• November 17, 2017
• Front Page, Media Ethics

Pakistan Television (PTV) on Friday sacked its suspended director of current affairs, Agha Masood Shorish, following allegations of sexual harassment and misuse of authority by multiple staffers at the state-run broadcaster. A total of five inquiries had been initiated against Shorish, including three for sexual harassment. PTV’s 14 producers had also filed a complaint against […]

• November 17, 2017
• General News

KARACHI – Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar said on Thursday that the job quota for the disabled would be strictly implemented in KMC and only those who deserved to be appointed on such posts would be inducted. “Initially, applications from disabled contractual employees of KMC have been invited to fill the available vacant posts from BPS-1 […]

• November 17, 2017
• Front Page, Media and Governance, Media Safety

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Thursday rejected the government’s bill on the safety of journalists and set up a three-member subcommittee to draft another bill in consultation with stakeholders which will be tabled as a private member’s bill in case the government does not own it. The decision was taken during a meeting of the […]

• November 17, 2017
• Arts and Entertainment

With some of the most iconic music videos in the history of Pakistani pop to their credit and five equally memorable studio albums, Strings (featuring Bilal Maqsood and Faisal Kapadia) remain one of the country’s most cherished music groups. Having spent the last four years producing/directing Coke Studio, the band announced their departure from the […]

• November 17, 2017
• General News

The Centre for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ) at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) will host an open house on Friday (today) to introduce its newly launched master’s programme in journalism. “The open house is an opportunity for us to walk visitors through our curriculum and facilities,” said a CEJ official, adding that people could […]