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Monthly Archives: November 2019

Exhibition of Sikh-era artefacts opens in Lahore Museum

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LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Information and Culture Mian Aslam Iqbal inaugurated the Sikh-era artefacts’ exhibition in Lahore Museum. The exhibition has been arranged in connection with the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak. A section of the museum has also been renamed as Sikh Gallery and the sacred book of the Sikh community Guru […]


Facebook decides to launch digital literacy programme in 2020

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ISLAMABAD: While Pakistan tops the list of countries for making requests to block contents, Facebook has decided to launch digital literacy programme next year 2020 in order to create awareness among users to get benefits for use of technology. “In Pakistan, we are planning to launch digital literacy programme next year 2020 to help users […]


ARY intends to acquire 51pc stake in World Call Telecom

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Karachi- ARY is the leading Media Company of Pakistan, which owns and operates multiple genre TV Channels in the country namely ARY Digital, ARY News, ARY Zindagi, ARY Musik, ARY QTV, HBO and Nickelodeon Pakistan. The Company is also involved in Production, Distribution and Marketing of cinematic films and television productions. ARY Digital Network plans […]


Journalists thrashed by mills owner Our staff reporter

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A Daska based journalist and his cameraman were beaten by the owners and employees of a local flour mill in Daska. According to the FIR, Rana Ghulam Mustafa, a reporter of ARY News Channel, and cameraman Irfan went to the said rice mills in Daska for getting the version of the millers regarding the shortage […]


Facebook to launch digital literacy programmes in Pakistan next year

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ISLAMABAD: Although Pakistan is among countries where most content is restricted on Facebook, cases of harassment remain under-reported due to a lack of public awareness on reporting mechanisms. Speakers at an awareness talk held on Thursday said that the use of social media platforms was becoming increasingly restrictive for women and the challenge to ensure […]


Senate body takes notice of immoral video clips on social media

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ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate’s Committee on Interior Senator Abdul Rehman Malik has taken notice of showing derogatory, objectionable, immoral and defamatory contents and vulgar video clips through Facebook, twitter, Tiktok, YouTube on social media and directed the FIA to take immediate action against those account holders who were releasing these immoral contents on the social media […]


Rights ministry told to notify rules to implement transgender persons’ law

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The Sindh High Court has directed the ministry of human rights to notify rules and all relevant guidelines within two months and implement the Transgender Persons (protection of rights) Act, 2018. The direction came during a hearing of a petition of M Tariq Mansoor, an advocate, seeking full and effective participation of transgender persons and […]


Expert discusses benefits of digital advertisement

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The country head of YouTube in Singapore shared with the only Pakistani to have over 2.5 million subscribers on YouTube, Nadir Ali Shah, that by 2023, YouTube FanFest will take place in Pakistan. The FanFest gathers YouTube’s biggest stars from screens to live stages all over the world, and celebrates their freedom to be heard, […]


Implementation of law to protect transgenders’ rights ordered

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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has expressed displeasure over non-implementation of a law aimed at protecting the rights of transgender persons and directed the ministry of human rights to notify its rules and implement the law within two months. A two-judge bench headed by Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar observed that there was no cavil to […]


Physiogel sponsors Fashion Pakistan Week Fall 2019

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The leading skin care brand Physiogel was the official red-carpet sponsor for Fashion Pakistan Week. Ayesha Omer, the official brand ambassador for Physiogel was present at the star-studded event. Ayesha Omer’s personality exudes confidence and grace which resonates with Physiogel’s core ideology “Feel confident in your own skin”. This is the reason she has been […]


Journalists urged to play role in prevention of HIV and AIDS in Pakistan

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Larkana: National and international experts have urged journalists to play their role in prevention of HIV and AIDS in the country, especially in the rural areas of Sindh and Punjab where a vast majority of people is living at the mercy of quacks, who are spreading not only HIV but also Hepatitis B and C […]


Police beat up photojournalists in Srinagar

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ISLAMABAD – Police in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) beat up photojournalists when they were filming anti-India demonstrations in Srinagar. READ MORE: UK Parliament to elect new Speaker to replace John Bercow on eve of dissolution According to Kashmir Media Service, at least three photojournalists alleged that they were beaten up by police personnel as they […]


When journalists are targeted, societies suffer, says UN Chief

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UNITED NATIONS: “When journalists are targeted, societies as a whole pay a price,” warned UN Secretary-General António Guterres as the world body observed the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. “Without journalists able to do their jobs in safety, we face the prospect of a world of confusion and disinformation”, said the […]


Women in journalism

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EVEN in the field of journalism, women are not spared the narrow interpretations of toxic masculinity regarding their behaviour. It has been revealed in a survey conducted by the nonprofit initiative Media Matters for Democracy that online harassment affects the work of 95pc of women journalists in Pakistan. The report, titled Hostile Bytes — A […]