JARANWALA: A 10-member delegation of international media visited Jaranwala today after the government of Pakistan repaired and renovated the Churches destroyed in the Jaranwala incident. According to the reports, correspondents of AFP, BBC Washington Post, Russia Today, DPA Germany, Lacroix France Anadolu News Agency, NHK Japan and Arab News were included in the delegation. In […]
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has deplored alleged “co-option of the media”. It has claimed that powers that be are compelling media houses to broadcast interviews of the PTI politicians, who went missing after May 9 riots and, on being recovered, disassociated publicly from their party. “Such authoritarian tactics are an affront to […]
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has emphasized the newspapers can play pivotal role in fostering a culture that respects diversity and diverse opinions. He was talking a delegation of Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors led by its President Irshad Arif in Islamabad on Thursday. The delegation apprised the Prime Minister of problems being faced by […]
MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 11 (APP): The Minister of the government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Javed Ayub, has pledged Rs 1,000,000 from the Annual Development Program (ADP) to allocate fund for the construction of the District Press Club Hattian Bala building. He made this announcement while addressing a press conference in Hattian Bala here Wednesday. […]
PESHAWAR: A local court has issued notice to a digital news company over a damages suit filed by a senior journalist claiming that his employment contract was arbitrarily cancelled causing mental torture and stress to him. The additional district and session judge, Ijazur Rehman Qazi, fixed Oct 21 for next hearing of the case directing […]
ISLAMABAD: With over 200 Afghan journalists and their families facing deportation from Pakistan, a federation of Afghan journalists on Tuesday urged the Pakistani government to reconsider its decision to expel them from the country. According to data by the Pakistan-Afghan International Forum of Journalists, at least 650 media workers fled to Pakistan fearing persecution at […]
A seven-year-old girl, who went missing from Faisalabad, was found dead after being ‘raped’, said police on Wednesday. As per Dajkot police, they received the complaint about missing a 7-year-old girl, Mehak, from Barran, Faisalabad on Tuesday night. Acting on the complaint of the father of the girl, the police swung into action and found […]
The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the human rights ministry and others in a case pertaining to prevention of domestic violence. The court also hearing the plea of removing civil judge AsimHafeez from office. The court comprised of Chief Justice AamirFarooq directed the parties to submit recommendations with regard to child welfare […]
ISLAMABAD-Pakistan Information Commission, in order to ensure the constitutional right of citizens to information, has summoned Vice Chancellor Air University to appear before the commission along with the case record on October 18. “In exercise of the powers vested in this commission, you [Vice Chancellor] are summoned to appear before the Commission or through your […]
PESHAWAR: Caretaker Minister for Information Mian Feroze Jamal Shah Kakakhel on Tuesday underscored the need for amending the rules governing the Journalists Welfare Endowment Fund to better support the journalists. He stressed the importance of proposing amendments that considered the financial challenges faced by journalists. About financial assistance, he pointed out the need for improvement […]
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to foster safe and responsible internet usage especially among the youth the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) organised a meeting with prominent religious scholars on Tuesday. The event was held to develop collaborative effort between the PTA and religious leaders to address the challenges of social media and the internet while promoting […]
While fulfilling her role of promoting “cultural similarities” between Pakistan and India, Zainab Abbas –acclaimed sports presenter— has reportedly left India citing ‘safety concerns’, following allegations of making ‘anti-hindu’ statements on social media. According to sources, Zainab Abbas was recently in India to cover the ICC World Cup. However, her stay took an unexpected turn […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) said on Monday that roughly 10 million women in the country do not possess a Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC), rendering them ineligible to be registered as voters, and called on the authorities to register the disenfranchised women in the electoral rolls. The PPP while expressing serious concerns over the […]
HYDERABAD: Journalists called off on Saturday week-long token hunger strike against police failure to arrest murderers of senior reporter Jan Mohammad Mahar, who was gunned down by assailants in Sukkur 56 days ago. Leaders of Hyderabad Union of Journalists (HUJ), which had staged the hunger strike, said the protest movement had now entered the third […]
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