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Daily Archives: February 23, 2015

Reuters’ Pak-Afghan bureau chief found dead in Islamabad

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ISLAMABAD: Maria Golovnina, the Pakistan and Afghanistan bureau chief of Reuters who was based in Islamabad, was found dead at her office-cum-residence in the capital’s F-8 sector, sources in the police told Dawn. Golovnina had reportedly gone to the toilet, and had not stepped out for a long time when people who were present barged […]


High time to reorient editorial approach of media

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LAHORE: The Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) ended with spreading literary freshness among the literature lovers; in true spirit bring diversity of knowledge, full of colours and sense of festivity to Lahore. Media experts, journalists and speakers at a session on ‘Future of TV news: Journalism or Mirch Masala?’ said that TV news channels with driving […]


Irshad Mastoi: Journalist’s murder probe complete

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QUETTA: The Balochistan government has yet to decide whether or not it should make public a judicial commission’s report on the targeted killing of a senior journalist in Quetta. Irshad Mastoi, bureau chief of Online news distribution agency, as well as a reporter Abdul Rasul and an accountant Mohammed Younus were killed on August 28, […]


Art behind bars

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KARACHI: If you really want to know what goes behind bars, Artpeace exhibition is a must-see this week. Opened on Saturday at the ArtCiti gallery, Artpeace exhibits 112 paintings by 13 convicts of the Central Prison Fine Arts School. From oil on canvas to watercolour and charcoal, it is striking to see a wide range […]


Tribute paid to journalist Meenai

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KARACHI: Speakers at a condolence reference for the late senior journalist, Sulaiman Ahmed Meenai, eulogised his services to the profession and paid tribute to his journalistic skills and literary flavour in his writings and editorials. They recalled the dignity and grace in his interaction with colleagues and friends. He passed away recently after a prolonged […]