ISLAMABAD: The government is committed to resolving all the issues faced by the media workers and their demands are addressed on priority basis, said a spokesperson of the Federal Government here on Thursday. He said there is considerable progress towards meeting the demands put forth by the representative bodies—Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and […]
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of leaders of various political parties, media and civil society organisations was held in Islamabad and the participants expressed serious concern over growing threats to freedom of expression, safety of journalists and press freedom. According to a press release, most participants apprehended that the threat to press freedom may culminate into a […]
ISLAMABAD: The government’s committee is inching closer to revamping the code of conduct for print and electronic media, according to Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Affairs Irfan Siddiqui. On Thursday, Siddiqui told The Express Tribune that the code would not only ensure freedom of expression but also set certain red lines’. “We are […]
ISLAMABAD: The government has appointed Pervez Rathore as acting chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA).He will serve till the government appoints a permanent head of the authority. Rathore has been working as member of the media watchdog. The News
LAHORE: The protest against attacks on senior anchorperson Hamid Mir and Zafar Aheer – resident editor of daily Jang Multan – and the illegal suspension Geo TV Network across the country entered its 48th day on Thursday. A large number of journalists, civil society members, representatives of labourer unions, workers of political and religious parties […]
The rights — or rather the lack of them — of the small but diverse groups of religious minorities in Pakistan has once again come to the attention of the Supreme Court (SC). On June 4, the apex court inquired whether provincial and federal authorities were formulating any legislation to ensure the representation of minorities […]
World Environment Day, established in 1972 by the United Nations Environment Program, is a day of reckoning for the environment and appraisal of sustainable development efforts by the nations of the world. Although the public and the private sectors in both the developed and the developing countries have been active in trying to save the […]
ISLAMABAD: An NGO distributed 500 environment-friendly shopping bags among people in Blue Area to mark the World Environment Day. The Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5. This year’s theme is ‘Raise Your Voice, Not the Sea Level’. Plastic bags don’t biodegrade, they photo-degrade, breaking down into smaller and smaller toxic bits contaminating […]
KASUR: Lawyers community in Kasur on Thursday asked cable operators to restore the Geo News transmission; otherwise, they had the option to move police and honourable courts. The announcement came at a meeting of Insaf Group chaired by its secretary Rana Naveed Ahmad Joiya Advocate. Lawyers including Sharif Sohdal, Nadeem A Malik, Rana Tanveer Joiya […]
LAHORE: A book titled “Radio Broadcasting: History, Techniques and Applications” has been published for the students of radio broadcasting and radio professionals by Ch Ghulam Rasool & Sons Publishers. The book consisting of 200 pages, is a result of research work by Muhammad Yousaf, lecturer department of mass communication, Lahore Leads University and Dr Nadeem […]
LONDON: Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) President Rita Payne has written a letter to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressing concern on targeting the Geo TV and Jang Group. According to a press release, Payne said during the past few weeks, many incidents of attacks on the media in Pakistan have surfaced. Attack on Geo TV anchor […]
QUETTA: An anti-terrorism court issued on Thursday arrest warrants for Mir Shakeelur Rehman, the owner of Geo TV, anchor Dr Shaista Lodhi, Zahida Malik alias Veena Malik and her husband Asad Bashir Khatak. Judge Tariq Anwar Kasi issued the warrants against the four for allegedly presenting and participating in a blasphemous programme. The warrants were […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has approved an inquiry into allegations of corruption and misuse of authority against Chaudhry Rashid, former chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra). The decision about the inquiry was taken by NAB’s executive board at a meeting presided over by its Chairman Chaudhry Qamar Zaman on Thursday. […]
ISLAMABAD: In a move which may delay the electoral exercise beyond 2014, the Sindh government has conveyed to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that it wants use of biometric machines in the local government elections in the province. ECP Secretary Ishtiak Ahmad Khan told reporters on Thursday after the formal launch of the ECP’s […]
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