Journalists fraternity here on Saturday staged a protest demonstration against the attack on the staff of a local TV channel in Islamabad the other day. On the call of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), dozens of journalists from print and electronic media organizations under the ageis of Khyber Union of Journalist (KhUJ) and Peshawar […]
rawalpindi – Art and Craft Village would be revamped and made fully operational to provide recreational facilities for the residents of the federal capital, city mayor said. Art and Craft Village, which is unique due to its natural environment and locality, would be made hub of cultural, regional, traditional, recreational and entertainment activities. Mayor of […]
rawalpindi – Chairperson/Publishing Editor The Nation and Nawa-i-Waqt Ms Rameeza Majid Nizami on Saturday visited the residence of veteran journalist, drama writer and author Muhammad Asghar Shad (late) at Gawalmandi and condoled his death with the bereaved family. Muhammad Asghar Shad, who was Bureau Chief of Nawa-i-Waqt Rawalpindi, a few days back died of liver […]
KASUR: Six months and 10 murders, and all the deceased are minor ages five to 10 and all of them were raped and killed. And the bodies were found in under-construction houses. An eight-year-old girl was the 10th victim of this serial killing going on in the downtown of Kasur since January this year. A-Division […]
Embedded video from this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGy02IHiu0w&feature=youtu.be Karachi: Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) rolled out its first batch of investigative reporting fellows as part of a three-year project on promoting investigative journalism in Pakistan. PPF will commission a total of 90 investigative stories as part of its project with Netherlands-based Free Press Unlimited, with 30 Fellowships awarded each […]
LAHORE-Pepsi has launched an exciting new music program ‘Pepsi Battle of the Bands’ for young, aspiring bands in the country. The program has been launched in a big way with a new TVC featuring the biggest stars of the country Fawad Khan, Meesha Shafi and Atif Aslam. In an exciting tribute anthem, Pepsi is giving […]
Two reporters from Channel 24 and DawnNewswere manhandled and illegally detained by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officers and family members of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Zafarul Haq Hijazi on Friday. The incident took place at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), where FIA officials had brought Hijazi for a medical check-up following the dismissal of […]
There has been a clear deterioration in the safety of journalists, the problem of impunity and of freedom of expression online. These were the main findings of the report submitted to the 120th session of UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva by Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in collaboration with IFEX, the global network defending and […]
A group of five outsourced cleaners climbed into a boiler of a chemical company near Ghagar Phatak on Thursday for cleaning it before the start of its operation, but four of them could not make out of it alive. Malir SSP Rao Anwaar told The News that a group of five men arrived at the […]
KARACHI : “Many older bands are going through the same thing. Their lineups are changed or they have other issues. I agree Jal doesn’t have the same hype it used to have,” Jal front man Goher Mumtaz confessed to The Express Tribune. “But that’s because the sound has changed. So, we as a band need […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage on Thursday discussed “the Protection of Journalists Bill, 2014”. Members of the committee were of the view that media personnel and members of their families were vulnerable to acts of violence. Therefore, measures from the state for their safety and welfare were imperative. […]
India has long been selling itself as a secular and democratic country in the region of South Asia, yet its politics and laws suggest otherwise. Even with a long tradition of peaceful democratic takeovers, the state has not ensured fundamental rights to its people, especially the right to hold property (a basic right protected by […]
KARACHI: Intermittent rain spells on Wednesday again inflicted a virtual collapse on the civic infrastructure across the metropolis with causing power outages and traffic congestions. Rain lashed parts of the city since it began into torrents in afternoon, as the Met Office forecast more isolated downpours with thunderstorm for parts of Sindh on Thursday. The […]
ISLAMABAD: The European Union, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and Unicef on Wednesday launched the Global Action (GLO.ACT) project in Pakistan with the aim to prevent and address trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants. The project, GLO.ACT, has been started in view of the fact that […]
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