Punjab Information Minister Sumsam Bukhari has assured that outstanding dues of newspapers would soon be paid and that newspaper publications would be provided with the Punjab government’s advertisements on equitable basis. “Punjab chief minister will also hold a meeting with officials of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) soon,” Bukhari said on Wednesday during […]
KARACHI: A district court on Wednesday reserved its order on an application seeking confirmation of an interim pre-arrest bail of journalist Shahzeb Ali Shah Jillani in a case involving alleged cyber-terrorism, electronic forgery and giving defamatory remarks about state institutions. The FIA had booked Mr Jillani in a case registered under sections 500, 109 and […]
The International Press Institute (IPI) — a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 100 countries — has named Dawn Assistant Editor Cyril Almeida as its 71st World Press Freedom Hero. IPI’s World Press Freedom Hero Award honours journalists “who have made significant contributions to the promotion of press freedom, particularly in the […]
Karachi: You have to have a sound digital strategy to penetrate into the international film market. Beware of the film festivals that don’t have an active marketplace in terms of distribution. This was said by American film producer and director Galen Knowles during a roundtable conference titled ‘Connecting with international audiences — developing international partnerships’ […]
Pakistan’s entertainment industry stands very divided right now. It’s been this way for a little over a year, ever since Meesha Shafi tweeted allegations of sexual harassment against Ali Zafar, bifurcating the industry between those who believed her and those who believed him. It also opened a window to conversation; women quietly started talking about […]
Dera Ismail Khan: Speakers at a conference on Tuesday stressed the need to devise a comprehensive strategy to raise awareness among youth about the propaganda onslaught launched by the enemy through a soft offensive by using internet and the cyberspace with an aim to create divisions and stoke instability in the country. The two-day conference […]
Peshawar: An alleged plan by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Forest Department to hide alleged corruption in Billion Tree Tsunami project has been exposed. The department’s dozens of workers were planting big saplings before the arrival of the members of the parliamentary committee of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly in Bannu. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly speaker had formed a 20-member […]
Shikarpur – A large number of people belonging to different walks of life took out a protest rally against, ‘what they said’, the unjust arrest of local journalist Mushtaq Sarki here on Monday. The rally, organised under the auspices of Shikarpur Youth at Lakhi Gate clock tower, was led by Shikarpur Union of Journalists (SUJ) […]
Karachi: National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) has called upon the federal and provincial governments to adopt a national charter to safeguard the environment before it gets too late and the issue of environmental degradation becomes irreversible. This was stated by the NFEH President Naeem Qureshi on account of Earth Day, which will be celebrated […]
SINDH’S first sugar factory was established in Tando Mohammad Khan — then part of Hyderabad district — some time in the early sixties. It was situated on the left bank of the Indus. Cotton cultivation was allowed on the left bank while rice cultivation has been banned in this area, at least on paper. The […]
President Hameed Haroon and Secretary General Sarmad Ali of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) Saturday welcomed the appointment of Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan as Special Assistant on Information and Broadcasting, Government of Pakistan and hoped that during her tenure in office, the cordial relations between the federal government and All Pakistan Newspapers Society will […]
It’s one of the greatest digital age questions. What is the optimum level of connectivity that ensures that one keeps pace with the time, while at the same time not giving the entirety of the control over one’s life to technological strings? In Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World, Cal Newport echoes […]
Peshawar: Participants of a consultative workshop unanimously stressed the need for a robust environmental information management system in the country for meeting with challenges faced due to impact of climatic changes. The consultative workshop was jointly organised by Ministry of Climate Change, United Nations Development Programme under the Global Environment Benefits (GEB) project, said a […]
Former federal minister and leading intellectual Javed Jabbar has said that the media should be introspective and self-critical rather than them just blaming the state for “impediments”. He was speaking at a seminar titled ‘Importance of Electronic Media in Promoting Art and Culture’ at the Karachi Arts Council, whose Electronic Media and Aesthetic Committee had […]
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