By Shamsul Islam Rule 46 aims to place government beyond any media criticism. FAISALABAD: A ban has been imposed on all government officials from interacting with the media under the new “Protection and communication of official information” rule. As per Rule 46 of the Punjab Government Rules of Business 2011, which was recently circulated among […]
Islamabad–Director General Radio Pakistan Murtaza Solangi on Friday emphasized the need for greater cooperation and partnership among the media organizations of the region and the world to meet the present day challenges. Addressing inaugural session of the two-day Asia Media Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, he spoke of the challenges being faced by Pakistan on account […]
KARACHI: Three working groups were formed at a seminar Protection of Journalists, Charter of Rights’ to formulate and identify the issues in respect of protecting journalists (covering disasters) and their rights (salary, wage board award, professional training). The seminar was organised by Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in collaboration with Foundation Open Society Institute […]
SUKKUR: A young woman was termed `kari` and axed in Golimar area of Kandhkot on Sunday. Ali Mardan Arbani, who suspected his brother`s wife of having illicit relations with a neighbur, allegedly attacked her with a hatchet, killing her on the spot. The accused is reported to be absconding. Source: Dawn Date:5/30/2011
LAHORE: About six people, including a young girl, were killed in separate incidents across the city on Sunday. In the first incident, unidentified persons in the jurisdiction of Green Town Police strangled a 17-year-old girl to death after gang raping her. The deceased was identified as Rozeena Yousaf. Some locals of the Taufeeq Colony had […]
By Jahanzaib Haque The writer is web editor at The Express Tribune [email protected] Being the editor of a news website has one major perk — the gift (or curse) of being able to sort and meta-analyse the hordes of comments pouring in on articles. One topic in particular, where commentary borders on the unusual and […]
By Rauf Parekh IT is often said that truth is the first casualty of war. But it is a sad fact that most often women, too, are among the first casualties of war and are affected by it in more than one way. It is, however, rare that we come across an account of a […]
Hajrah Mumtaz IF televised coverage of last week’s assault on Karachi’s PNS Mehran airbase is anything to go by, it would seem that the industry still has lessons to learn in terms of covering such events in a responsible fashion, and keeping the safety of newsmen as well as others in mind. News crews rushed […]
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced on Sunday amnesty for the young Taliban, advising them to work for the betterment of the country. Addressing a youth convention organised by the PPP, he said no one would be allowed to insult the masses’ mandate given to the government for a five-year rule. He said the government […]
By: Jam Sajjad Hussain LAHORE — Violence and gangster characters in Punjabi movies turned an illiterate man to become a criminal of high rank which not only claimed his life but also that of his friends, an investigation report has revealed. The criminal attitude of Muhammad Altaf alias Kala Gujjar, son of Mohammad Younus and […]
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