• February 28, 2019
• Information Technology

KARACHI: At the opening ceremony of the 5th Science and Technology Exchange Prog­ramme (STEP) International Conference at Karachi University (KU), speakers expressed concern over the alarming decline in the sectors of education, science and technology and called for united efforts to change this dismal situation. The event, titled ‘Health challenges of communicable diseases and non-communicable […]

• February 28, 2019
• Environmental Journalism

KARACHI: Expressing concern over the steep decline in shark population mainly due to unsustainable fishing practices, experts from Pakistan and regional countries called for collaborative efforts to monitor, research, and conserve sharks in the Northern Indian Ocean. Shark conservation action plans at national and regional levels, they suggested, should be developed in line with the […]

• February 28, 2019
• Broadcasting, Freedom of Expression, Media and Governance, Media Safety, Protest Letters by PPF, Television

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe has expressed concern over the harassment on Zimbabwean journalist, Tafara Chikumira. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter, has condemned the attack on journalist by political party’s security officials and urged the authorities and political parties to stop targeting journalists […]