
LAHORE: Fourth death anniversary of renowned Urdu and Punjabi poet, Munir Ahmed Niazi, was observed on Sunday with traditional reverence and solemnity. He was born in Khanpur, a village near Hoshiarpur, India, on April 19, 1928. He hailed from the famous Niazi tribe. He got primary education from Khanpur and migrated to Sahiwal after creation […]
LAKKI MARWAT: Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) arranged a briefing for local journalists on its publications for Oct-Nov 2010 regarding monitoring of health and educational institutions and parliament watch. A statement issued here on Saturday said Fafen coordinator Fauzia Khan presented the briefing and told the media representatives that the publications had already been […]
LAHORE: Malik Shafiq Awan has won the first prize for the best photograph on the issue of child labour by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The awards were given in a special ceremony organised by the federal minister of information and broadcasting and ILO in Islamabad on Friday. Hundreds of entries were received from different […]
KARACHI: The Democrats Panel swept the Karachi Press Club elections for 2011 on Saturday. According to the results announced by the election commission, Tahir Hasan Khan of The News was elected president with 493 votes. His rivals, Khalid Farshori of Akhbar-i-Jahan got 275 votes and Khurshid Abbasi of Daily Awam 203. Fazil Jamili of Daily […]
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Information & Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has congratulated the newly elected officer bearers of the Karachi Press Club (KPC). The Minister visited the KPC and met the office bearers. He said that these offices also carry lots of responsibility. As Federal Information Minister he assured Government’s support to the journalist community. […]
KARACHI: The Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Qamar Zaman Kaira, here on Sunday visited the residence of late M. A. Zuberi, the founder editor of an English daily. He offered condolence to the sons of the deceased- Wamiq, Arshad and Asif, and also offered Fateha. The Minister prayed to Almighty Allah to rest the […]
HAVELI LAKHA – The local journalists here on Sunday staged a protest against the police torture on media men in Pakpattan during the Urs celebrations of Sufi Saint Hazrat Baba Fareed Ganj-e-Shaker (RA). The protest was staged under the aegis of Press Club Haveli Lakha to express solidarity with the aggrieved journalists of Pakpattan and […]
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