KARACHI: The Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) has called upon the government to begin proceedings of the Eighth Wage Board. Through a resolution adopted at its annual general council meeting on Monday, the KUJ expressed concern over the government’s attitude towards journalists’ problems. The meeting, presided over by KUJ President G.M. Jamali, discussed the performance […]
PESHAWAR: A special ceremony was arranged here to pay tributes to the students and staff members who lost lives in the gruesome attack on the Army Public School on December 16, 2014. The function was arranged by the Gandhara Hindko Board at the Gandhara Hindko Academy. A book of English poetry titled “Carnage in December” […]
LAHORE: A full bench of the Lahore High Court on Monday gave four days time to Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to explain why television channels violated the ban on broadcasting of interviews of exiled Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain. Pemra Chairman Absar Alam was ordered to submit a report on enforcement […]
Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) and Ministry of IT organised a full day workshop on effective use of ICTs for development with Professor Tim Unwin, UNESCO Chair in ICT4D, at National IT Board in Islamabad. The workshop included four sessions on local content development, collaboration with international research partners, competition policy, and emerging business models. […]
The 38th death anniversary of eminent Urdu poet humorist and travelogue writer Sher Muhammad Khan, also known as, Ibn-e-Insha was observed on Monday throughout the country. Ibn-e-Insha was born in Jalandhar district of Indian Punjab in 1927. He later migrated to Pakistan. He got fame from his humorous poetry and columns. He died because of […]
LAHORE – Financial institutions are increasingly becoming the soft targets for cyber criminals affecting the technological progress in e-commerce area adversely, said an FIA officer. Businessmen of Sialkot have requested FIA management to establish office of Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) in their city to confront with the cyber criminals. Similar requests have been received […]
LAHORE – Over 250 social media accounts involved in facilitating terrorist communications have been put out of business by a top security agency after hectic chase on the cyber highway, sources in a military intelligence service told The Nation yesterday. Shutting down the terrorists and extremist forces’ networks on the internet is one of the […]
KARACHI: Pakistan continues to be haunted by the constant overt, sometimes insidious, persecution of its minority communities. At times, the violence is condemned, other times it is celebrated. Historian Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar has embarked on a journey to understand the extraordinary violence unleashed against the minorities in both India and Pakistan. “Why is there so […]
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Water and Power on Monday urged the authorities to shift Balochistan’s tube wells to solar energy. A meeting of the committee, chaired by Senator Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, was apprised by Senator Mir Kabeer Ahmad Muhammad Shah that in several areas feeders were over-loaded, resulting in tripping and power suspension. […]
KARACHI: A book titled Eight was launched at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture on Monday evening. Edited by Arshad Faruqui and Amean J, the book is premised on architectural space. As can be understood from the title, it has eight chapters bringing together an architect, a writer and a photographer in each, […]
KARACHI: The Karachi University Teachers’ Society (Kuts) on Monday called upon the university administration to uphold transparency in its affairs and look into the complaints of alleged malpractices and corruption. The meeting of the society’s executive body was held in the backdrop of recent media reports indicating that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was to […]
To be eligible for the Fellowship, you must satisfy the following minimum criteria: At least five years of professional journalism experience, not including student journalism. Currently working as a journalist. Freelancers are eligible, if journalism is your main activity. Residing in Asia. Able to operate in English, which is the working language of the programme. […]
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