By: Akram Shaheedi Head of PPP Media Cell People’s Party and its leadership have been consistent in lending support to democracy and free media, and indeed standing up in the way of usurpers and intriguers who are sniffing the window of an opportunity but their hopes will remain forlorn. The fear of the unknown has […]
Suspension of Geo transmission LAHORE: The Council of Pakistan Press Clubs Central Convener Arshad Ansari on Sunday said the right to information was a basic right of the people; therefore, they should stop paying bills and disconnect the connections of cable operators who were blacking out the Geo Network illegally. In a statement, Ansari said […]
By: Umar Cheema ISLAMABAD: “Death kills everybody but a martyr kills the death,” – this was a message the widow of Maj Gen Bilal Umar gave in her speech on Youme Shuhda. As she delivered this line on April 30, 2011 addressing to the august gathering at GHQ, Hamid Mir heard it in a pin […]
ISLAMABAD: The proposed Media Complaints Commission (MCC) — an initiative of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif aimed at removing ambiguities from the code of conduct for media houses — seems like it may become an electronic media-centric body. According to official records available with Dawn, representatives of the print media, who were invited to the first […]
Asserts Geo transmission blocked, Jang distribution disrupted illegally QUETTA: The Standing Committee of the Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE) announced on Sunday that it will not accept the cancellation of licence of any TV channel or declaration of any newspaper. It declared that any action against the media freedom will be resisted. It said […]
Thousands of copies burnt; case registered for bid to torch Geo vehicle; threats, bullets sent to cable operators who resumed Geo transmission; Gilani, Sherpao, Palejo, Sharjeel condemn attack LAHORE: Some unidentified bike riders set a vehicle carrying bundles of thousands of copies of the daily Jang and The News on fire on Abbot Road on […]
KARACHI: “I was caught under Section 23A for possession of an illegal weapon,” said Khizr Rahim, one of the 24 students at the English Language Centre, which along with the Sadequain School of Fine Arts and Computer Lab opened in District Prison Malir on Sunday, while writing carefully in his four-lined exercise book. “Attending classes […]
Sir: Now the religious parties have orchestrated a campaign against a local television network. A number of blasphemy cases have been registered, in different parts of the country against the owner, the anchorperson and a number of other people associated with the morning programme that has allegedly run the blasphemy content. Forgotten, in the midst […]
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