Sir: Pakistani cinema has undergone an extreme transformation over the past decade. The golden days of the industry, as many still recall, surely brought forward many eminent names over the years — Nadeem Baig, Waheed Murad, Noor Jehan and Shamim Ara to name a few — but they were also followed by the decline of […]
WASHINGTON: Investigative journalist of The News, Umar Cheema has been honoured with the 2013 Knight International Journalism Award by ICFJ with US Secretary of State John Kerry praising Cheema for setting “new standards of courage in quality investigative reporting in Pakistan exposing corruption and abuse of power and taking great personal risk.” Cheema was announced […]
KARACHI: A source should not set the agenda of a story, a journalist should. This was observed at a talk held on ‘The Realities of Reporting in Pakistan’ at The Second Floor on Saturday. The panelists comprised veteran print and broadcast journalists, including The News business reporter Hina Mahgul Rind, Dawn newspaper crime reporter Imtiaz […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has imposed a fine of Rs10 million on 10 entertainment channels of the country for airing Indian and obscene content for more than 10 percent of the airtime. Show cause notices have also been issued to these Pakistani entertainment TV channels. According to sources, Pemra, founded to […]
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