LAHORE: Hearing a petition application filed by private cable operators seeking directions for their security against serious threats by police and other officials, the Lahore High Court on Wednesday again sought replies from the Ministry of Information, Pemra and the IG Punjab. Khalid Araen, president of Cable Association, filed a petition and said the police […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Wednesday expressed annoyance over the non-appearance of Pervez Rathore in a petition challenging his appointment as member Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA). Justice Noor-ul-Haq N Qureshi issued directions to Rathrore to ensure his appearance on the next hearing and adjourned the proceedings for one week. The IHC single […]
PESHAWAR: Former federal information minister and member Media Commission Javed Jabbar said here Wednesday that the main responsibility fell upon the Prime Minister and his cabinet to overcome the prevailing media crisis and get the commission’s recommendations implemented. Speaking at the launching ceremony of the book comprising the Media Commission report and recommendations at the […]
CHAKWAL: Pakistan Press Council Chairman Shafqat Mahmood Abbasi has said that apology and regret are the two things that amount to a big punishment and these two things are very significant in an Islamic society and the civilized countries. Addressing the concluding session of the two-day journalism training workshop of the CPDI, he said while […]
LARKANA: A fact-finding committee of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), Qambar-Shahdadkot core group, said on Wednesday that the police raid on a house in Lalurounk town on May 26 was carried out in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution. A 60-year-old woman, Lasham Khatoon, and her son, Chakar Solangi, were shot dead […]
KARACHI: While big exhibitions, in terms of number of artworks on display, can cause the viewer lose interest for they may feel there’s too much to choose from, it allows them to get the hang of contemporary trends. Trends cannot be understood in isolation or by witnessing a single creative individual’s effort. For that, a […]
Reporters Without Borders condemns the appalling climate of intimidation reigning in Pakistan after an attack on provincial newspaper reporter Zafar Aaheer on 31 May and several attacks on newspaper distribution trucks in the past few days. Aaheer, who reports for the Daily Jang newspaper in Multan, in the eastern province of Punjab, was attacked on […]
New York: Pakistani authorities should conduct an efficient investigation into an attack on an editor of a local daily and ensure the assailants are held to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Zafar Aheer, an editor of the Urdu-language Daily Jang, was returning home from work on Sunday when six armed men on […]
LAHORE: A case against TV channels and some people was registered for airing blasphemous content against the Ahle Bait at the City Police Station Mianwali. On the other hand, Sargodha’s sessions’ court reserved verdict until June 7 on a petition filed against 20 TV channels, the information and broadcasting minister, Pemra officials and cable operators. […]
LAHORE: Protesting against attack on senior anchorperson Hamid Mir and illegal suspension, displacement, distortion and closure of Geo TV network across the country on 47th day Wednesday in which a large number of journalists, members of civil society, representatives of labourers,workers of political and religious parties and lawyers participated. Carrying banners and placards, inscribed with […]
ISLAMABAD: A judge of the Supreme Court vowed on Tuesday to hear dispassionately and independently the matter of an allegedly defamatory TV show aired by a private TV channel, even if the case involved a fellow judge. “We will not be driven by emotions, even if the case involves a brother judge,” Justice Ijaz Ahmed […]
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