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Daily Archives: September 3, 2016

Ensuring security of media houses govt’s priority

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ISLAMABAD: Security measures need to be scaled up to ensure safety and protection of media houses and media persons, Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Pervaiz Rashid said on Friday. Chairing the sixth meeting of the ministerial committee, constituted to address security-related issues of media houses, the minister said that the government was committed […]


Sound of colours: Where art and music strike chords

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KARACHI: The Full Circle Gallery opened an exhibition showcasing brief snippets of music concerts in the United States (US). The exhibition, titled ‘A Dialogue with Karachi’, displays 17 images taken by artist Riaz Khan during concerts in different cities of the US, including New York, New Orleans and Houston. The images capture the essence of […]


Flap-shelled turtles, snake meat seized in Karachi

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KARACHI: One suspect was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in illegal wildlife trade, this was disclosed in a press statement issued by the World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P) on Thursday. According to Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD), the coordinated raid was carried out with law enforcement agencies in Thatta. The suspect is said […]


Freedom curtailed: Cybercrime law must not be accepted, pleads expert

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KARACHI: The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECB) 2015 has been signed into a law by the president after being passed by the National Assembly and the Senate. However, this does not mean it can be accepted as it is as there is always room for amendment for the greater good of the citizens. Farieha […]


Pakistan Press Foundation is concerned over two-year imprisonment of a freelance journalist in Algeria

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Abdelmalek Sellal, Prime Minister of Algeria expressed concern over the arrest of a freelance journalist Mohamed Tamalt who has been in prison since June 27. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of Algeria to revoke case against Mohamed Tamalt and stop […]


Thematic journalism trainings conclude

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LAHORE: Training should be mandatory for journalists entering the field, said a participant at a training session on journalistic skills conducted by Individualland Pakistan, a research-based advocacy firm. Individualland Pakistan had organised a three-day training for trainers which concluded on August 29. The organisation has recently started work on an initiative titled, Support to Media […]


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