PEMRA’s latest order only shoots itself in the foot. In the West, where media is free, governments have been toppled and institutions exposed with no damage to the nation. Trying to do some damage control after the PNS Mehran security debacle, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has leaned on the morally worded journalistic code […]
By: Israr Ahmed RAWALPINDI – The All Pakistan Muslim League of former president Pervez Musharraf had to face embarrassment when one of its central office-bearers, who is also a renowned TV artiste, was briefly detained on Saturday by Airport Security Force at Benazir Bhutto International Islamabad Airport for keeping two bottles of liquor. Atiqa Odho […]
TAXILA/BATTAGRAM/HARIPUR: Peaceful demonstrations were held in Taxila, Battagram and Haripur on Saturday to protest the closure of Geo Super. A big peaceful protest rally was held on GT Road near Chowk Sarai Kala, Taxila, which was participated by representatives of Pakistan Press Forum and other political and social organisations of the city. The speakers said […]
When President Asif Ali Zardari met a delegation of the Committee to Protect Journalists on May 3, World Press Freedom Day, he expressed his commitment to pursue justice for journalists killed in the line of duty and pledged “to take steps to reverse the country’s rising record of impunity.” “The protection of journalists is in […]
QUETTA: Hashim Khan Kakar, a judge of the Balochistan High Court and head of the tribunal investigating the killing of five foreigners by security forces last month, disallowed on Saturday a request by the Advocate-General Balochistan that the proceedings of the Kharootabad incident should be held in camera. Two men and three women were killed […]
MULTAN: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that progress in the formation of Seraiki province is expected very soon as the party`s manifesto committee is considering the issue seriously. Talking to newsmen at Jalalpur Pirwala on Saturday, the prime minister said that two meetings of the manifesto committee had already been held. Replying […]
LAHORE: The target killing of teachers and political activists in Balochistan is outrageous and utterly unacceptable, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said on Friday, calling upon the government to make greater efforts to stop the killings. A statement issued by HRCP said: “In circumstances that are both tragic and familiar, unidentified armed motorcyclists […]
HYDERABAD: Integration of information technology (IT) into classroom learning will help students in acquiring the skills they need to survive in a complex but highly technological knowledge-based economy. Pro Vice Chancellor, Sindh University Campus, Dr Parveen Shah said this on Saturday at the certificate distribution ceremony of two-week workshop on “Incorporating technology in education” organized […]
Hina Mahgul Rind KARACHI: The budget for 2011-12 carried nothing for the local telecom sector as taxes remained unchanged, said an analyst. Mohammad Millwala, telecom analyst at Topline Research, said that there is status quo for the telecom sector as GST on telecom services stays unchanged at 19.5 percent. The government has set a target […]
KARACHI: The telecom sector is likely to make a higher contribution to the national exchequer in the outgoing fiscal, as compared with the last financial year, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said. In the first half of the financial year 2011, the total contribution of the telecom sector to the national exchequer was Rs56.3 billion, which […]
NEW YORK: The Pakistani government should establish a credible, independent investigation into the torture and killing of the journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad, Human Rights Watch said on Saturday. The investigation should have subpoena and prosecutorial powers and look into other allegations of serious human rights abuse by the Inter Services Intelligence agency. Shahzad, a reporter […]
LAHORE: The Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) is outraged over the slaying of yet another Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad, and urges the Pakistani government to do all it can to find the perpetrators. The body of Saleem Shahzad, an Islamabad-based journalist, was found on May 31, two days after he had been reported missing and […]
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