WASHINGTON: An International media advocacy group, Reporters Without Borders, urged Pakistani authorities on Tuesday not to impose sanctions against Dawn and two of its journalists. The group, better known by its French acronym RSF, also opposed the government’s plan to impose a “code of conduct” on the entire print media. In a statement issued in […]
It’s the age of sequels and prequels. Production houses are squeezing the juice out of storylines and characters that everyone has already overdosed on and apparently still can’t get enough of. Michael Bay keeps making more Transformer movies. We’ve got a Spiderman reboot coming up. Disney classics are being remade for the nth time, so […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to the Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain expressed concern over the suspension of “Al Wasat” in Bahrain on June 4 publish an article allegedly insulted “sisterly Arab state”. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali, in his letter, urged the government of […]
KARACHI : “These days, movie trailers practically tell the whole story. I think it’s really harmful,” the American surrealist film-maker David Lynch said in a recent interview with Rolling Stone. “For me, personally, I don’t want to know anything when I go into a theatre. I like to discover it, get into that world, try […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday directed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to make sure observance of a code of conduct with reference to Ramazan transmission. Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui passed this direction to Pemra during the hearing of a petition filed against broadcast of indecent content on private television channels. […]
Instep visited the set of the upcoming film and exclusively spoke to Hareem Farooq, Imran Kazmi and Usman Mukhtar on the art of filmmaking. It’s a peculiar sight when an entourage of people is gathered outside a factory in the outskirts of Islamabad near midnight. The place initially looked haunted and no one can blame […]
HYDERABAD: Alien trees standing along city roads, streets, public places and parks have created many environmental problems. It is the responsibility of all stakeholder departments of Sindh to encourage plantation of indigenous trees at public places and oppose alien plants to avoid effects of greenhouse gasses. This was the core point of discussion during the […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has issued show cause notices to Aaj TV for showing programmes aired by foreign entities. The channel has been asked to file a reply within seven days, i.e, by June 12, 2017, 12:00 pm. Pemra has directed the channel to explain its position over broadcasting BBC programme, which […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria expressed concern over the demolition of Breeze FM building on May 22, 2017, in Nasarawa State of North Central Nigeria Umaru Tanko Al-Makura. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali condemned the action of the governor and demand the thorough investigation of this […]
Aamir Zaki, a legendary guitar player and one of music’s unsung heroes, passed away on Friday at the age of 49 after suffering a cardiac arrest. Since the heartbreaking news of his unexpected death emerged online before being picked up by news channels nationwide, tributes and personal stories have been pouring in from industry insiders […]
LAHORE: Syed Mehdi Haider, senior sub-editor in Dawn Lahore, died of liver cancer in Karachi on Sunday. He was 53. He joined Dawn’s Reading Section in October 1990 when the newspaper started publishing its late night edition ‘Section 2’ from Lahore. He moved to the newsroom in the late 1990s. His funeral prayer was held […]
ISLAMABAD: “Climate problems and solutions are in the cities,” said businessman and author Michael Bloomberg during a panel discussion at the “Sustainable Energy For All” forum held in New York in April. He emphasised the importance of city-based initiatives to respond to the risks of climate change. The dense agglomeration of people, buildings and firms in […]
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has identified 27 people involved in anti-army propaganda and would also submit its report on the misuse of social media to malign the country’s armed forces in the next two weeks to the interior ministry. Sources in the FIA told The Express Tribune that the agency has identified 27 […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia expressed serious concern over more cases of violence against journalists in Papua and remains restricted for foreign journalists to enter the province. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter demanded to honor his promise to allow local and international media access […]
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