KARACHI: Secretary General, Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), Owais Aslam Ali, has said the armed attack on the life of senior journalist Hamid Mir had massively damaged the cause of freedom of the press and security of media institutions, which was required for their independent functioning. This he said while speaking at a function, organized by […]
Apart from the weather forecast, journalism is all about seeking and reporting truth. In order to make wise decisions about welfare and warfare, a society needs accurate and comprehensive information and analysis, such as how many people Veena Malik has slept with and whether she will be loyal to her husband. In line with these […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government and opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday teamed up in the National Assembly to criticise what they believed was the “discrediting” and “character-assassination” of ISI and its chief by a media group after one of its anchorpersons was attacked in Karachi. The House on its first day […]
ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday suspended the order of an additional district sessions judge (ADSJ) Justice of Peace for registration of a case against the owner of Jang Group and GEO Television network Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman and a journalist Amir Mir for allegedly maligning armed forces and ISI. Besides suspending the orders, Justice […]
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Monday passed a resolution unanimously, demanding from the federal government to ban all illegal and unregistered Mobile SIMs throughout the country, which become cause of major crimes and terrorism. The resolution moved by Dr Seema Zia of PTI was adopted by the House unanimously. PTI’s MPA Dr Seema Zia while […]
LAHORE: The Civil Society Network Pakistan and other organisations expressed solidarity with the Geo News and called for freedom of expression to be respected at a rally on Monday held outside the TV channel’s office on the Davis Road. A large number of protesters led by Civil Society Network Pakistan President Abdullah Malik said journalists […]
KARACHI: President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Kamran Murtaza has said that neither Jang and Geo nor any person of its administration is a traitor. He said that the SCBA respected all the national institutions.Talking to The News, he said that the present situation was not in the interest of the country as […]
LAHORE: The journalist community staged a protest demonstration outside the Lahore Press Club (LPC) on Monday to express solidarity with senior anchorperson Hamid Mir and Jang/Geo and demanded the authorities concerned arrest the culprits at the earliest. The participants said that over two weeks have passed but Hamid Mir attackers have not been arrested yet. […]
ISLAMABAD: The first hearing of a petition filed by Chaudhry Rasheed against his removal from the post of chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) is scheduled to be held in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday. Mr Rasheed’s counsel Arfat Ahmed told Dawn that the petitioner would request the court to […]
Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions Lieutenant General Abdul Qadir Baloch (Retd) told National Assembly on Monday that the command of the army was in the hands of a person “who is highly professional, non-political and pro-democracy.” Speaking on law and order situation in the country, he said: “we should not see things with […]
ISLAMABAD: Raising objections on a request submitted by Warid Telecom, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has now sought a fresh application from the mobile network operator, declaring that certain amendments in its licence are necessary to launch 4G LTE services in the country. PTA had held auctions for 3G and 4G network licences on April 23 […]
ISLAMABAD: Similar petitions filed against the Jang Group and Geo in different parts of the country were blocked by the courts on Monday. In Islamabad, Justice Riaz Ahmad Khan of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended the order of an Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) and Justice of Peace Muhammad Jehangir Awan who had […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution to lift the ban on video-sharing website YouTube, DawnNews reported. During today’s National Assembly session, chaired by Deputy Speaker Murtaza Javed Abbasi, MNA Shazia Marri belonging to the Pakistan People Party (PPP) submitted a resolution demanding the lifting of the ban on YouTube which was […]
LONDON: Britain’s Secretary of the State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith has said that freedom of the press is fundamentally important to protect all kinds of freedoms and no government or authority shall be allowed to take away these freedoms under any excuse or pretext. The senior Tory leader and UK government figure […]
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