Photojournalists seek better safety equipment, gear Dateline: Karachi, December 9 Photojournalists from across Pakistan emphasized the need for media houses to provide safety equipment and better gear to enable them to better cover major incidents like explosions, attacks and protests without exposing themselves to mortal danger. This was the consensus at the ‘National Consultative Dialogue […]
IN this age of 24/7, wall-to-wall coverage, journalists are confronted with difficult ethical and professional questions when it comes to reporting incidents of a sensitive, communal nature. While censorship is out of the question, some degree of restraint must be exercised to ensure that violent images and footage from one location do not end up […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered the federal government on Sunday to submit the inquiry report on news leaks to the committee formed under Justice (retired) Amir Raza by December 19. LHC Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah issued the order on a petition filed by a member of the PPP’s lawyers’ wing Advocate Ilyas […]
KARACHI – Terming the passage of Sindh Criminal Law (Protection of Minorities) Bill-2015 a controversial legislation, religious parties on Wednesday announced to start protests across Sindh from December 16. Milli Yakjehti Council (MYC) Pakistan and Jamaat-ud-Da’wa (JuD) have separately announced to gear up the drive against the bill, passed on November 24 in Sindh Assembly. The bill bans embracing of […]
Mohammad Umer, father of journalist Mohammad Khan Sasoli died trying to get justice for son. His killers remain at large even after six years. Sasoli was murdered by unknown motorcyclist assailants in the evening of December 14, 2010 at Khuzdar district of Balochistan, Pakistan. Sasoli the president of Khuzdar Press Club correspondent of Royal TV […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) monitored 95 news items in both newspapers and TV channels during the week. Majority of the news makers were 71 males, 12 females; while in 12 news items gender of spokesperson was not mentioned. According to PPF monitoring 41 news items were related to freedom of expression, 21 media development and […]
ISLAMABAD: The mob attack on a worship place of the Ahmadi community in Chakwal on Monday was downplayed by the electronic media due to a self-restraint as well as apprehensions of strict monitoring by the regulator. The only coverage of the incident by the electronic media was through the display of tickers. Though the mob […]
“I have been working at a shop near the chowk for a while now but it was dilapidated and stray animals were often seen roaming around it. But now people will be able to rest for a while and enjoy the breeze here because this city rarely experiences chilly winds,” said an aging Abdul Hameed […]
LAHORE: Zarqash’s latest collection, Bel Amour by Zarqash, has redefined royalty with absolute finesse. Its shoot images tell the tale of an eternal love; a journey that explores the essence of love with regality mixed into some gorgeous silhouettes. But even better than that, images feature three leading ladies of the Pakistani entertainment industry, each […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Taliban militants have distributed pamphlets in parts of South Waziristan tribal region, issuing threats to media persons in the area. The distribution of pamphlets again highlights the dangers to the lives of the tribal journalists and the freedom of expression in South Waziristan, the birthplace of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). At least […]
Islamabad Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) has browsed through the parliamentary data on human rights taken up by the legislators on floor of the Senate and the National Assembly during past three and a half years and found out mismatching response by the government over it. The issue was highlighted in a statement issued […]
LEAVE it to the electronic media to take the low road when it comes to covering a national tragedy. As soon as news of the crash of PK661 broke, the TV channels went into overdrive, vying with each other to provide the most ‘exclusive’ reporting possible. In the process, they jettisoned not only journalistic ethics, […]
The Parliament passed laws for protection of children and women against sexual abuse and honour-killing, but the private members’ proposals for welfare of minorities and disabled persons are stuck in the National Assembly, due to treasury’s disinterest. Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has browsed through the parliamentary data on human rights taken up by […]
Senator Sitara Ayaz from Awami National Party awarded for National Award for human rights by President of Pakistan. Sitara Ayaz who is hailing from village Jhanda, District Swabi of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was among the founders of Women Action Forum in Peshawar back in 1992 when it was a taboo to talk about women rights in […]
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