• March 28, 2014
• Information Technology

KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Thursday announced through print media ‘mobile SIMs in Sindh and Balochistan will only be activated through Biometric SIM Verification System as an alternative of dialing 789 after March 31, 2014. PTA through public advertisement in major newspaper informed stakeholders in compliance to Government of Pakistan’s (GoP)’s orders the SIM […]

• March 28, 2014
• Freedom of Expression

Speaking of Ra(a)g(i)ni, how can we overlook the eyebrow raising (though much less intellectually stimulating) film Ragini MMS 2, a self-proclaimed ‘horrex’ that has created a stir due to its questionable content. The horror film has been banned in the province of Punjab. Talking to The Express Tribune, Usman Peerzada, Deputy Chairman of the Punjab […]

• March 28, 2014
• Media Ethics

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday issued contempt of court notices to a private television channel on the applications filed by media house owners for violating IHC restraining orders. Justice Riaz Ahmad Khan of the IHC issued notices to the TV channel, its anchor Mubashir Luqman, its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Salman Iqbal […]

• March 27, 2014
• Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), an independent non-governmental institution committed to promoting and defending freedom of expression is concerned over murder of radio journalist, Mohamed Baidawy by an Iraqi soldier in Baghdad. Quoting the information from International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in a letter to the Prime Minister of Republic […]

• March 27, 2014
• General News

The Lahore resolution laid out the blue print for Pakistan. It envisioned an independent homeland for Muslims, consisting of “independent states” of geographical contiguous areas with a Muslim majority. It also called for the provision of “adequate, effective and mandatory safeguards for minorities in these units [independent states for Muslims] for the protection of their […]

• March 27, 2014
• Media Ethics

By: M Bilal Lakhani Have Pakistani journalists overthrown politicians and lawyers to become the most unethical and vilified public figures in the country today? When private news channels began mushrooming in the country 12 years ago, they were welcomed (ironically) like a military coup in Pakistan. At the time, the public wasn’t happy with the […]

• March 27, 2014
• Media Ethics

ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is probing into the Pakistan Television Corporation’s (PTV) former acting managing director Mustafa Kamal Qazi’s alleged corruption, which pushed the state-run organisation to the verge of destruction. The FIA is investigating the alleged misappropriation of Rs100million, which the former MD got released with the complicity of a contractor by showing […]

• March 27, 2014
• Environmental Journalism

LAHORE: Virtual University of Pakistan organised a walk to observe environmental protection, aimed at creating awareness to protect the environment and to promote an environment to live a better life. Students and faculty members participated in walk, holding placards inscribed with different slogans about environmental protection issues. The participants urged for launching awareness campaigns at […]

• March 27, 2014
• Arts and Entertainment

KARACHI: Sindh, a home to many archaeological and historical sites and the birthplace of the Indus Valley Civilisation, offers a rich cultural heritage. The landmarks offer an opportunity to journey through an exceptional mosaic of culture and history. To give a glimpse of what Sindh’s heritage sites looks like, a three-day photo exhibition, ‘Sindh Heritage […]

• March 27, 2014
• Environmental Journalism

ISLAMABAD: Flawed route alignment for the twin cities’ metro bus if implemented, will cost the leafy capital around 1,040 trees aged two to 40 years. According to the Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) Environment Wing calculations, out of 1,040 trees some 240 including 85 pine trees are of age 40 years and above. Most of these […]

• March 27, 2014
• Environmental Journalism

Karachi: Earth Hour, a worldwide movement organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature, will be observed outside the Sindh Assembly from 8:30pm to 9:30pm on Saturday. In partnership with the WWF-Pakistan, the Sindh government has signed a statement declaring Sindh as the Earth Hour province for 2014. Sindh is the only province in the […]

• March 27, 2014
• Media Ethics

LARKANA: The Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) has appealed to its supporters to boycott the Urdu press, saying that Urdu TV channels and newspapers had either blacked out or given negligible coverage to the party’s March 23 event in Karachi.JSQM vice chairman Dr Niaz Kalani expressed his dismay over what he described as unfair coverage, […]

• March 27, 2014
• Front Page, Media Ethics, Television

Islamabad: Participants including MNA and Chairperson of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting Marvi Memon have urged the state-run Pakistan Television to take the lead and set example before private TV channels regarding “what to show and what not to show.” They were speaking the launch of the printed version of “Report […]

• March 26, 2014
• Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), an independent non-governmental institution committed to promoting and defending freedom of expression is concerned over detention and violations against six Palestinian journalists in the West Bank by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). According to information received from Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA), PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali […]