Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon has expressed concern over the one-year ban on local broadcasts of France 2, and on shutting down Gabonese tri-weekly newspaper Echos du Nord for a month. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali has condemned these steps by the country’s media regulator, […]
KARACHI – US Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Hamid Ismail, CEO Bisconni has organised a tree plantation activity at NED University. This initiative is supported by Ismail Industries, Reckitt Benckiser and IBA Go Green society to commemorate Pakistan’s Independence Day. This project is part of the comprehensive Plant A Tree Campaign with an aim […]
KARACHI: A local court remanded on Saturday a detained suspect in police custody in a case pertaining to murder of an eyewitness in the journalist Wali Babar murder case. The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) officials claimed to have arrested Faisal alias Shah Faisal during a raid in Pak Colony on Friday and recovered an illegal […]
Bollywood veteran Mahesh Bhatt is known for giving credit where it’s due, even if it means appreciating Pakistani artists. He has not only worked with them but has been extremely supportive to stars such as Humaima Malick, Shaan Shahid and Mawra Hocane. This time, Bhatt has extended his good wishes to none other than Humayun […]
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has announced that Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) would launch two new channels – PTV Sports and PTV Children – while current PTV Sports channel would be renamed as PTV Cricket. “PTV Sports Channel will cover all sports except cricket while already running PTV Sports would stick to […]
Well designed with a clear aesthetic and fifty shows later, Salt Arts, an arts and production company from Karachi, has a plan to not stop and by doing so they continue to give the city by the sea a great deal to look forward to. Hope in times of great upheaval. Audience development is one […]
ISLAMABAD: Within a week of assuming office, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has announced it would make Pakistan Television an independent institution regulated and protected by an independent board. The Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Fawad Chaudhary, told The News that he has appointed Malik Ahmad Nawaz of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Mustafa Nawaz […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda has expressed concern over the assault and detention of photojournalist James Akena for covering demonstrations in Uganda on August 20. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali has condemned this attack and called on the Ugandan authorities and military to respect press […]
The Minister of Railways and leader of Awami Muslim League (AML) Shaikh Rasheed was accused of destroying the cellphone of a cameraman in the afternoon of August 22. Aqib, a cameraman of Channel 24 along with a reporter, was present at Lal Haveli residence of Rasheed in Rawalpindi for the recording of an Eid programme. […]
The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, has welcomed the decision of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan to lift censorship on state-run Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan. “The announcement by the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan that state media will be allowed editorial independence appears to […]
ISLAMABAD: A journalist and his brother were robbed at gunpoint near Rawalpindi’s Raheemabad locality in airport police jurisdiction early Tuesday morning Ihsan Bukhari, the victim, says he and his brother were returning from Khanna Pul after purchasing a sacrificial goat in the wee hours of Tuesday when two gunmen on a bike intercepted their rickshaw […]
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Ahmed on Tuesday announced that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led government had lifted political censorship on state-run news organisations. In a statement posted on Twitter, the minister said that both Pakistan Television (PTV) and Radio Pakistan would now enjoy complete editorial independence over the content they produce. “As per vision of @ImranKhanPTI Ended […]
KARACHI – Rotary Club (Karachi Platinum) Tuesday launched its tree plantation programme “Hara Bhara Pakistan” (Green and prosperous Pakistan) from the Malaysian Consulate in Karachi, with pledge to make the country green and environment friendly; especially Karachi, an international city, which is more exposed to increasing warming and air pollution, and dry weather. Acting President […]
ISLAMABAD – Known for his party’s expertise in optimal utilisation of social media and moulding public opinion through the emergent mode of communication, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and Prime Minister Imran Khan is still quick on his tweeter handle but he needs to be a bit cautious in his handling of things on the unconventional […]
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