By: Hamid Mir ISLAMABAD: The Media Commission constituted by the Supreme Court has recommended to parliament to establish a Media Laws Review Task Force, restructure and rename the Ministry of Information and free Pemra, PTV, APP and PBC of government control. The two-member commission, comprising Justice (retd) Nasir Aslam Zahid and Javed Jabbar, has submitted […]
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government Sunday offered unconditional apology to journalists and announced judicial inquiry into the thrashing of media men by doctors at the Khyber Teaching Hospital. A government delegation led by provincial Minister for Public Health Shah Farman visited the Peshawar Press Club to express concern over the doctors’ high-handedness against journalists and […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Television (PTV) former managing director Yousuf Baig Mirza said he took just three years to turn around the state-run PTV and doubled its revenue generation before being shown the door by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in April this year. Baig spoke to TheNation on Sunday and revealed that it was the top […]
RECENTLY, I attended a workshop organised by Shehri, a Karachi-based NGO. The workshop was about the ‘Right to Information and Freedom of Information’ . We were informed that a common citizen is empowered to access all information held by the government (except for the sensitive one) through Article 19A of the Constitution of Pakistan. The […]
We are approaching a year since YouTube was banned in the country in September 2012 on the orders of then prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to stop access to a blasphemous film uploaded on the site. The said film had led to massive protests in the country. The continued blockage of the entire sight – […]
We are approaching a year since YouTube was banned in the country in September 2012 on the orders of then prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to stop access to a blasphemous film uploaded on the site. The said film had led to massive protests in the country. The continued blockage of the entire sight – […]
KARACHI: Sindh police is taking steps to start Police FM radio service in the holy month of Ramadan to facilitate commuters and motorists, said police spokesman on Sunday. He said Inspector General Police Sindh Shahid Nadeem Baloch had instructed police to keep law and order situation in control under its extraordinary security plan. He said […]
KARACHI: As Ramzan gets closer; calligraphy starts trending among the art circles. Taking the trend as an opportunity, Artscene Gallery has organised a group exhibition of 23 renowned artists. Calligraphy artists have presented inspiring religious art pieces featured on holy places and verses of Holy Quran. On the occasion of inauguration, a large number of […]
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