• January 9, 2013
• Arts and Entertainment

KARACHI: An exhibition of artworks by six artists opens at the Chawkandi art gallery on Wednesday at 5.30pm. The show titled “Young Ceramics” will continue till Jan 16. Dawn

• January 9, 2013
• Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation has expressed concern over the death threats to Itsmania Erohyna Pineda Platero, journalist, founder and head of the human rights organization Xibalba Arte y Cultur, by the police officers. Quoting information from Reporters Without Borders (RSF), PPF secretary general Owais Aslam Ali in a letter to the President of the Republic of […]

• January 9, 2013
• Broadcasting, Front Page, Radio, Television

KARACHI: The Pakistan Broadcasters Association adopted in its board meeting on Monday a ‘media protection policy’ that could lead to ‘collective boycott and collective legal action’ against ‘illegal’ shutdown of news channels for not following ‘advice of political parties and pressure groups’. “In the past channels have been shut down using force and coercion because […]

• January 9, 2013
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page, Social Media

By: Zulqernain Tahir LAHORE: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf said on Tuesday the government would reopen YouTube after completion of work on a filtration mechanism. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority directed internet service providers and mobile phone firms to unblock YouTube on Dec 29 but within an hour the prime minister re-imposed the ban because the […]