On 19 April 2016 Sindh Police announced they would reopen the investigation of the killing of Abb Takk Television journalist Shan Dahar at the urging of his family and local press groups, including IFEX member the Pakistan Press Foundation. A year later the investigation remains at a stand still, while threats against the family hint […]
KARACHI: ‘A series of fortunate events’, currently being exhibited at Sanat Gallery, features works by artist Ahmed Javed, in which Javed has used the medium of gouache on wasli. “It [my collection] is not of traditional Mughal miniatures,” said Javed. “I have stylised it all.” On a gory landscape, one could find images of a tiger […]
LAHORE: Another member of the Ahmadi community — this time a woman, a retired assistant professor of molecular genetics at Punjab University — was found murdered in her house on Tuesday. Tahira Malik was found dead at her residence on the premises of the university. Her throat had been slit. Saleemuddin, spokesperson for the Jamaat-i-Ahmadiyya […]
MITHI: Two days after the Supreme Court took suo motu notice of unabated deaths of children in Tharparkar district due to malnutrition and unavailability of proper and adequate health facilities over the past couple of years, relevant officials have stopped sharing details of such cases with the media. After failing to get the data of […]
KARACHI: Some artists attend top-notch institutes to polish their flair. Others are born with innate talent. Truck artist Haider Ali, who is now the CEO of Phool Patti, falls in the latter category. Having practised truck art for 28 years so far, Ali has been making an impression across the globe as his organisation, Phool Patti, […]
LAHORE: The prevailing extreme heatwave has turned April 2017 as the hottest April passed during the last two decades while Met office predicted that temperature may rise further in the remaining days of the current month. On Monday, highest temperature was observed in Sukkur where it was 47°C while earlier record was 46.5°C on 25th […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Qaboos bin Said al Said, Sultan of Oman to expressed concern over public prosecutors announcement on 27 March 2017, “Criminal Extradition Law” procedures would be follow for Internet activists, those residing outside the country. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged Sultan of Oman […]
KARACHI: Muhammad Sulaman has yet again explored his surroundings and has taken inspiration from daily life in his recent artworks, titled ‘Comedy of Errors’, which is currently on display at Artscene Galleries in Clifton. “[My work] has evolved over the years, which is [usually inspired] from the daily experiences of life,” the artist said, referring to […]
ISLAMABAD: The ‘freedom’ afforded by social media had descended into a free-fall of trading serious allegations culminating into the ‘political lynching’ of a journalism student in Mardan last week. This was the view shared by panelists in a session on ‘Social Media: New Strategies for creativity and change’ on the third and final day of the […]
As a profession, journalism in Pakistan is one of the most dangerous ones to be in. The number of journalists killed over the past decade puts Pakistan at the top of countries where it is almost impossible to work freely and fairly as a media person. Despite the challenges, we continue to strive and struggle […]
LAHORE: The annual reunion of the Old Ravians was held at the Government College University’s Oval Ground on Saturday night. Former prime minister and Old Ravian Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali was the chief guest at the grand event which was also marked by a music concert and a lifetime achievement award to eminent journalist and […]
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that the inquiry report into the ‘Dawn leaks’ will be submitted to his ministry within two to three days. The inside story published in Dawn about a high-level civil-military huddle, which both civil and military officials called ‘fabricated and concocted’, stirred a huge controversy last year. Subsequently, […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Hassan Ali Khayre, Prime Minster of Somalia to express alarm at continuing harassment of journalists in Somalia by security agents, unidentified non-state actors and government officials that has long perpetuated a cycle of violence and fear, severely limiting the freedom of the press. PPF Secretary General Owais […]
PESHAWAR: In the wake of Mashal Khan’s horrific mob murder, which stemmed from rumors that he had been posting ‘blasphemous content’ online, some panicked social media users have taken to Facebook to inform friends to keep a lookout for fake profiles in their name – just as Khan had done in December. The status, “I don’t have […]
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