ISLAMABAD: Reporters Without Borders has condemned the murder of all six witnesses who had agreed to testify against the five defendants being tried for Geo News TV reporter Wali Khan Babar’s murder in Karachi in January 2011. The last surviving witness, Haider Ali, was shot dead in his home on 11 November. These cold-blooded murders […]
KARACHI: Launching a code of conduct on reporting during general elections, the Pakistan Coalition for Ethical Journalism (PCEJ) has said that journalists face the challenge of objectivity, impartiality and balanced reporting every day but polls pose a grater test of professionalism. The code was discussed at a meeting attended by senior media persons here on […]
QUETTA: Balochistan Union of Journalists (BUJ) has demanded of the government to arrest the killers of Rehmatullah Abid, a journalist who was gunned down in Panjgur on Saturday. Journalists took out a procession from the press club on the call of the BUJ here on Tuesday. Participants of the procession, who wanted to march up […]
BAHAWALPUR: The Young Journalist Association of Pakistan’s Bahawalpur chapter has decided to merge into the Bahawalpur Ittehad Group in the best interest of the local journalists. Dialogues between both the groups had been underway for months. In the Tuesday’s meeting, Bahawalpur Press Club President Jalaluddin Bhatti, Secretary General Masoodur Rehman, Election Committee Chairman Qari Attaullah […]
HAFIZABAD: While appreciating the media role for the progress, integrity and solidarity of the country, DPO Muhammad Waqas Nazir has stressed the need for better coordination between the police and media to promote the culture of confidence and understanding. While addressing “Meet The Press” programme at Press Club here, the DPO said that the relation […]
KARACHI: Speakers at a seminar on Tuesday have expressed dissatisfaction over relief work being carried out by Sindh and Balochistan governments for the victims of rains. They recommended change in the system of the government dependent with involving local community based organizations, notables and social welfare department in the relief distribution. The event titled ‘Issues […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly and Senate on Tuesday passed separate resolutions to condemn Israeli aggression on Palestine and express solidarity with the people of Gaza. The resolution in the Lower House was moved by the MQM, while the joint resolution in the Upper House was moved by opposition leader in the Senate Ishaq Dar. Both […]
ISLAMABAD: Hearing the Balochistan target killing case, the Supreme Court has clarified them are strong supporters of the parliamentary system and believe it is not the job of the provincial assembly but the provincial government to protect people’s life under Article 9 of the constitution. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, heading a three-member bench, maintained […]
LAHORE: Outraged at the killing of a reporter in Balochistan, South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) and South Asia Media Commission (SAMC) on Tuesday demanded an investigation into the murder. Rahmatullah Abid, a local journalist of Panjgur, was gunned down by unidentified men. “Journalists have been continuously targeted over the last few years. Authorities must […]
LAHORE: Writer and journalist Shafqat Tanveer Mirza (STM) passed away following a protracted illness here on Tuesday. He was 80. He had been suffering from cancer. Mirza was born on February 6, 1932, in Domeli area of district Jehlum. He studied at schools in Chakwal, Khushab, Wazirabad, Attock, Bahawalnagar and at Gordon College Rawalpindi. Mirza […]
By: Asad Pitafi GHOTKI: Gender inequality is widespread in Pakistan, but the political realm has seen its fair share of women leaders. In Ghotki, however, women seem to be missing from the public sphere altogether. Despite the presence of a large number of political families, not a single female member of these powerhouses has ever […]
Moving tributes were paid to the late stage and film comedian Sikandar Sanam who passed away after a protracted illness recently, at the Karachi Arts Council Tuesday evening. There was a galaxy of showbiz personalities to reminisce about the star in the fondest of manner. The reference was held under the joint aegis of the […]
By: Pratap Somvanshi Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban, continues to inspire people around the world with her courage and her message of education for all. Reproduced here, two Hindi poems from India, with translations. Kaisa baap hai Ziauddin Yousufzai? Who is this Ziauddin Yousufzai? English translation by Namita Sethi Ziauddin Yusufzai […]
Madadgaar National Helpline says that from January to October 2012 as many as 5,659 cases of violence against children have been recorded in Pakistan. Out of them, 943 children were murdered, 1,170 injured, 302 sodomized, 204 trafficked, 410 married forcibly, 164 fell prey to Karo Kari and 260 went missing. Moreover, 407 cases of sexual […]
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