KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday reserved judgment on petitions of the LabbaikPvt Ltd against the withdrawal of the NOC for the Bol TV’s four directors and the policy advice of the Ministry of Information to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority to ensure the stoppage of the Bol TV transmission. The court […]
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecom has been told that Axact has ‘destroyed the country’. It has sold over 200,000 fake degrees and the origin of infamy is New York. It has Rs5 million equity but is paying its anchors Rs8 million. Its chairman Shoaib Shaikh holds only one share worth Rs10. […]
Aims to portray historically rich, healthy and positive image of Liyari’s culture, folk, literature, games and history through fine arts and media education, Co-ordinator to Chief Minister Sindh for Human Rights, NadyaGabol inaugurated first of its kind in the area “The Lyari Films & Photography School”. The school was established by some art lover students […]
‘Right to information’ is the term used for the right that citizens have to access information from the government. Unfortunately, the Freedom of Information (FoI) law that exists in Sindh is next to useless since it does not provide any clear guidelines or methods to access governmental information. It needs to be completely overhauled. The […]
LAHORE: The government can increase the minimum wage of labour to Rs 20,000 if all the political leaderships practically show labour-friendly attitude as a labourer is not getting even Rs 9,000 wage. These views were expressed by the discussants at the Jang Economic Session on ‘how to ensure implementation of minimum wage’. The panelists were Dr […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Wednesday said that media being the forth pillar of the state should play its role for supremacy of the constitution, strengthening of democracy and welfare of the country. Talking to a delegation of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) and Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE) in Islamabad, he said the […]
KARACHI: When young students can get up in front of an audience and argue in favour of a new law they oppose, you know democracy and tolerance are at work. This was the beauty of a debate held on the new cyber-crime bill on Tuesday by people who want us to make informed decisions about […]
Islamabad—The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued notices to Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) and private TV channels for re-enacting crime scenes in their programmes. Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui issued these orders on a petition filed by a local advocate Ch Muhammad Akram. Who had filed an application with Pemra on June 9, […]
The freedom of speech still seems to be a distant dream for Pakistanis, so much so that 16 journalists have had to seek it from foreign shores after going into exile since 2010, says a report published by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). According to the data compiled by the CPJ, the total number […]
Speakers at the panel discussion titled “Changing Time: Changing Media” said journalism is a race against time but journalists also need to give authentic news. When stories are of sensitive nature, multiple sources are required to verify news. Journalists should always be in search of truth. The discussion was organized by Institute of Communication and […]
ISLAMABAD: Flagrant violation of Islamabad’s Master Plan and laws over the years has irreversibly degraded its verdant environment; a commission looking into the decay of the once green city was told on Wednesday. “We know the problems and the laws, but this commission cannot answer why suggestions from similar public hearings and directions from courts […]
LAHORE: The opposition members in Punjab Assembly have criticised the PML-N government for allegedly ignoring key sectors like health and education for a single Metro Bus Project which will only benefit people of Rawalpindi. Asif Mehmood, PTI’s member, during his budget speech said only for a single Metro Bus Project, a huge amount was spent […]
Karachi: Speakers representing academia, research institutions, Sindh government and civil society on Tuesday emphasised the need to encourage the youth of universities to take up the issues of climate change through research and focus on threats to natural resources due to climatic variations. They were speaking at the launching ceremony of the National Climate Change […]
LAHORE: The Lahore Transport Company (LTC) has been assigned the task to enforce, plan and regulate the public transport system in the provincial metropolis with a view to provide safe, affordable, efficient and environment-friendly transport facilities of international standard to the public. LTC Chairman Khwaja Ahmad Hassan said this on Tuesday while presiding over the […]
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