Tahir Khalil ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has ordered the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to stop forthwith the ad of a telephonic conversation between Justice (retd) Malik Qayyum and Saifur Rehman running on the media against the PML-N.While taking notice of the running of this ad against Nawaz League, the ECP […]
TELEVISION in the private sector has achieved much in a decade. It has forged a measure of national unity and reintroduced Urdu as a lingua franca in Pakistan. As an expatriate in the US, when I see reporters holding a mike and speaking from Loralai in KP or Kark in Balochistan or Dadu in Sindh […]
MATEELA, May 5: For decades, not a single woman in this dusty village surrounded by wheat fields and orange trees has voted. And they aren’t likely to in the May 11 elections either. The village’s men have spoken. “It’s the will of my husband,” said one woman, Fatima Shamshad. “This is the decision of all […]
Does it make any sense to burn down an entire library just because you don’t agree with the contents of one book? I am a student and I have used YouTube for help in my studies many times, now because of the ban I am unable to access information that can help me in my […]
Caretaker Information Minister Sindh, Ms Noor-ul- Huda Shah on Sunday said that the government will provide maximum possible protection to the journalists performing their duties. The journalists have been fighting terrorism with courage and patriotism by standing shoulder to shoulder with the government, she said. The minister stated this while enquiring about welfare of Metro […]
KARACHI: On behalf of press organisations, senior lawyers will defend tomorrow (Tuesday) in the court of Sindh High Court (SHC) chief justice the immunity available to reporters of not divulging the source of the news they file. It may be recalled that in the Imran Farooq murder case, a 2-member bench of SHC headed by […]
By Ahtesham Azhar KARACHI: Full Circle Gallery exhibits ‘Within and Without’ by four emerging artists Annem Zaidi, Dua Abbas, Scheherezade Junejo and Suleman Khilji. Guddo Haider curates the show, where at least 26 different art works, on varying themes are on display for the delight of art enthusiasts and critics alike. The work of Suleman […]
Of the reasons responsible for the poor show of TV channels, it could be the untrained journalists working in conflict-hit areas, and in the respective media sections The founding father of today’s private electronic media world, operating in Pakistan, is indeed the one who stayed in power for long wearing a uniform. But perhaps it […]
By Waqas Naeem ISLAMABAD: In Dera Ghazi Khan’s NA-172, Sardar Maqsood Khan Leghari has long established his rule. However, in the wake of the upcoming elections, tables have turned for the former member of Punjab Assembly as he faces threats anew. Enter Zartaj Gul Akhwand, a 28-year-old candidate contesting NA-172 from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) ticket. […]
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