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Monthly Archives: June 2018

CCTV cameras sought to ensure transparency in general elections

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Sindh Chief Secretary Azam Sulaiman Khan has emphasised the need of installing closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at all the polling stations across the province for the July 25 general elections to ensure they are conducted in a fair, free and transparent manner. The newly appointed provincial chief secretary said this on Thursday while chairing a […]


Marriyum condemns media censorship

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LAHORE: PML-N spokesperson and former minister of information and broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has condemned increasing media censorship in the country. She emphasized that such censorship is against Article 19 of the Constitution which ensures freedom of speech as a fundamental right. She stressed that free press is a fundamental pillar of mature democracies and civilized […]


Media urged to support honest people

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KARACHI – Sindh Caretaker Minister for Information, Law, Environment and Information Technology Jameel Yusuf said that media should support good people so that they could be elected to achieve the very purpose of free, fair and impartial conducting elections. This he said while addressing a ‘Meet the Editors’ Programme organised by the Council of Pakistan […]


Komal Rizvi releases a new single called ‘Hello Ji’

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Singer and songwriter, Komal Rizvi recently released her new song, ‘Hello Ji’, which is a mixed bag. While the single is Komal’s first original track of 2018 and is a romantic comedy, the video is set in the 1980s and features comedian, actor and host, Yasir Hussain. Backed by a visually impressive music video, ‘Hello […]


Momina collaborates with Indian singer on a new song

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Pakistan’s singing sensation Momina Mustehsan who rose to fame after “Afreen Afreen” on Coke studio, has collaborated with an Indian singer Arjun Kanungo on a new song ‘Aaya Na Tu’. The music video is directed by Danny Mamik and shot in Bangkok. The video features two singers as an estranged couple. The singer might go […]


Journalists demand UN probe into Shujaat murder

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MUZAFFARABAD: Journalist from across Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Wednesday staged demonstrations in front of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad to protest against the brutal killing of prominent journalist Shujaat Bukhari in Srinagar. They also handed over a memorandum to the United Nations Military Observer Group for India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) stationed in […]


Renowned humorist Mushtaq Yusufi passes away

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KARACHI: Renowned Urdu satirist, humorist and author Mushtaq Ahmed Yusufi passed away in Karachi on Wednesday after a brief ailment. He was 94. The celebrated humour writer was admitted to a hospital after contracting pneumonia a few days ago. He was put on a ventilator after his condition worsened, and doctors pronounced him dead on […]


SC summons Bol TV owner over non-payment of salaries

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KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the owner of Bol TV to appear in person on Wednesday over non-payment of salaries to his employees. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar was hearing a suo motu case about non-payment of salaries to the employees of different media […]


Journalists protest Shujaat Bukhari’s killing

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LAHORE: Journalists on Tuesday condemned the killing of Shujaat Bukhari, editor-in-chief of Rising Kashmir, and termed it a great loss for the media fraternity. Staging a demonstration at the Lahore Press Club, they demanded speedy investigation so that killers be identified and punished. They carried placard and chanted slogans “struggle will continue until journalists get […]


Pakistani films take center stage at SCO Film Festival in China

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It is always heartening to see Pakistan and its people making big on international platforms and bringing pride to the nation. While there have been several occasions in the past that have presented a positive image of Pakistan across the globe, cultural exchanges remain at the heart of it. For instance, multiple Pakistani films have […]


‘Sensational Life and Death of Qandeel Baloch’ is every feminist’s dream

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KARACHI: When Qandeel Baloch was killed in July 2016, she left a hole in Pakistan that will take years to fill. This void was felt by everyone, from the judiciary and the loopholes in the law penalising honour killing to the patriarchal system that plagues our society. But mostly by Pakistani women. The darkness encapsulated […]


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Media’s access to age data a security threat: ECP

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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has termed the media’s use of age-wise information of electoral rolls a potential threat to voters’ data security. Citing an ambiguous clause in the Elections Act of 2017, the ECP had earlier denied free access to credentials of candidates. In a letter sent to NADRA, ECP mentioned some […]


Attracting crowds: Eid holidays prove bountiful for Pashto films

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PESHAWAR: Eidul Fitr is a holiday which is a popular time for movies.and movie goers It is a time when audiences throng cinema houses for a few hours of entertainment together with their families while filmmakers target it for the windfall the extended holiday brings in a bid to recuperate costs as quickly as possible. […]


Fahad Mustafa draws ire after ‘ridiculing’ little girl on Ramazan show

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KARACHI: Fahad Mustafa is a stellar actor. There’s no denying that. His movies, Actor in Law and both installments of Na Maloom Afraad have fared quite well at the box office. One of the reasons he has become widely famous is because of his game show, Jeeto Pakistan. The programme’s Ramazan transmission has always garnered […]