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Daily Archives: May 15, 2018

State media censors PM Abbasi’s presser on NSC meeting

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ISLAMABAD: State-owned Pakistan Television (PTV) censored Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s press conference on the NSC meeting called over ex-PM Nawaz Sharif’s recent comments regarding the 2008 Mumbai attacks. PM Abbasi held a press conference in Islamabad and briefed the media about the National Security Committee (NSC) conference and also his meeting with former premier […]


Media group challenges IHC’s May 9 order

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ISLAMABAD: Filing an intra-court appeal (ICA) that is likely to be taken up by a division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday (today), a media group has challenged the IHC’s recent verdict regarding enforcement of certain guidelines on all TV channels. The IHC single-judge bench, headed by Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, on […]


Marvel Studios to launch Pakistani-Muslim female superhero Ms Marvel in upcoming film

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After the release of Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ (based on an African-American superhero) led to an incredible box-office collection worldwide, Marvel Studios has announced to make another film, featuring a Pakistani-Muslim female superhero. However, who will play the revolutionary character is yet to be confirmed. Marvel president Kevin Fiege stated that their upcoming film based on […]


PFUJ seeks probe into violence on journalist in Balochistan

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) President Afzal Butt and Secretary General Ayub Jan Sirhindi have expressed concern over the events that took place against journalists in Balochistan. In a joint statement issued here Tuesday, they condemned the events that were patronised by the government in Balochistan under the patronage of provincial ministers […]