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Facebook to promote voting registration resources to users

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ISLAMABAD – Facebook will start promoting voter registration links to all eligible US users. According to the company, it will pin links to the top of user feeds in the US for any users who are of voting age. An informational box will also give users data on how to register and will direct them […]


Poet, journalist Nasir Zaidi passes away

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LAHORE: Poet, journalist and broadcaster Nasir Zaidi passed away in Islamabad on Friday. He was 78. After a paralysis attack, he was being treated in a hospital in Bahria Town, Rawalpindi, where he had a heart attack and died of it. He left behind three sons and a widow. ARTICLE CONTINUES AFTER AD He was […]


PFUJ criticises Faisal Vawda for foul language, threats to journalists

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) took notice of foul language used by Federal Minster Faisal Vawda on social media against widely respected journalists, including Wusatullah Khan, Zarar Khurro, Mubashir Zaidi, Umar Cheema and Fakhar Durrani. PFUJ President Shahzada Zulfiqar and Secretary General Nasir Zaidi in a joint statement said it was shocking behaviour […]


Pakistani press club Belgium demands apology from Vawda over ‘obscene’ language towards journalists

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The Pakistan press club Belgium has condemned Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda’s obscene and derogatory language towards senior journalists. The PPCB, in a joint statement, said: “Faisal Vawda must apologise for his indecent derogatory language against respected senior journalists — Wusatullah Khan, Mubashir Zaidi, Zarar Khuhro, Umar Cheema, and Fakhar Durrani.” PPCB President […]


Pemra suspends TV channel’s licence

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Thursday suspended the satellite TV channel licence of Central Media Network Pvt. (Value TV illegally using name as 24 News) with immediate effect. A Pemra statement said Value TV, illegally using name as 24 News, was issued a licence for entertainment but it was persistently airing news […]