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Monthly Archives: December 2021

Murder of journalist Aziz Memon: Court summons Pakistan People’s Party MNA, ex-UC Nazim on 15th

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KARACHI: The model court of district Naushero-Feroze, Sindh, has summoned Pakistan People’s Party leaders MNA Syed Abrar Shah and former UC Nazim Shahid Ikram Malik on December 15, 2021, in the murder case of journalist Aziz Memon. Journalist Aziz Memon, associated with a Sindhi-language daily, was murdered on February 16, 2020, and his body tied […]


Shehryar Afridi openly issues threats to journalist in France

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Chairperson of the Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir Shehryar Khan Afridi has come under fire after he misbehaved with the diplomatic crew on his visit to France where he openly abused a journalist who asked him a question. According to a report by Geo News, when journalist Younas Khan questioned him about where he discussed […]


Technological advancement increased significance of information manifold: Fawad

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Tuesday said that rapid advancement and spread of technology has increased the importance of information sector manifold. Addressing to the closing session of the Margalla Dialogue 2021, organized by the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI), he said that a few years back, it seemed that […]


President Arts Council Muhammad Ahmad Shah announces holding of “Independent Film Festival” in February to encourage young filmmakers

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Karachi: At the ongoing 14th International Urdu Conference at the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi, the session on “The Situation of Our Arts” was moderated by President Arts Council Muhammad Ahmed Shah. The other participants included Bushra Ansari, B Gul, Saifi Hassan and Asghar Nadeem Syed. On this occasion, Ahmed Shah said that “digital media […]


Elderly journalist comes under acid attack in Korangi

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An elderly journalist was injured after unidentified men threw acid on him in Mehran Town area of District Korangi on Monday. SHO Korangi Industrial Area (KIA) Police Station Inayatullah Marwat told said that some unidentified men threw acid on 66-year-old Arain and escaped. Arain, who is associated with a local newspaper “Karnama”, was sitting in […]


Joint movement by civil society, political parties for free press urged

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Veteran journalist Ghazi Salahuddin stressed the need for a movement for a free press to be collectively backed by civil society, the intelligentsia and political parties, to which Sindh Information Minister Saeed Ghani retorted that these issues are “beyond government level”, and the audience burst into laughter. They were speaking during a panel discussion titled […]


All Pakistan Newspapers Society condoles death of Iqbal Dal

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KARACHI: Sarmad Ali, President and Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, Secretary General of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society have expressed profound grief on behalf of APNS office-bearers and members of the Executive Committee over the sad demise of Iqbal Dal, Editor, Daily Hilal-e-Pakistan, Karachi. The APNS offers condolence to the bereaved family and prays that Almighty Allah […]


Missing journalist case: Enforced disappearances direct violation of Constitution, says Islamabad High Court

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ISLAMABAD: It is not the court’s job to find missing people, Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah said Monday, during a hearing of missing journalist and blogger Mudassar Naro’s case. Naro, a journalist from Lahore, went missing in August 2018. The IHC CJ said the presence of the Commission for Missing Persons is […]


Senior journalist Shabbar Aazmi passes away in Karachi

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KARACHI: Shabbar Aazmi, senior journalist and former president and general secretary of Karachi Union of Journalists, passed away here on Monday evening after a prolonged illness. He was in his 70s. Mr Aazmi, who worked for Daily Masawat and Daily Amn, was a fearless fighter for the cause of press freedom. He was a popular […]


Rehmani pays tributes to journalist Arif Qureshi

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The Convener of All Parties Hurriyet Conference Azad Jammu and Kashmir (APHC-AJK) chapter, Muhammad Farooq Rehmani has paid rich tributes to a young journalist, Arif Qureshi. According to Kashmir Media Service, Arif Qureshi, Chief Editor of “The Fortress”, passed away of cardiac arrest in Islamabad, yesterday. Muhammad Farooq Rehmani in a statement is-sued in Islamabad […]


New Right to Information Law of Balochistan

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Outside the Quetta press club on Shara-e-Adalat road here in the cafe area sitting a senior journalist Behram Baloch in his middle-ages who remain in the media field for 16 years. Balochistan assembly had passed the Balochistan Right to Information Act 2021 but it is yet to get to the practical arena owing to the […]


Lahore DC issued show-cause notice under Right to Information Act

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LAHORE: The Punjab Information Commission has issued a show-cause notice to the Lahore deputy commissioner for not making public details about the meetings, held for issuing no objection certificates (NOCs) for establishment of petrol pumps, and other related information. While hearing a Shamaila Irfan Vs. DC Lahore case, Chief Commissioner Mahboob Qadir Shah remarked that […]


Foreign Office beat reporter Tariq Wardak passes away

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ISLAMABAD—Reporter Tariq Wardak, associated with Daily Times, who covered the foreign office beat, died early Saturday morning due to cardiac arrest. In a tweet, the Foreign Office spokesperson expressed deepest condolences, stating that “We share the grief and loss of the bereaved family and his many friends. May Allah grant him the highest place in […]


‘Cabinet meeting minutes not secret under Right to Information’

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LAHORE: The Punjab Information Commission, pronouncing its historic decision, has told the Punjab government that it cannot keep secret the provincial cabinet meeting minutes under Article 19-A of the Constitution and the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2013. It declared that Section 24 of the RTI Act enjoyed the supersedural effect on Rule 31 of […]