ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Monday launched a mobile phone application for the public to report hate speech and extremist content online and offline. The Android-iOS app named CHAUKAS has been developed by the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA). The App, which is available on the Google and Apple playstores, enables citizens to report […]
Rejecting TV anchorperson Dr Shahid Masood’s reply in a contempt of court case, the Supreme Court decided on Monday to proceed against him. Dr Masood in compliance with the Supreme Court’s order on Saturday last filed his reply wherein he stated: “I highly appreciate prompt action taken by Chief Justice of his program broadcast on […]
ISLAMABAD: Speakers at the Women International Film Festival 2018 explored the importance of representation and visibility during a panel discussion on ‘Creating safer spaces for women in politics through film’. The discussion featured filmmaker Tazeen Bari and Sehar Tariq, and was moderated by women’s rights activist Rukshanda Naz. The discussion began with a screening of […]
CHANGA MANGA – Annual elections of District Press Club Kasur were held the other day. Sardar Sharif Sohdal was elected as president, Atta Muhammad Kasuri as general secretary, Rana Zahid Imran Khan as district chief print media, Imran Chaudhry as district chief electronic media, district chief cameraman Dr Zafar Iqbal, SVP Ch Nadeem Akhtar, VPs […]
An official informed the Supreme Court on Monday that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)-led government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa spent Rs1.63 billion on media campaigns in its five-year tenure ending this year. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar was hearing a suo motu notice against hefty ad expenditure by provincial governments. […]
In trying to become more inclusive in storytelling and narratives, the Pakistani media industry gladly opened its doors to the international market with the holding of the Asia Peace Film Festival (APFF) in Karachi. After a successful event in Islamabad last year, APFF was brought to Karachi this year to cater to a more diverse […]
ISLAMABAD: Senior anchorperson Dr Shahid Masood has expressed regret over making allegations that have been proved wrong regarding the rapist and murderer of seven-year-old Zainab. He has submitted a reply to the apex court, expressing remorse over the inconvenience caused to the judiciary and others by him. Masood has also decided not to contest the […]
KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), while slamming the Federal Ombudsperson Kashmala Tariq for detaining, misbehaving and manhandling the Nawa-i-Waqt media team, has demanded that the prime minister take the notice of the incident and direct the federal ombudsperson to apologise publicly. In a statement, APNS President Sarmad Ali and Secretary General Umer Mujib […]
KARACHI: The Sindh government gave advertisements worth hundreds of millions of rupees to 81 newspapers and magazines from April 2008 to November 2013, said Information Minister Nasir Shah. He was responding to legislators’ questions, at the Sindh Assembly’s Friday session, during the Question Hour that pertained to the information department. The details given in the […]
The office of the Ombudsperson on Women Harassment has accused a Waqt News reporter of attempting to attack Kashmala Tariq and manhandling other staff following an interview relating to International Women’s Day. In a statement released on Friday, a copy of which is available with The Express Tribune, the ombudsperson’s office said that Kashmala Tariq […]
KARACHI: International media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for the immediate release of two journalists held by the police in Sindh. According to the RSF, both journalists were victims of enforced disappearances before the police confirmed their arrests. Rafaqat Ali Jarwar, correspondent of Daily Koshish in Tanda Bago — a small town […]
Lahore – The nation’s most exciting music platform, Coke Studio , is all set to achieve another landmark by launching its 11th Season in July. Coke Studio Pakistan will thus continue to take Pakistanis on its unique musical journey. In the last 10 years Coke Studio Pakistan’s reach has been monumental. The platform has been […]
KARACHI: The APNS president Sarmad Ali and Secretary General Umer Mujib Shami have expressed profound grief on behalf of the APNS office bearers and members of the executive committee over the sad demise of mother of Mr. Bashir Ahmed Khan, Chief Editor, Daily Multan Naama, Multan.The APNS office bearers have offered condolence to the bereaved […]
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N government has put the country on the path of development and prosperity after 2013, ended energy crisis, uprooted terrorism and made massive progress in education and economic sectors. These views were expressed by Federal Minister for Interior Ahsan Iqbal during a meeting with senior journalists and editors here on Thursday. He said […]
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