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Monthly Archives: January 2018

CPJ seeks restoration of Radio Mashaal

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WASHINGTON: An international media advocacy group, the Committee to Protect Journalists urged Pakistan on Saturday to immediately reverse the order to close the Islamabad bureau of the US-funded Radio Mashaal. Mashaal is the Pashto-language service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), which is funded by the US Congress. CPJ said the interior ministry issued an […]


‘Near threatened’ Pallas’s cat spotted in Kurram tribal region

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GILGIT: About the size of a domestic cat with grey long dense fur, Pallas’s cat — which has been classified as near threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) since 2002 — has recently been spotted in Chitral and Kurram Agency areas as well after trapping cameras had first captured it in […]


Encouraging response to literature promotion events noted at HLF

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HYDERABAD: People should be encouraged to read more and more books and know about and understand our literature and relevance of books. There is a dire need for holding more literary festivals and discussing literature. Literature festivals should be held in every city and village of Sindh. This was the crux of a session on […]


PML-N to facilitate responsible, free media says Marriyum

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ISLAMABAD: The Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting, National History and Literary Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb said the present democratic government of PML-N firmly believes in fundamental and constitutional right of freedom of expression and would continue to facilitate the growth of free and responsible media in the country. She was talking to a delegation of […]


Ethical journalism

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In an age when it appears that the public around the world is falling out with facts, humanity and accountable truth-telling, the future of ethical journalism appears rather bleak. This situation is dealt in detail in a report titled Ethics in the News, compiled by the Ethical Journalism Network (EJN), which throws light on the […]


Issues of child abuse; Govt urged to make National Commission on Rights of Children functional

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ISLAMABAD: Participants of a consultative meeting held at the Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat demanded the government to make National Commission on Rights of Children (NCRC) functional to address the issue of child abuse at the all level. Aimed at highlighting the issues of child abuse in Pakistan and seeking recommendations from stakeholders, the meeting was attended […]


Freedom of Movement under way

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KARACHI: Posters for Tomorrow’s three-day exhibition titled Freedom of Movement: 100 Posters for a Better World began at T2F’s Faraar Gallery on Thursday. It is a timely show in terms of its subject matter because in the last one year or so, with the introduction of the phrase ‘travel ban’ and issues such as the […]


Legendary Munnu Bhai laid to rest

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LAHORE – Renowned journalist, columnist, poet and writer Munnu Bhai passed away in Lahore Friday morning. Munnu Bhai , whose real name was Muneer Ahmed Qureshi, was 84 years old. Munnu Bhai who dedicated the latter part of his life to the fight against thalassemia at Sundas Foundation, could not ward off the evil effects […]


Lack of protocol, fairness cost APNS awards PM’s ire

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ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) was forced to cancel its annual award ceremony earlier this week when the chief guest, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi refused to attend the event. As per sources, the prime minister who had earlier consented to join the event later refused to do so upon discovering that the […]


RIUJ warns media houses against non-payment of salaries, dismissal of employees

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ISLAMABAD: Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) while severely condemning the non-payment of salaries and dismissal of employees from various newspapers private channels has warned the media houses concerned of strict action against them. RIUJ governing body meeting held on Thursday under the leadership of its President Mubarak Zeb Khan at the National Press Club. PFUJ […]


Renowned columnist Munnu Bhai passes away at the age of 84

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Lahore: Eminent columnist, writer and drama writer Munnu Bhai passed away after a prolonged illness. He was 84. According to the family, Munnu Bhai had been facing numerous cardiac and kidney complications since a long time and he breathed his last at a local hospital. The funeral prayers for the deceased journalist will be held […]


KU imposes social media curbs on students

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The University of Karachi has issued its annual code of conduct for students stating that social media accounts of students would be monitored so they should use them responsibly and refrain from posting controversial posts, among other directives. In a notification issued on Wednesday, the varsity has announced a ban on any student organised activities […]


Lux Style Awards race for excellence in TV starts

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LAHORE-With the Lux Style Awards only a month away, it’s all about the nominations these days. The news is out for the Entertainment categories, and Hum TV seems to be in the lead as it has picked up 16 out of a possible 30 nominee slots for excellence in Television. O Rangreza, the on-going hit Television series starring Sajal […]


Cybercrime: Threats through electronic communication criminalised

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ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved criminalising certain offences under cybercrime and its related laws that were previously proceeded against under the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). Those include hurling threats and harassment through any form of electronic communication (in addition to the internet). The approval was granted during the weekly cabinet meeting presided over by […]