• November 19, 2018
• Freedom of Expression, Media and Governance, Media Safety, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Mauricio Macri, President of Argentina has expressed concern over the misogynistic comments against journalist Norma Devechi. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali denounced this act and urged the authorities to thoroughly investigate this incident and hold those responsible for sexually assaulting journalist, Norma Devechi. PPF also urged […]

• November 18, 2018
• Arts and Entertainment

LAHORE – The second day of the Faiz International Festival brought together intellectuals, writers and artists at Alhamra Art Centre for discussions on variety of topics. The thre-day festival will conclude today (Sunday). The venue had the look of a festival as people could be seen enjoying the beautiful winter season. The food court served […]

• November 18, 2018
• Arts and Entertainment

LAHORE – Season 3 of the nation’s biggest food and music festival, Coke fest, kicked off the other day. Attendees also witnessed chefs working their magic through cooking demonstrations and enjoyed live music performances by Rizwan Butt, Waqar Ehsin and Abrar-ul-Haq. Coke fest offered a variety of cuisines with flavors and delicacies to cater to a […]

• November 18, 2018
• Environmental Journalism

LAHORE : The Environment Protection Department has divided Punjab’s districts in three zones with regard to functioning of brick kilns to counter the effects of smog in the province.The competent authority has approved division of Punjab’s districts in green, yellow and red zones. The districts included in green zone are; Attock, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Chakwal, Gujrat, […]

• November 18, 2018
• New Media, Social Media

Islamabad: Pakistan has emerged as No 1 country in the world when it comes to censoring content on the Facebook, a new official report by the social media giant revealed. According to an analysis of the report released by the company on Friday, Pakistan has made 2,203 requests to Facebook for content restriction, the highest […]

• November 18, 2018
• Arts and Entertainment

This year The House of Kamiar Rokni made a comeback to the runway with Moonrise. It was a veritable rise back into the business of fashion for him and it came right after a shakeup at his namesake design house and joining of retail giant Sapphire. Moonrise opened to rave reviews and since then has […]

• November 18, 2018
• Freedom of Expression, Media and Governance, Television

When journalists in this country portray certain politicians as the embodiment of corruption, they are not expecting to be hauled up by the Supreme Court. Yet that is exactly what happened in the aftermath of a political talk show hosted by Arshad Sharif, aired on ARY News on August 28, 2018. In the show, Sharif, […]

• November 18, 2018
• Print Media

LAHORE: Punjab University Oriental College will organise a book launching ceremony for “Tarikh-e-Farishta” by Prof Dr Mohammad Reza Nasiri, secretary, Academy of Persian Language & literature, Iran, on Monday, (tomorrow) at 11am at Sheerani Hall, Old Campus. PU Vice-Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmad Akhter, Payam e Noor University, Iran, President Prof Dr Muhammad Reza Zamani and […]

• November 17, 2018
• General News

KARACHI: Provincial Special Assistant on Human Rights Dr Khatumal Jeevan has said that Sindh has distinction to have Human Rights Women and Child Commissions to protect the respective segment in a proper manner as our leadership has always supported and encourage us to protect the people’s interests and safeguard their rights. This he observed while […]

• November 17, 2018
• Freedom of Expression, Media Safety, New Media, Protest Letters by PPF, Social Media

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Rodrigo Duterte, President of Philippines has expressed concern over the charges of tax evasion against the news website Rappler, its founder and journalist Maria Ressa. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali has called on the authorities in Philippine to end its campaign of judicial harassment, targeting a […]

• November 17, 2018
• Arts and Entertainment

LAHORE: The ban on Indian content in Pakistan and vice versa has been an ongoing debacle for quite a while now. Most events have industry insiders discussing the matter and the recent Shaan-e-Pakistan Music Awards Press Conference was no different. Numerous showbiz personalities shared their views, including Indian film producer Rakesh Sabharwal. “Many people believe that […]

• November 17, 2018
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page, Media and Governance, Media Safety

ISLAMABAD: As many as 26 journalists have been murdered in the country during the last five years and none of the killers have been punished, said a report launched on Friday. The report, formulated by ‘Freedomnetwork’, was set to be launched on November 2 — the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists […]

• November 17, 2018
• Governance

QUETTA – Balochistan Governor House has been opened for public on fourth consecutive Friday and historic official building was visited by students of Saqiba Girls College Quetta. Governor Balochistan Amanullah Khan Yasinzai welcomed the students led by Principal Firdous Anwar Qazi of Saqiba Girls College Quetta. Amanullah Khan Yasinzai said that the Governor House was […]

• November 17, 2018
• Governance, Media and Governance, Television

ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the reports of Inter-Services Intelligence, Election Commission of Pakistan and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority regarding the last year’s Faizabad sit-in by Tehreek-Labaik Ya Rassul Allah.The top court directed them to file fresh reports after removing discrepancies highlighted by the court. Discontented with the cold response by […]