Renowned journalist and former Managing Director of national premier news agency – Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) – Masood Malik Tuesday passed away after protracted illness. The funeral prayers of Masood Malik would be offered on Wednesday, December 11, at 11:00 a.m., at Sector H-8 Graveyard, Momin Masood, the son of deceased, told the APP. […]
ISLAMABAD-Federal Minister for Human Rights on Monday stressed to have pro-active human rights diplomacy to project country’s commitments to international obligations. Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr. Shireen M. Mazari said this in a panel discussion on “Human Rights Diplomacy” organised here. While addressing the audience, Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari spoke […]
KARACHI- The 15th International Book Fair came to a successful end on Monday as students from private and government educational institutions, literary people and Karachities joined in huge number. The international Book Fair Event kicked-off on Thursday, 5t December, which was inaugurated by the Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. The event was organised by Pakistan’ […]
ISLAMABAD: Urging people not to glorify corrupt elements, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said his dream of Naya Pakistan would turn into reality when the youth of the country exposed those who had looted the national wealth and stashed it abroad. “Although Naya Pakistan is in the making, the dream will come true only […]
A condolence reference was held to pay tribute to senior journalist and Bureau Chief of Urdu daily Nawai Waqat late Muhammad Usman Ajmery, here at Hyderabad Press Club on Sunday. Those who spoke included senior journalist and general secretary PFUJ (Dastoor) Sohail Afzal, Secretary Karachi Press Club Arman Sabir, secretary Hyderabad Press Club Muhammad Hussain […]
KARACHI:Scores of people from all walks of life attended the 15th International Book Fair yesterday (Sunday), as the event neared its end, scheduled to conclude today (Monday). Attending the fair, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leader Khawaja Izharul Hassan reflected that the provincial and the federal government need to extend support for organising such events, adding that […]
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Civil Lines police have registered a case against 40 unidentified people, including three nominated contractors of building department for hurling life threat at the media person covering a tender opening event at the building department. The police registered the case on the complaint of media person who stated that contractors tried to […]
Three respected literary personalities were presented life-time achievement awards on the last day of the 12th International Urdu Conference on Sunday. The award recipients, who were chosen by the office-bearers of the Arts Council, were Iftikhar Arif, Asad Muhammad Khan and Amar Jalil. Arif is considered one of the most important living poets of Urdu, […]
KARACHI: The four-day 12th International Urdu Conference rose to its crescendo at the Arts Council here on Sunday with Anwar Maqsood doing the honours at the concluding session in front of a capacity audience that comprised the literati, the glitterati and people from across the city. While keeping in line with the larger theme of […]
The apex court of the country unexpectedly halting a long-announced extension in the job of the army chief is as big as news can get in Pakistan, short of a prime minister being removed from office or one being hanged or executed – all have, sadly, happened. And yet, when two weeks ago a bolt […]
The meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Information & Broadcasting had more or less the same narrative that we are used to seeing from the government. When the subject of media freedom is brought up, intrinsic freedoms of speech and choice are usually discussed with the additional caveat of protecting the interests of […]
A number of sessions were held on the third day of the 12th International Urdu Conference on Saturday, including talks on Sindhi and Punjabi literature. Speakers in the session on Sindhi literature included Mumtaz Bukhari, Mazhar Jamil, Noorul Huda Shah and others. Dr Qasim Rajpar moderated the session. The speakers were of the view that […]
KARACHI: Whatever freedom the media enjoys today in the country was actually snatched by the media. Since independence, around 150 laws were enacted in various regimes to control journalism in Pakistan. Even today there are a total of 44 laws that are used to control the media in the country. Senior journalist Mazhar Abbas said […]
LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Fayyazul Hassan Chohan has offered former chief minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif money to pay lawyer’s fee to sue British ‘Daily Mail’ journalist, David Rose, over corruption allegations, if he didn’t have enough for the purpose. While addressing a press conference here on Saturday, he advised Pakistan Muslim League-N president to meet […]
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