• October 10, 2018
• Broadcasting, Freedom of Expression, Front Page, Print Media

ISLAMABAD: Journalists and media workers held rallies across the country on Tuesday in protest against downsizing, stopping of advertisements and measures aimed at curbing newspapers circulation and TV channels’ transmission in certain areas. The protest rallies were held on the call of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ-Afzal Butt group). In Islamabad, journalists and media […]

• October 10, 2018
• Governance

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday asked civil servants to improve their performance being the ‘backbone’ of the state and said that the bureaucracy should not be harassed by anti-corruption watchdogs. Addressing a delegation of participants in 109th National Management Course from the National School of Public Policy, Mr Khan said: “I have also […]

• October 9, 2018
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone has expressed concern over the assault on John Korama, editor of Awareness Times newspaper. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter, denounced this vicious attack on a journalist and urged authorities to immediately investigate this matter and hold […]

• October 9, 2018
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

The Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered to remove name of Dawn reporter Cyril Almeida from Exit Control List (ECL) and also withdrew non-bailable arrest warrants issued against him. On October 8, journalist Almeida and former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi appeared before the court for hearing of treason case. Almeida’s advocate Ahmad […]

• October 9, 2018
• Arts and Entertainment

The temporariness of things around us affects us in so many ways, as does decay. But there are those with a trained eye who find beauty in both change and decay. The artworks put on display as by artists Nayab Noor and SM Raza at an exhibition “Impermanence”, which has been under way at the […]

• October 9, 2018
• Environmental Journalism

ALTHOUGH not entirely unexpected, it is still regrettable that the country’s efforts at conservation and the protection of wildlife are often an exercise in taking one step forward and two steps back. Consider the case of the Himalayan snow leopard. It is the top predator of its habitat which extends up to three million kilometres […]

• October 9, 2018
• Governance

The government has made the “difficult decision” to approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout to address the mounting balance of payments crisis faced by Pakistan, Finance Minister Asad Umar announced on Monday. In a video message, the minister revealed that Prime Minister Imran Khan had given the go-ahead to open talks with […]

• October 9, 2018
• Obituaries

KARACHI: Shaikh Aziz, a veteran journalist, author and scholar, who had died here on Sunday, was laid to rest on Monday. His funeral prayers were held at a mosque in KDA Overseas Bungalows, Block 17, Gulistan-i-Jauhar, near his residence and later he was buried in Pehalwan Goth graveyard. A large number of people including members […]

• October 9, 2018
• Broadcasting, Freedom of Expression

LAHORE  –  A federal government representative told the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday that a petition seeking initiation of treason proceedings against ex-prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, and a journalist was related to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra). Deputy Attorney General Mian Tariq said when Justice Jehangir, a member […]

• October 9, 2018
• Print Media

ISLAMABAD: All the stakeholders of media industry have agreed to constitute a joint action committee of journalists, editors, broadcasters and owners to save the press and its working force from the increasing onslaught on their professional and economic rights. On the invitation of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), spearheading the movement for freedom […]

• October 9, 2018
• Arts and Entertainment

LAHORE-Pakistani designer Ali Xeeshan has always made the biggest splash on runways in Pakistan and abroad. His fashion house has become one of the most sought-after Pakistani brands in a short span of time due to Ali Xeeshan’s bold, artistic and creative design philosophy. Known for his theatrical genius, his label encompasses the tradition, heritage […]

• October 9, 2018
• Environmental Journalism

ISLAMABAD   –  Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday launched an ambitious five-year long “Clean and Green Pakistan” campaign aimed at beautifying the country and securing a better future for the coming generations. Addressing the launch of the campaign here at the PM Office, he explained in detail the contours of the unprecedented campaign, based on Hadith […]

• October 8, 2018
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

LAHORE – Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will appear before the Lahore High Court (LHC) today in a petition seeking registration of a treason case against him, ex-premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and a journalist for trying to defame state institutions, said sources. In the last hearing, Justice Mazahir Ali Naqvi had summoned Nawaz Sharif, issued […]

• October 8, 2018
• Environmental Journalism

ISLAMABAD: From the very inception, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been subject to all types of controversies. Critics started to question its performance even before the project began. It was at the planning stage, but hue and cry was raised about its outcome. Unfortunately, without any understanding of the concept, value, importance and future dimension, […]