• July 7, 2023
• General News, print News

KARACHI: The President, Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, and the Secretary-General, Sarmad Ali of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society have nominated Muhammad Awais Khushnood to head the Punjab Provincial Committee of the APNS as Chairman. Punjab Provincial Committee (Excluding Islamabad and Rawalpindi) Muhammad Awais Khushnood, Daily Sahafat, Chairman, and Mohsin Seyal, Daily Aftab, Vice Chairman, whereas the […]

• July 7, 2023
• General News, Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Marriyum Aurangzeb, expressed on Friday that the government fully believes in the freedom of the press and considers addressing the issues faced by journalists as its highest priority. She made these remarks during a meeting with a delegation of journalists, led by Abbottabad Press Club President Raja Haroon and […]

• July 7, 2023
• views and opinions

Social media, of late, has assumed the role of a pillar of statehood. It has overpowered the formal print and electronic media and is sought after as a valued application and a tool to disseminate genuine and instant reflexes of society. This is where it lands in trouble with the stakeholders of the state and […]

• July 6, 2023
• General News

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday once again allowed policing for the recovery of allegedly miss­­ing anchorperson Imran Riaz till July 25. An additional inspector general of police appeared on behalf of the Punjab po­­­lice chief as Chief Jus­tice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti resumed hearing of a petition filed by the father of the anchorperson. […]

• July 5, 2023
• General News

ISLAMABAD, Jul 06 (APP):Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday expressed deep grief over the death of the mother of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists President Afzal Butt. In a condolence message, she expressed condolences with Afzal Butt and his family. The minister said that a mother’s death was a great tragedy and […]

• July 5, 2023
• Information Technology

Federal Minister for Information Technology Aminul Haq has announced that global search engine Google has established its office in Pakistan. In an informal conversation with the media in Islamabad, the minister said his ministry is working on the social media rules with an accelerated pace. The matters regarding social media rules have reached the final […]

• July 4, 2023
• General News

Khyber   –  History was made on Monday, as the first-ever female applied for membership in the Landi Kotal Press Club. Jamaima Afridi, a resident of Tehsil Landi Kotal and daughter of a retired Khasadar Subedar Major, visited the local press club to formally submit her membership application to the club’s president. Jamaima Afridi holds a […]

• July 4, 2023
• General News

ISLAMABAD—Arifa Noor, a former resident editor of Dawn, has called the disappearance of journalist Imran Riaz Khan a “collective failure of our employers and press representatives.” In her weekly column in Dawn, Arifa maintained that the PDM government would be remembered as the one under whose watch Imran Riaz went missing. The journalist has been […]

• July 4, 2023
• General News

LAHORE: PTI Chairman Imran Khan has blamed the military for the alleged abductions of journalists when he was the prime minister. In an interview with journalist Mehdi Hasan on MSNBC, aired on Monday, Mr. Khan was grilled over the atrocities committed against the journalists during his reign in power when he brought up the current […]

• July 3, 2023
• General News

PESHAWAR: Like other cities of Pakistan and World, Sports Writers Association with the collaboration of Pakistan Sports Writers Federation celebrated World Sports Journalists Day falling on July 2 here on Sunday. Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, organized a wonderful event with Senior Vice President Pakistan Olympic Association and former Provincial Sports Minister Syed Aqil […]

• July 2, 2023
• Arts and Entertainment, General News

LAHORE: Stage drama is considered to be a great source of entertainment for the citizens, but some hall owners and artistes do not refrain from obscenity. The Punjab government has decided to take action against theatre producers, owners and artistes who perform obscene acts. Information and Culture Secretary Ali Nawaz Malik told a delegation of […]