• June 15, 2013
• Front Page, Information Technology

KARACHI: The 6th Annual Pakistan Telecommunications Conference 2013 (TeleCON 2013) concluded on Friday with a resolution passed to speed up deployment of new technologies and celebrated Pakistan’s IT potential and success, both on the local and international fronts. Participants from a cross-section of the government, corporate, business, social and academic organisations attended the conference. Distinguished […]

• June 15, 2013
• Broadcasting, Front Page, Media Development

Today everyone in Pakistan is conscious of the drone strikes, TTP’s offer of talks to the government and many other issues of Pakistan. It is all due to the flourishing media in the country. When people know exactly what is happening around, they can become active citizens and play their role in the affairs of […]

• June 15, 2013
• Broadcasting, Media Development

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Pervez Rashid has said that PML-N, has been working for freedom of the media as vibrant media was in the best interest of the country. Talking to a private TV channel, he stated that the government had abolished the secret funds. Replying to a question, he observed that […]

• June 15, 2013
• Arts and Entertainment, Front Page

By: Shahzeb Ahmed KARACHI: For many, the word ‘dhandli’ brings to mind images of shredded ballot papers strewn on the road or gun-toting men loitering around polling stations, waiting for an opportunity to stir up trouble. For artist Taqi Shaheen, however, the word captures the essence of what goes wrong in Pakistan every day, not […]

• June 15, 2013
• Environmental Journalism

OFF and on, we are reminded of the fact that Pakistan remains a hard place for journalists to carry out their professional responsibilities. There have been a number of high-profile killings of media persons in this country. Conditions are especially difficult in Fata and parts of Balochistan, where journalists have paid with their lives, while […]