ISLAMABAD: There were conflicting media reports about the embattled Pemra chief Chaudhry Rasheed Ahmed on Sunday, as one report said he had decided to move a petition to Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the pressure being put on him to quit, while the other said he might step down like the Nadra chief Tariq Malik. […]
ISLAMABAD: Twelve years after the gruesome murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl, his four convicted killers, who were found guilty of kidnapping and beheading him in Karachi in January 2002, are keeping their fingers crossed to get their sentences reversed when the Sindh High Court finally decides their appeals against convictions. The 38-year-old reporter of […]
The masses were barred from getting an education and so they could neither read nor understand the Bible. The high illiteracy rate of the poor people was exploited by the religious class, which would extort money from them by lying about Biblical commands Pakistan has a 95 percent strong Muslim population, with the same religion […]
Karachi: Senior journalists have demanded restructuring the Press Council of Pakistan and renaming it “Media Council” by extending its scope to the electronic media to monitor the content in terms of ethics. A roundtable conference was held on “Ethical Journalism and the Print Media” was organised by the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) and Pakistan Coalition […]
Pakistan’s journalists are feeling the after-effects of a brutal attack on Express Media, the third and most lethal attack on the media group and its staff in the last six months. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack, and has issued a fatwa (decree) warning of further attacks against media outlets that they say […]
By: Tahir Mehdi Musadiq Sanwal did not want to make it big as he cherished the liberty he got in his smallness The day Musadiq Sanwal passed away I received many calls from common friends. I made some myself too. We wanted to condole with each other but most of us were out of words. […]
SHIKARPUR: The defence counsel in the journalist Wali Babar murder case on Saturday submitted an application in an anti-terrorism court, seeking transfer of the trial to a district and sessions court. The counsel for the accused argued that the murder case came under the jurisdiction of a sessions court according to the law. He requested […]
LAHORE: The government’s plan of auctioning next generation spectrum (3G-4G) for telecom services could hit the future growth of the most vibrant tax generating service sector of Pakistan as the government is considering granting only three licences in this category. Experts of the telecom industry who previously served in Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) at senior […]
KARACHI: Even Indonesia’s pluralistic society seen worldwide as a model of an ideal Muslim democratic society is not immune to discrimination against religious minorities and has been observed more ever since Indonesia transitioned from Suharto’s authoritarian regime to democratic set-ups. These views were expressed by Ihsan Ali Fauzi of the Centre for the Study of […]
Adnan Rehmat, who has been working for better safety of journalists for two decades, talks about reporting ethics, attack on media and safety Adnan Rehmat is director of media development at Civic Action Resources. With a background in journalism, he is a media development specialist focusing on advocacy, research and training. For the past decade […]
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: Glowing tributes were paid to the legendary journalist of the Subcontinent and the founder of Jang Group, Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman, on his 22nd death anniversary observed on Saturday in many cities and countries. In Lahore, a simple but impressive ceremony was held at the Daily Jang office which was attended by a large number of […]
ISLAMABAD: Despite all the efforts of the government, a localized version of YouTube may not be in sight till 2015 because the prevention of electronic crimes bill would become applicable in June 2014 and only after that the website would consider launching a localised version if it finds it feasible in terms of business. YouTube […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has developed new web pages for spectrum auction to keep all stakeholders informed about different stages of auction process. These pages can be accessed through PTA official website. The new pages of PTA website have contents regarding progress on spectrum auction. This step has been taken in view of […]
By: Amar Guriro KARACHI: Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to climate change globally and in Pakistan, which is the one of the worst hit countries of climate change, agriculture is badly affected, said climate change experts and nature conservationists on Saturday. Addressing a conference on climate change organised by the Habib University, experts said water availability, […]
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