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Monthly Archives: January 2023

Media Colony letters distributed among journalists

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SWAT – Allotment letters of Media Colony were distributed among the members of Swat Press Club and Union of Journalists. President of Press Club Rafiullah Khan and President of Union of Journalists Essa Khan Khel, senior journalists Fayyaz Zafar and Shahzad Alam distributed allotment letters and medical checks among the members of Press Club. On […]


RSF wants ‘every lead probed’ to trace Arshad Sharif’s killers

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KARACHI: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has urged the Pakistani aut­h­o­­rities to pursue all leads to trace the kil­­lers of journalist Arshad Sharif, who was shot dead in Kenya in October 2022. In a statement, the organisation said much is yet to be discovered about the killing and offered some recommendations after it retraced Mr Sharif’s […]


Prime Minister (PM) says government attaches high importance to press freedom

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LAHORE – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Saturday said that the government attached high importance to the freedom of the press and media for transparency and accountability. The prime minister stressed upon enhancement of bilateral ties in the field of journalism between Pakistan and Germany. The prime minister expressed these views during his meeting with […]


Checkpost at Journalists’ Colony

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LAHORE: CCPO Additional IG Ghulam Mahmood Dogar on Friday inaugurated a police checkpost at the Journalists Housing Colony, Harbanspura. On the occasion, the CCPO said the real credit for the establishment of the checkpost goes to Chief Minister Parvez Elahi. He said the media and journalist community had a very important role in eradication of […]


Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Visits Lahore Press Club Journalist Housing Society

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Capital City Police Officer Lahore Additional IG Ghulam Mahmood Dogar on Friday visited Lahore Press Club Journalist Housing Society. The CCPO Lahore along with President Press Club Azam Chaudhry inaugurated the Police Check Post Journalist Colony Harbanspura. SP Cantt Raza Tanveer, DSP Baghbanpura Circle Atif Meraj and other police officers accompanied him. President Lahore Press […]


42 journalists killed in Pakistan in past 4 years, Senate told

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Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Javed Abbasi informed the Senate on Friday that 42 journalists were killed in the country over the past four years. Data from the information ministry, available with Dawn.com, showed that 15 of the journalists hailed from Punjab, 11 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and three from Balochistan. The deaths […]


Sedition Case: Court defers indictment of Shahbaz Gill

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ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Friday once again deferred Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former SAPM Dr Shahbaz Gill’s indictment in a sedition case, ARY News reported. Additional Sessions Judge Tahir Abbas Supra heard the case while prosecutor Raja Rizwan Abbasi and Shahbaz Gill’s lawyer Burhan Moazzam appeared before the district […]


Moot asks journalists to report facts countering fake news

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KARACHI: Highlighting the importance of disaster education and training, speakers at a workshop held on Thursday said journalists’ responsibility for reporting facts today was more than ever as the social media often spread misleading information. The national training workshop titled ‘Building Capacity of Health Journalists on Reporting Disasters Triggered by Natural Hazards and Human Activities’ […]


‘How social media is changing Pakistan’s society’

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2023 serves as a year of resilience, financial growth, and prospects of making passive income come in handy with the use of social media platforms. People, in general, love the idea of it because of two reasons. First, it is one of the best ways to make money online. Secondly, social media puts apples and […]


President of All Pakistan Chinese Overseas Youth Federation (APCOYF) To Showcase Pakistani Films In China: Aasma Butt

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President of All Pakistan Chinese Overseas Youth Federation (APCOYF) Aasma Ismail Butt on Thursday said China was a big market for Pakistani films, but for decades, besides the popular film “Mira Naam Hai Mohabbat” by Ghulam Mohiuddin and Babra Sharif, no notable film was showcased in China, but the federation was actively working on this […]


Pakistan wants to boost ties with Sweden in Information Technology (IT), Telecom: Amin

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Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telcom Syed Amin Ul Haque Thursday said Pakistan wanted to boost ties with Sweden and European countries in the field of IT and Telecom. “Pakistan has a conducive environment for investment especially in the IT and telecom sectors, adding that steps are being taken to introduce Pakistan as a […]


Blome meets Aminul Haq, discusses matters related to IT, telecom sector

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ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome on Wednesday called on IT and Telecommunication Minister Syed Aminul Haq and discussed various matters related to the IT and telecom sector. The meeting, which lasted for about an hour, had conspicuous significance in the wake of political situation in the country. However, Haq insisted no political topic […]


Fox Sports removes unsubstantiated news about Babar Azam

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ISLAMABAD—Fox Sports Australia has removed a piece of unsubstantiated news regarding the captain of the Pakistan cricket team Babar Azam from its website and social media. The news leveling severe allegations against Babar was based on a Twitter account of Dr. Nimo Yadav, which identified itself as a “parody account, athlete, research analyst, ex-Ranji player, […]


Mudassir Mirza remembered as staunch supporter of freedom of press

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The Karachi Press Club on Wednesday held a condolence meeting in memory of the late deputy editor of daily Jang Mudassir Mirza in which his son Advocate Wasiq and a large number of senior journalists participated to pay tribute to him for his journalistic services. The speakers termed Mirza’s demise a great loss for journalism […]