KARACHI: Bilal Farooqui, a journalist associated with English daily Express Tribune, was detained from his home in Defence Housing Society by police on Friday evening, according to his family, friends and official sources. The chief of Karachi police, Additional IG Ghulam Nabi Memon, confirmed that the Station Investigation Officer of the Defence police station had […]
HYDERABAD: The PPP central spokesperson senator Maula Bux Chandio said that Prime Minister Imran Khan instead of becoming serious on rain disaster in Sindh was making fun of it. He was talking to media men at Press Club Hyderabad where he came to handover a cheque of Rs 15 million of annual grant on behalf […]
The news of PEMRA taking notice of content that goes against the religious, ethical, and moral values of the Pakistani society had surfaced a few days ago. PEMRA had given out a statement that had banned the re-runs of dramas Ishqiya and Pyar Kay Sadqay from airing on televisions. In the same statement, the fate […]
KARACHI: Senior journalist Qaiser Mahmood died here on Thursday, family and friends said. He was 69. They said that he was recently diagnosed with cancer and was being treated at a local hospital. His funeral prayers were offered at Masjid-i-Ali in DHA Phase VI and he was buried at Phase VIII graveyard. With a professional […]
ISLAMABAD: Chief Executive of the Jang Group of Newspapers Mir Shakeelur Rehman approached the Supreme Court on Thursday to seek release on post-arrest bail. The media tycoon, who has been under detention for months, filed an appeal against the July 8 Lahore High Court (LHC) order of rejecting his bail plea through his counsel Khawaja […]
KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Iftikhar Ali Shallwani on Wednesday said that the role of media is crucial towards the betterment of Karachi. “I have to work in accordance with the responsibilities and mandate given to KMC in Sindh Local Government Act 2013. I have nothing to do with politics and will perform my duties as a […]
KARACHI: Media workers from Pakistan’s 24NewsHD are facing the possibility of job-losses after the channel was suspended by The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and ceased operation on August 31. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ) condemn the suspension order and urge the […]
Sindh Human Rights Defenders Network (SHRDN) leaders said on Wednesday Pakistan did not have specific laws, policies or practices that protect human rights defenders and laws were therefore used to restrict the rights of defenders and criminalise their activities. Speaking at a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, SHRDN coordinator Ali Palh expressed serious […]
Impliticly, social media has an effective role in our lives. It chalks out various knowledgeable material to the people. But at the same time, it seems to be working as an invisible battlefield for the propaganda masters. It is used as a weapon to undermine a country. It leaves a deep impact on human mind. […]
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday voiced concern over growing instances of threats of violence against journalists and human rights activists in Pakistan, calling upon the government to take “immediate, concrete steps” to ensure their protection. According to media reports, the UN rights office said it had followed “with increasing concern” numerous […]
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority and Broadcasters Association has decided to formulate policies to regulate ‘immoral’ and ‘indecent’ content by entertainment channels. In a meeting in Karachi on Monday, PEMRA Chairperson Muhammad Saleem Baig and officers of the PBA discussed public concerns over the content run by online channels and agreed to form an […]
Five years ago, on September 8, 2015, a digital satellite news gathering (DSNG) van belonging to Pakistan’s largest television network Geo News, was attacked by unknown gunmen in the metropolitan city of Karachi. In the attack, a satellite engineer, Arshad Ali Jaffery, was killed. His colleague, the driver of the van, Anis Chauhan, suffered injuries […]
KHUZDAR: A journalist working for a private news TV channel was killed along with his two sons in a traffic accident in the industrial town of Hub on Monday, police said. Police said that Aaj TV reporter Abdul Sattar Mohammad Hasni was riding a motorcycle along with his sons when a vehicle hit it. The […]
KARACHI: President Arif Alvi has awarded ‘Tamgha-e-Imtiaz’ to renowned journalist and politician late Fareeha Razzaq Awan on her work on human rights and the efforts she had made during her life in solving the problems faced by women. The late journalist was selected from the category of Community Service. For 30 years she wrote articles […]
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