Islamabad – National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Friday once again warned journalists against video recording proceedings inside the Parliament House, otherwise they would their entry passes would be cancelled. According to a notice issued by the National Assembly Secretariat any kind of video recording with mobile phones or other gadgets is strictly prohibited. […]
ISLAMABAD: The Senate has made 275 recommendations to the National Assembly with major amendments in the Finance Bill 2017 including special package of Rs 20 billion to revive Karachi’s infrastructure and boost development, realistic targets for Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), 3 percent National Finance Commission (NFC) award for Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FAFA) and […]
LAHORE: Every year, Mian Yousaf Salauddin unites renowned singers with budding artists to release an album of naats during Ramazan. This year will see release of Ya Mustafa, the fifth album of its kind, come out around the 20th of the holy month. “I’ve been composing naat albums for the last five years for my programme […]
KARACHI – With an aim to accentuate the significance of Oceans and to promote awareness amongst Pakistan Navy Personnel to protect and preserve the Oceans, Pakistan Navy celebrated World Oceans Day with enthusiasm Thursday. Every year on 8 June, under the ambit of United Nations, “World Oceans Day” is celebrated across the world to highlight […]
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of information and technology on Thursday sought an approval from the federal cabinet to roll out a world’s tech hot buzz fifth generation (5G) in order to improve mobile broadband speed across the country. The proposal, if approved, will enable market test of new and upcoming technologies, including 5G and other mobile communications. […]
Sindh Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said the provincial government was formulating a plan to provide health cards to working journalists, while also assuring assistance for resolving other issues faced by media personnel. He was speaking at an Iftar reception hosted by the Sindh Information Department at the Karachi Press Club on Wednesday. […]
Pakistan Press Foundation raise voiced over the suspension, restrictions and violations of freedom of media and opinion in the Bahrain, Nigeria Croatia and Indonesia. On June 7, 2017, PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter to Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain expressed concern over the suspension […]
KARACHI : Nearly a week has passed since Aamir Zaki breathed his last but the wound remains as fresh as it was last Friday. Much of Pakistan is still reeling from the loss of arguably the greatest musician it ever saw, with tributes pouring in from ardent fans and past colleagues, alike. The latest to […]
KARACHI: A group of lawyers allegedly thrashed two reporters at the City Courts on Tuesday for “filming them while they were inappropriately searching a woman”. Junaid Shah and Waqas Aurangzeb, both reporters affiliated with private TV news channels, were beaten up and locked up for around half an hour inside the City Courts premises. Shah […]
MIRPURKHAS: Hundreds of people belonging to minority Meghwar community held a demonstration outside the Mirpurkhas Press Club on Wednesday in protest against police’s failure to nab suspects involved in the abduction of Shrimati Beena from Degan Bhurgari town, 36km from here. Shiyam Lal Meghwar, Ms Beena’s father, and his relatives Mohan, Dharmo and Ramchand who […]
KARACHI: Successful entrepreneurs, mostly women, turned up on Wednesday to share their inspiring stories and a number of business ideas at the orientation session of the global start-up competition She Loves Tech, organised by Circle Pakistan at NED University. Circle NED, the student chapter of Circle, a social enterprise focused on women’s economic inclusion and […]
ISLAMABAD – Marriyum Aurangzeb, Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage, has stressed the need for an effective use of digital media to promote and project Pakistan’s narrative and image as soft, moderate and democratic country at the global level. She was chairing a high level meeting here on Wednesday. In this regard, […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Rui Maria De Araújo, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to welcomed the verdict in favour of Raimundos Oki, a senior reporter for the Timor Post and his former editor Lourenco Martins at the district court in Dili, East Timor. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter […]
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Thursday approved new fee tariff for rural cable TV licences in its 132nd meeting. The authority meeting was held under the chair of Chairman PEMRA Absar Alam and it approved new tariff for Rural Cable TV licence and okayed revision of annual fee from Rs 5,000 […]
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