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Monthly Archives: August 2018

Govt to take all measures to facilitate foreign media: Fawad

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Ahmed Chaudhry said the government would take all necessary measures to facilitate and ensure easy access to foreign media in Pakistan. The country, he said, had a rich and unique cultural heritage, and media could play a vital role not only in projecting the huge tourism potential […]


Wah varsity launches FM radio

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TAXILA: The University of Wah on Tuesday launched its radio station – FM 101.8 to promote educational and literary activities in twin cities of Taxila and Wah, and its surrounding areas. Chairman, Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF), Lt Gen Sadiq Ali inaugurated the radio station, in the presence of POF officials, faculty members and varsity administration. […]


Massive plantation campaign planned

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Islamabad: The Ministry of Climate Change plans to launch massive afforestation campaign on September 2 in which trees will be planted and distributed all across the country. The plan was discussed at a provincial meeting held at Ministry of Climate Change on Monday. The meeting was chaired by Advisor to Prime Minister Amin Aslam. The […]


Aamir Liaquat slams PM for ignoring MNAs from Karachi

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KARACHI: TV host and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MNA Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain on Tuesday accused the party leadership and Prime Minister Imran Khan of ignoring and sidelining the party’s legislators from Karachi. During a talk show on a private news channel, Dr Hussain came up with a complaint that PM Khan did not consider anyone […]


BBDO Pakistan win Agency of the Year at AD Stars 2018

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Busan, South Korea: BBDO Pakistan has been awarded Agency of the Year for 2018 at Asia’s biggest award show: AD Stars. The agency won an impressive haul of 28 trophies which include 5 Golds, 9 Silvers, and 14 Bronzes, along with 25 shortlists. The awards were won on four different projects: “The Bridal Uniform” for […]


Will we see a Netflix original series from Pakistan?

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Netflix has been around for quite some time but the online entertainment channel made its mark in South Asia with the release of Lust Stories in June and more recently, Sacred Games in July. Lust Stories, according to Netflix was the “largest watched original in percentage terms” in its first month (source: CNN Money). That […]


Teaser trailer, poster of new 3 Bahadur released

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LAHORE-Waadi Animations has released the teaser trailer and poster of Pakistan’s first animated full-length super hero film franchise, 3 Bahadur Rise of the Warriors. With Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy at the helm as the Creative Director, 3 Bahadur has set new industry standards for animated fiction and content geared towards children in the country. 3 Bahadur: Rise […]


Television anchor abused and harassed by social media trolls

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Saleem Safi, a prominent Pakistani journalist, columnist and anchorperson has been the target of abuse and harassment on social media after a comment he made former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.  In a TV show on August 19, Safi claimed that during his tenure as prime minister, Nawaz Sharif had borne the expenses of PM house from his own pocket.  The journalist also posted some pictures […]


PPF condemns demolition of Nigeria’s Fresh FM radio station

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria has expressed concern over the demolition on August 19, of the Music House in Ibadan city, which houses the offices of Fresh FM, a radio station owned by music producer Yinka Ayefele. His music studio was also in the same building. PPF […]


HRW asks Imran to make human rights govt’s top priority

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ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Watch has asked Prime Minister Imran Khan to make human rights a key focus of his government since Pakistan faces serious human rights challenges, and addressing them should be one of the new government’s top priorities. In a letter to PM Khan made public on Monday, the Asia Director of the […]


CPNE sets up panel on press laws

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KARACHI : Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) on Monday announced the Press Laws and Regulations Committee. According to a CPNE statement, the approval for setting up Press Laws and Regulations Committee was given by CPNE President Arif Nizami during a recent meeting of the council’s standing committee. The Daily Khabrain Chief Editor Imtinan Shahid […]


Journalists protest campaign against anchorperson

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PESHAWAR: The journalists in the provincial capital on Monday pledged support to anchorperson Saleem Safi against the smear campaign on the social media. “This is not the way to confront journalists for reporting facts. Journalists like Saleem Safi cannot be silenced through such tactics,” said Saiful Islam Saifi, Khyber Union of Journalists president, while addressing […]


PPP moves Pemra against TV channels for ‘misreporting’

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ISLAMABAD:  Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) asked Pemra to take immediate stern action against a private TV channels for broadcasting fabricated and false news reports on the questions asked by the FIA Secretary General PPP Parliamentarians Farhatullah Babar wrote a letter addressed to the Chairman Pemra drawing his attention to the news reports which were factually […]


Junaid Khan will be your Careem captain today

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Music band Call that features Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan, M. Sultan Raja and Junaid Khan recently joined forces with WWF Pakistan for their newest music video ‘Rang Do,’ which released earlier this month (August 13). The song that shows the beauty of Pakistan and covers around 70 cities, villages and valleys is aimed towards a good […]