ISLAMABAD: The Coalition of Right to Information (CRTI) Monday conferred RTI Champion Award on Geo TV correspondent Azaz Syed in recognition of his use of RTI laws at the federal and provincial levels for obtaining information. The CRTI in partnership with the Center for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) honors two individuals each year who […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Peter O’Neill, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea expressed concern over the safety of media personnel in Papua New Guinea after Clifford Faiparik of The National and Jason Gima Wuri, of the National Broadcasting Corporation seriously injured in an attack. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in […]
KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested on Sunday a teenager for allegedly blackmailing a girl and uploading her pictures on social media, lodging the first case in Sindh under the new cybercrime law. The father of the girl, B*, had lodged a complaint against a youth last month for blackmailing his daughter by uploading her […]
ISLAMABAD: To raise awareness about the effects of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change in the country, a cycling event was held in the Capital which was organised by the European Union Delegation to Pakistan and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) which is celebrating “ Climate Change Diplomacy Week” Dozens of people, including members of the Diplomatic […]
ISLAMABAD: Conservation work at the Buddhist site `Ban Faqiran’ atop Margalla Hills in the federal capital has still not started owing to negligence of the concerned authorities. According to an official source, excavation work on the site of 2,000 year-old `Ban Faqiran’ was completed in March and the Department of Archaeology and Museums (DOAM) was supposed […]
LAHORE: The Lahore police have launched a GPS-enabled android app to allow the public to report crimes in a quick and effective manner. The initiative titled Rescue 15 Lahore allows the police to pinpoint the location of the complainant when a crime is reported, allowing the law enforcers to respond to emergencies swiftly. The app has […]
Pakistan’s periodic compliance report to UN Committee on the Rights of the Child provides a potent reality check for our policymakers. As speakers at conference held this past Thursday raised the ever pertinent question of our children’s future, it seemed that despite many people actually being bothered about the state of children in the country, the […]
THE number of sensational, yet inaccurate, reports in the Indian and Pakistani media about developments since the Uri attack is staggering: India staged the attack; India carried out a cross-border attack against militant sanctuaries; the Russians cancelled planned military exercises — the list goes on, and is particularly ironic given how media- dark the region […]
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (PEMRA) has issued reminder to Television channels for not exceeding the limit of Indian and foreign content in their daily broadcast. According to PEMRA rules, TV channels cannot air more than ten per cent foreign content and more than four per cent English content during the twenty four […]
LAHORE: President of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) Zia Shahid and Secretary General Aijazul Haq on Saturday urged Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to urgently call an all parties conference (APC) to formulate a united stance on Kashmir. They said given the precarious situation along the Line of Control and war-mongering by the Indian leadership […]
KARACHI: Art has always been vibrant in Karachi and affected by political upheavals, asserts Noorjehan Bilgrami, director and curator of Koel Art Gallery. “In the last 20 years, art education institutions have played a pivotal role in enhancing the art scene. Young graduates, artists and the mushrooming of art galleries have all added to the pulsating […]
ISLAMABAD (APP): Science, technology and innovations are the main pillars for sustainable development and to achieve goals of Millennium and Sustainable Development Goals effectively. Links between social, environmental, economic dimension require to maintain quality life and for providing the basic facilities to the people in the country, said speakers while addressing the national seminar on […]
ISLAMABAD: Veteran Pakistani journalist and host of Geo News’ flagship current affairs show, Hamid Mir, baffled an Indian journalist on Friday so much so that he wasn’t able to answer Mir’s hard-hitting question. During a transmission of Geo News’ program ‘Dopahar Ki Khabar’, Hamid Mir asked the hostile Indian journalist Oma Singh, whether Bhagat Singh […]
Pakistan Press Freedom (PPF) in letter to Rodrigo Duterte, President of Philippines expressed concern over the threats to freelance journalist Gretchen Malalad and Jamela Alindogan Caudron correspondent of Al Jazeera. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged Philippines government to ensure safety of Malalad and Alindogan Caudron, also identify and penalize the […]
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