ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) has received the draft of SRO banning use and sale of polythene bags after vetting by the Ministry of Law. MoCC will present the Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) before the federal cabinet in the next meeting to bring into force ban on plastic shopping bags in Islamabad from August […]
SAARC Energy Centre (SEC) serves as an influential advocate for caring the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling masses to improve their quality of life. Every year the Centre commemorates World Environment Day on 05 June, the single largest celebrations of environment. This year’s celebrations held under the UN set theme ‘Beat Air Pollution’ to […]
PESHAWAR: Though billions of rupees have been invested in the province to increase forest cover, the forest department does not have specialised resources to control wildfires, which destroyed small and mature green trees over large swathes of land in four districts during the last few days. The department’s officials said in the absence of firefighting […]
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court on Thursday granted bail to a journalist in a case pertaining to alleged possession of an illicit weapon. Police had arrested Syed Matloob Hussain Mosavi, a reporter working for daily Jang in Karachi, on March 30. But the reporter alleged that he had been “taken away by unknown men” from his […]
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday directed the DG Operations Pemra to appear before it in connection with a plea seeking a ban on the media coverage and social media accounts in respect of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement and Ismail Gulalai. Justice Aamir Farooq resumed the hearing on the plea filed by Col (R) Javed […]
During my interactions with the media, I have been told many times about the hurdles that journalists are facing in our country. I believe that the history of journalism is as old as the history of life on this planet. From day one, humans have wanted to have better communication with each other for better […]
Islamabad: The electronic media regulator has advised all satellite TV channels not to “demean individuals representing various political parties and law enforcement agencies through caricatures, animated characters, photo-shopped images and funny memes”. Although the main sufferers of such portrayal in the electronic media are the PPP and the PML-N, these parties maintain that such advisories […]
Peshawar: In Pakistan’s traditionally male-dominated setup, women continue to face cultural pressures both at home and elsewhere when it comes to pursuing a profession. Still, Pakistani women have proven themselves to be most resilient, proving their mettle in every field. Women in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, like other provinces, are opting to enter many professional fields in droves, even […]
ISLAMABAD: Describing the Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery Bill 2019 as vague, a parliamentary body on Wednesday asked the Ministry of Human Rights to make the bill simple. The committee also asked the ministry to incorporate its recommendations in the bill. Once the bill is passed by the parliament, it will pave the way for […]
Islamabad: Suggesting climate change is no more ignored in Pakistan, the federal government’s funding for the ministry tasked with dealing with global warming and everything affected by the growing greenhouse gas levels in the country has hit a record high. The climate change ministry, whose Public Sector Development Programme allocations in the last budget (2018-19) […]
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday directed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to take action against people involved in uploading blasphemous materials on social media. A divisional bench of the IHC comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhter Kayani issued the directions while announcing its reserved verdict in an […]
Karachi: Tropical cyclone named Vayu, in the East of Arabian Sea, has intensified and developed into a category-one cyclone. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the cyclone was located at a distance of 725 kilometres from Karachi on Wednesday morning. PMD said that the cyclone had moved north-west during the last six hours, lying at […]
Peshawar: The saplings planted over hundreds of acres of land during the previous spring season in the merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are in danger of dying after staff of the forest department abandoned their maintenance due to unavailability of funds. Official sources said the office of the conservator forests for merged districts couldn’t get […]
Islamabad: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has imposed Rs1 million fine on News OneTV channel for airing ‘malicious’ content against National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal on May 23 According to Pemra’s order, M/s Airwaves Media Pvt Ltd (News Onechannel) repeatedly flashed audio and video clips allegedly showing the NAB chairman […]
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