• December 24, 2023
• General News

Lahore Press Club members elected their office-bearers for 2024-2025 in a day-long polling here at the press club on Sunday. The new office-bearers are: President Arshad Ansari, Senior Vice President Shiraz Hasnat, Vice President Amjad Usmani, General Secretary Zahid Abid, Finance Secretary Salik Jalal and Joint Secretary Jafar Bin Yar. The nine governing body members […]

• December 24, 2023
• Obituaries

LAHORE   –   Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi expressed his deep sense of sorrow and grief over the death of a known journalist and columnist Syed Taseer Mustafa. In a condolence message, the CM expressed his heart­felt sympathy and grief with the bereaved family. Mohsin Naqvi prayed that may Allah Almighty rest the […]

• December 24, 2023
• General News

Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader and former federal minister Aminul Haque, Rehan Hashmi and other party leaders on Saturday visited the Karachi Press Club (KPC) to participate in a protest organised by the KPC under the auspices of the Karachi Journalists Committee. They condemned the killings of journalists and the illegal sacking of journalists from […]

• December 24, 2023
• General News

Renowned Pakistani author and journalist Mohammed Hanif announced on Saturday that he is returning the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, the third-highest civilian award in Pakistan, as a protest against the violence inflicted upon Baloch marchers. Hanif, celebrated for his works such as “A Case of Exploding Mangoes,” expressed his dismay over a video featuring a Baloch girl pleading […]

• December 24, 2023
• General News

FROM military coercion to fatal attacks, journalists in Pakistan have lived through testing times. The current situation, however, is becoming more dystopian, with the media operating under heavy pressure, unannounced censorship and harassment. In a joint statement, journalist bodies CPNE, PFUJ and AEMEND have condemned the state’s overzealous actions to take away the media’s freedom. […]