Two days after desperate family members of a missing person shared their ordeal with the media at the Karachi Press Club, another distraught family came forward on Thursday with their own account of fear and helplessness. Syed Jamil, an engineer by profession, while addressing mediafolk at the club yesterday afternoon, said that his son, Nabeel […]
The shutting down of a US-funded Pashto-language radio station has raised concern over Pakistani authorities clamping down on free speech and Western media outlets in the country. Shah Meer Baloch reports. Flags of the US, RFE/RL and the Czech Republic waving in the wind in front of the RFE/RL headquarters in Prague (picture-alliance/dpa/M.Kamaryt) Pakistan’s Interior […]
KARACHI: Sindh Information, Labour and Transport Minister Nasir Shah on Thursday visited the Karachi Press Club and met the newly elected members of the governing body. He was accompanied by Secretary Information Imran Atta Soomro, Secretary Transport Saeed Ahmed Awan, and Information Director Dr Muizzuddin Pirzada. He was welcomed by Press Club President Ahmed Khan […]
KARACHI – Sindh Minister for Information, Labour and Transport Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Thursday visited the Karachi Press Club (KPC) and met the newly-elected body and members of governing body. He was accompanied by Secretary Information Imran Atta Soomro, Secretary Transport Saeed Ahmed Avan Director Information Dr Muizzuddin Pirzada. He was welcomed by President […]
LAHORE-The Lahore High Court on Wednesday asked a man seeking ban on exhibition of Indian movie ‘Padmavat’ to approach Punjab Film Censor Board for remedy of his grievance and disposed of the petition . Justice Shams Mahmood Mirza passed the order on petition moved by Mian Omar Ikramul Haq, a resident of Johar Town, challenging […]
ISLAMABAD: In compliance with a directive issued by the Islamabad High Court last year, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority on Wednesday issued a notification barring all satellite TV channels, FM radios and cable operators from promoting Valentine’s Day in the country. Pemra also reprinted on the notification the court order that said: “In the […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued contempt notices to the owner and four employees of Waqt TV on Wednesday after taking exception to a programme aired this week. Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui issued the notices to Rameeza Majeed Nizami, the owner of Nawa-i-Waqt Group, anchorperson Matiullah Jan, bureau chief Sardar Hameed and producers Mohammad […]
ISLAMABAD: Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, today announces the launch of a Pakistan online edition, as part of the newspaper’s ongoing global and digital expansion. The service — available in English at www.arabnews.pk — covers news and views from Pakistan and the wider region, with an particular focus on Islamabad’s ties with […]
ISLAMABAD: Taking notice of the delay in payment of salaries to journalists and media workers, the Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a report in this regard from media owners and directed media houses to pay pending salaries to journalists and media workers within 10 days. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian […]
KARACHI: Veteran journalist Siddique Baloch, the editor of Quetta-based English daily Balochistan Express, and Azadi, an Urdu newspaper, passed away here on Tuesday early morning. He was 78. Later in the day, his funeral prayers were offered at Eidgah Mosque in Chakiwara, which were attended, besides relatives and friends, by a large number of journalists. […]
BEIJING-Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting, National History and Literary Heritage, Marriyum Aurangzeb has welcomed the proposal by the Chinese Vice Minister of State Administration of Press Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) Mr Tong Gang for working on an agreement between the two countries for cooperation in the area of film production and film […]
A well-known Pakistani TV anchor facing renewed accusations of hate speech is fighting a court order that temporarily bans him from appearing in print, on television or on social media platforms. Legal experts and rights activists are monitoring the case, which has raised the issue of free speech. In December, an Islamabad court imposed the […]
KARACHI : Three years ago, journalists in Pakistan had to do a double take when they found out that a foreign government was tracking their every move and more through their cell phones. Fast forward to today and a majority of journalists in the country feel that they are digitally insecure. This was revealed in […]
ISLAMABAD: The staggering remuneration of Rs278 million paid to playwright and columnist Ata-ul-Haq Qasmi, charged to look after the affairs of the state-run Pakistan Television (PTV), startled the Supreme Court on Friday which issued a notice to former information minister Pervaiz Rashid and other senior government officials to explain the excessive payout. A two-judge SC […]
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