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Daily Archives: April 18, 2023

Geo News anchor becomes fist Pakistani journalist to run Boston Marathon

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Geo News anchorperson Muhammad Junaid became the first Pakistani journalist to run the Boston Marathon on Monday. The 127th Boston Marathon featured nearly 30,000 athletes from more than 100 countries “Time has come. I may be the one running the Boston Marathon today but it’s not for me only I am running for all of […]


Heal the press

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WHEN I was employed at this newspaper and working on these pages in the mid-2000s, a colleague and I would call each other following a violent incident in the city to alert each other about routes to take to keep us safe. Later, we would discuss the incident in terms of where we thought the […]


Journalist Imran Mansab Khan, Naveed Satti deprived of cars in Islamabad

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Two senior journalists, Imran Mansab Khan and Naveed Satti were deprived of their cars early Sunday morning as car thieves cracked down in various parts of the garrison city during the early hours and took away their cars. Imran Mansab Khan is working for the state-run Pakistan Television (PTV) and according to the details, the […]


APNS requests Shami to head Government Press Relations Committee

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KARACHI: The President, Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani and the Secretary General, Sarmad Ali of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society have requested Mujib-ur-Rahman Shami to head the Government Press Relations Committee of the APNS as Chairman. They have also requested Muhammad Aslam Kazi to be Chairman of the Arbitration/ Dispute Resolution Committee. The members nominated on the […]


Sami Ibrahim Urges CJP Bandial To Take Immediate Notice Of Akash Ram’s Abduction

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BOl news marketing head Akash has been abducted on April 11 Protest camp to be set outside Supreme Court on Tuesday Supreme Court will be requested to hear the application at the earliest BOL News senior anchor Sami Ibrahim urged the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) to take immediate notice of BOL Marketing Head Akash […]


Can AI Completely Replace Journalists and News Anchors?

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The future of journalism can potentially go massive changes if the progression of artificial intelligence (AI) goes as predicted and takes center stage. Journalists and News Anchors have a lot to worry about as their careers can come to a sad and technological ending but to what extent is this claim real and how fast […]


Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act

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Since the country’s founding in 1947, Pakistan has had a lengthy history of controversial laws. Soon after independence, the country’s first constitution, which established a parliamentary form of government, was drafted. However, the democratic system was short-lived, as the country’s military intervened in 1958, imposing martial law and suspending the constitution. Over the next four […]


TikTok may be bad for privacy, but is it also harming our cognitive abilities?

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The United States government is considering a national ban of TikTok, a social media application used by over 150 million Americans. Although the primary reason for the ban is privacy concerns, it presents an opportunity to consider other potential risks. It is well known social media apps can negatively impact mental health outcomes, a fact […]


DGPR clears media houses payment on Lahore High Court order

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On the orders of the Lahore High Court, Directorate General Public Relations (DGPR) has paid Rs. 26 crore 662 thousand 628 to newspapers and channels for advertisements. According to the details, Pakistan Broadcasting Authority had filed a writ in Lahore High Court for payment of advertisements. Lahore High Court directed DGPR to pay pending dues […]


BOL News Reporters, Akash’s Brother To Approach Supreme Court Today

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Protest camp to be set outside Supreme Court on Tuesday BOl news marketing head Akash has been abducted on April 11 Supreme Court will be requested to hear the application at the earliest BOL news Marketing Head Akash Ram’s brother along with media reporters will approach the Supreme Court today. The Supreme Court of Pakistan […]


Journalists stand with Sadia Mazhar against threats and harassment

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Islamabad: Journalists in Pakistan are speaking out against the harassment faced by journalist Sadia Mazhar, who filed information requests under Right to Information laws. Mazhar’s requests were met with threats and harassment from public bodies, sparking condemnation from the journalist community. The Digital Media Alliance of Pakistan (DigiMAP) took to Twitter to strongly condemn the […]


Let Art Flow

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Thursday was a good day for Pakistani media. Against all odds, the Supreme Court issued a landmark judgement protecting the right to freedom of expression and information even for material that challenges the commonly accepted standards of decency. The ruling came after PEMRA filed a petition against ARY TV over the broadcast of a drama […]