Balochistan has long been a hard place to practise journalism mainly because of a restraining atmosphere for freedom of expression and a restless security situation. However, after recent threats hurled by Baloch militant groups for not giving sufficient space in media, journalist activities and the distribution of newspapers have been suspended and in the entire […]
Facebook, Google and Twitter were supposed to save politics as good information drove out prejudice and falsehood IN 1962 a British political scientist, Bernard Crick, published “In Defence of Politics”. He argued that the art of political horse-trading, far from being shabby, lets people of different beliefs live together in a peaceful, thriving society. In […]
MUZAFFARGARH: Police registered a case against a man after his dogs injured a minor girl at Usman Koria village on Sunday. Rukhsana Bibi told Shah Jamal police that she was picking cotton in the fields when a pack of dogs owned by a local landlord, Wahid Bukhsh, attacked her five-year-old daughter Sana. She alleged that […]
ISLAMABAD: Police on Saturday registered a case against senior journalist and TV anchor Hamid Mir on kidnapping charges, Dawn has learnt through sources. The case has been registered in the light of the decision of the Islamabad High Court. The court had issued the order a few days ago on a petition filed by Shamama […]
LAHORE: Renowned rights activist and writer I.A. Rehman looked back at his life at the Lahore Press Club on Saturday evening, reminding the journalists and media owners of the need to connect to each other and to society to protect the freedom for which his generation had struggled a lot. Journalists could fight for the […]
IN Pakistan, journalists have to face pressures from both state and non-state actors while carrying out their routine duty ie informing the public of the facts. At times, media workers have paid with their lives, sometimes for upsetting powerful quarters by their reporting. Just in the past few days, a well-known journalist was attacked in […]
The Mix, a tech festival presented by Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), to feature indie music’s coolest cats, plus SKM takes the stage at True Brew Records. As this piece is being written, Karachi’s premier indie music group is heading to Lahore for a series of live shows. Scheduled to perform live at True Brew […]
The Sindh government does not possess any credible statistics regarding child labourers working in factories and industries of the province and is currently conducting a survey to collect the data, the Sindh Assembly was told on Friday. While responding to queries from lawmakers regarding the labour department, Minister for Information and Labour Syed Nasir Hussain […]
ISLAMABAD: Though the interior minister recently said there is a state within the state in Pakistan, the fact is there are many states within the state and no one knows which one is legitimate, former senator Afrasiab Khattak said on Thursday. The Awami National Party (ANP) leader was speaking at a seminar on ‘International Day […]
A seminar at the Karachi Press Club on Thursday condemned the continuing tendency in the country to murder journalists, and urged the government to ensure protection for media persons. The event was organized jointly by the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) and the Karachi Press Club (KPC) to mark International Day to End Impunity for Crimes […]
WASHINGTON: An international index for press freedom places Pakistan among the most dangerous countries for journalists – along with the Philippines and Bangladesh – as the world observed on Thursday the “Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.” The 2017 World Press Freedom Index, prepared by an international media advocacy group – Reporters Without […]
“I AM already on their hit list. I don’t want to win a race against a natural death by writing something about the Taliban,” said Mukarram Khan Atif, with a reluctant smile as he tried to put off my request to publish something from his vast repository of information on Fata. After dropping me in […]
To commemorate Pakistan’s 70th Independence Day, the Pakistan Motor Rally 2017 organised by the Pakistan Army successfully concluded with a star-studded event in Gwadar last night. Enthralling over 20,000 fans, it was a night to remember. Showcasing his rockstar skills and resonating the echoes of his swoon-worthy voice in an unlikely location, Ali Zafar seems […]
Thirteen-year-old Ulfat and eight-year-old Aftab came to the city from Mashkai, Balochistan, with big dreams – the older brother wants to become a doctor, but the younger, perhaps, inspired by some cousins, wants to go into engineering. However, what the future holds for the two minor brothers remains a mystery for now since they have […]
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