KARACHI: A coalition of various non-governmental organisations championing for the rights of the marginalised communities on Thursday condemned the attack on journalist Hamid Mir and committed itself to standing by his family “in this hour of pain and sorrow”. “We believe that the attack on Mr Mir is an attack on the freedom of expression,” […]
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has once again asked Geo TV to tone down its transmission and respect the country’s defence institutions, sources told The Express Tribune on Thursday. The media watchdog on Thursday held a detailed discussion over the defence ministry’s complaint against Geo TV for making serious allegations against the […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said the successful auction of 3G and 4G spectrums had opened up new world of exploration and achievements. He said the much delayed initiative has brought to Pakistan the cutting edge technology that will help the nation achieve new frontiers of advancement. “My most earnest congratulation to the […]
One of only two women in the male-dominated cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Anusha Rehman has been in the limelight this week as one of the main players at the forefront of the auction of 3G and 4G licences, a move that fetched the national exchequer nearly $1.12 billion. Indeed, for a party that […]
ISLAMABAD: Contrary to established journalistic norms, some media groups blacked out the news of the first official statement of Hamid Mir after an assassination attempt on him. While the media did cover the actual story of the attack on Hamid Mir but on Thursday, for reasons best known to them, they hesitated in airing the […]
KARACHI: The Executive Committee of the Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA), in a meeting held in Karachi on Thursday, once again condemned the attack on senior journalist Hamid Mir and urged concerned authorities to apprehend those responsible for the incident. “Since a judicial commission has been appointed to probe the incident, PBA stresses the need to […]
KARACHI: Mehnaz Rehman, resident director of Aurat Foundation and leader of the Joint Action Committee (a conglomerate of several civil rights organisations), has said there should be a code of ethics and the media itself should evolve the code. She made the observation while responding to a question at a news conference at the Karachi […]
ISLAMABAD: In 2013, Pakistan became “a more and more dangerous country” for religious minorities, “grew increasingly intolerant of dissent” from journalists and struggled with strategies to tackle threats such as militant extremism and intolerance, according to a report on the ‘State of Human Rights in 2013’. Launched by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) […]
THE need for internet, mobile phones, social media [etc] is increasing with each passing day and these things have become essential in routine life. For some people such things are unavoidable as their entire business activities and social life depend on them, but many [people] are misusing these facilities. They not only misuse their precious […]
ISLAMABAD: The attempted assassination of one of Pakistan’s best-known journalists demands purposeful action at all levels of government, law, police and community – and revived Commonwealth and international action, said Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) in a statement released Thursday. It said: “It’s time for all authority to say “Stop. We’re sick of this. And we […]
KARACHI: Geo News senior anchor Hamid Mir has said that he stands for national sovereignty, supremacy of rule of law, democracy and freedom of expression, and his voice could not be silenced. Hamir Mir issued his first official statement on Thursday after regaining consciousness. In his statement, Hamid Mir thanked the Pakistani people and said […]
Hameed Haroon, the President of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), has expressed concern that the freedom of press envisioned in Article 19 of the Constitution of Pakistan is now facing the gravest threat it has encountered in the past decade, and if press freedoms are allowed to deteriorate further, an irreversible damage will be […]
Media in Pakistan was fettered by successive repressive regimes but in 1989, Benazir Bhutto freed the Print media while in 2002, ironically a military dictator General Pervez Musharraf provided relief by permitting the establishment of private TV and FM Radio channels. In the past twelve years the electronic media has grown at an exponential rate […]
It is very unfortunate that a few TV channels are incessantly spouting venom against Geo TV. One of the reason, obviously, is jealousy. The people of Pakistan switch on Geo as soon as there is any breaking news due to the channel’s authenticity and timeliness of reporting. In addition, this is an ideological war between […]
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