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 […]
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 […]
By Asim Yasin ISLAMABAD: Though Islamabad is turning into a high rented area for commoners working in the capital city, the bureaucrats and some journalists are privileged to get government accommodation at cheaper rents. According to information placed in the National Assembly on Friday, government officers accommodated at Gulshan-e-Jinnah are paying Rs5,000 per month for […]
The tenth death anniversary of Madam Noor Jehan, one of Pakistan’s most iconic singers, was commemorated on Thursday. Noor Jehan, who died in Karachi on December 23, 2000, was known by the honourary title of ‘Malka-e-Tarannum’ for her contribution to the arts. Born Allah Wasai, she acted in a number of films before she quit […]
Shafqat Mahmood How many of our problems are real and others overhyped by the media? And how many of our successes are going unsung because the media tends to ignore them? This and other such thoughts came to me after two recent encounters. A reporter from Radio Pakistan called and wanted a brief response to […]
By Iqbal Khattak PESHAWAR: A phone call from a TV channel’s office to its DSNG (digital satellite news gathering) vehicle driver panicked journalists during the tea break after a breaking news discovered “explosion” near the Chief Minister’s Secretariat. Within no time, all DSNGs were driven from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly premises to beam up live […]
PAKPATTAN: Local journalistsÂ’ community set up a protest camp against the police torture and demanded a stern action against the officials concerned here. As per detail, journalists of Pakpattan set up protest camp here at Nagina Chowk against police torture on media men. They demanded the Punjab Chief Minister to take action against Inspector Shafqat […]
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The tenth death anniversary of Madam Noor Jehan, one of PakistanÂ’s most iconic singers, was commemorated on Thursday. Noor Jehan, who died in Karachi on December 23, 2000, was known by the honourary title of ‘Malka-e-Tarannum’ for her contribution to the arts. Born Allah Wasai, she acted in a number of films before she quit […]
SABA HAKEEM LAHORE: Speakers at a media training workshop on “Engendering Democratic Governance in South Asia” said the media can play a critical role in bringing women’s agenda forward and empowering them especially when it comes to women in politics. The workshop aimed at enhancing meaningful and equal participation of women in democratic governance by […]
KARACHI: A long red carpet led the way for all those invited to the exclusive launch of the Atrium 3D digital cinema in Saddar. Movie enthusiast Mariam Azmi said she has watched every trailer on the project website and has scheduled her entertainment calendar for the next month. “We have no real entertainment in the […]
MIRPURKHAS: The investigation police submitted the challan of murder case of journalist Sultan Mehmood Chandio in the court of civil judge and judicial magistrate-I, here on Wednesday. IO Kamal Khan Nohri stated in the challan that the complainant Barkat Ali Chandio had lodged murder case with the Town police alleging that four brothers Aleem, Saleem, […]
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