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Daily Archives: July 17, 2020

Shibli urges press officers to uphold Pakistan’s name in comity of nations

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz Friday called upon the press officers to perform with commitment and devotion to uphold the name of motherland in the comity of nations. He said this while addressing an orientation and sendoff ceremony for information group officers who had been posted in information sections of […]


Govt finalizes policy to check Covid-19 disinformation

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KARACHI: The government has finalised a framework to closely monitor both mainstream and social media for Covid-19 disinformation and directed media regulatory bodies to take strict action against individuals propagating ‘fake news’. Last week, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) had for­m­ed a committee under the chairmanship of Interior Minister retired Brig Ijaz Shah […]


Khyber journalists demand release of autopsy report of slain colleague

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LANDIKOTAL: The journalist community of Khyber tribal district has demanded justice for the family of slain journalist Hidayat Shah Afridi. The media persons have demanded that the autopsy report of the slain journalist must be made public, while the deputy commissioner of Khyber district must immediately pay compensation cheque to his family. A joint meeting […]


APNS condoles

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KARACHI: All Pakistan Newspapers Society president Hameed Haroon and secretary general Sarmad Ali on behalf of the office bearers and members of the Society, have expressed profound grief over the sad demise of Choudhary Asghar Ali Jatt – Publisher / Chief Editor of Daily Masafat Lahore. The APNS office bearers expressed their condolence and prayed […]


Distressed media

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TV ANCHORS must be trained to remain calm, objective and adept at navigating and defusing tense on-air situations. But in a recent evening talk show, one anchor reacted violently to his panellist. Viewers pointed out the undeniably political and gendered dimensions of his inflammatory outburst. But few saw the behaviour as pathological — irrational agitation […]


Governor Imran Ismail calls for speeding up shifting of TV cables from poles

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Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has stressed the need for speeding up the process of shifting Internet service and TV cables from the poles of K-Electric (KE) and other utility services in the city and laying them underground. He made this point while talking to a delegation of the Cable Operators Association led by its Chairman […]


PFUJ seeks withdrawal of contempt notice against journalist

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SUKKUR: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has said that the journalist community stands by court reporter Mateeullah Jan against whom a contempt of court notice has been issued by the Supreme Court over his tweet about the apex court’s judgement in the Justice Faez Isa case. In a statement, PFUJ president Shahzada Zulfiqar, […]