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Protection for journalists sought

PESHAWAR: The local journalists on Wednesday staged protest against the killing of a newsman in Khuzdar, Balochistan. C arrying placards and banners, the journalists gathered protested the Peshawar Press Club and chanted slogans against the government. Speaking on the occasion, the journalists’ representatives said the government had failed to provide them security. They asked the […]


Stopping cyber bullying

THIS is apropos of the letter ‘Social networking for noble causes’ (Sept 13), in which the writer has highlighted the importance of social networking in making a better society. But with the pros, come the cons. Since social networking is contemporary, especially among the youngsters, I would like to accentuate on the cause of ‘cyber-bullying’ […]


JI women stage rally against hate film

KARACHI: A number of women on Wednesday staged a protest rally near Mazar-i-Quaid against the hate film, ‘Innocence of Muslims’. The rally was organised by the Karachi chapter of the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) women’s wing. Addressing the participants in the rally, Karachi JI Amir Mohammad Hussain Mehanti and other speakers demanded a global ban on the […]


Case against journalists withdrawn

By: Bari Baloch QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani has ordered for withdrawal of FIR registered against journalists in Quetta here on Tuesday. Balochistan Union of Journalists (BUJ) had staged a protest demo against the killing of a colleague in Khuzdar Abdul Haq Zehri who was also the General Secretary of Khuzdar Press […]


Judicial commission to probe journalist’s killing

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Rehman Malik on Tuesday said that a judicial commission would be constituted to ascertain facts about the killing of a private news channel journalist in Khuzdar. The commission, to be headed by a senior judge with members from journalist community, will find the facts about the killing of Abdul Haq Baloch, […]


Prime Minister announces Rs 1m for family of slain journalist

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday announced a financial assistance of one million rupees for the family of slain journalist Abdul Haq Baloch. The prime minister was talking to Senator Rehman Malik, Federal Minister for Interior who called on him at the Prime Minister House and discussed the current security situation with special […]


Journalists hold protests across country

By: Amanullah Kasi QUETTA: Journalists held demonstrations across the country on Tuesday in protest against the murder last week of a colleague and the registration of a case against some journalists who took part in a protest in Quetta on Monday. Members of the Balochistan Union of Journalists (BUJ) took out a procession in Quetta […]


YouTube likely to remain blocked in Pakistan indefinitely

By: Farooq Tirmizi KARACHI: “The decision not to block access in Pakistan had to do with the way the company serves content to its Pakistani users,” says YouTube spokesperson. Pakistani users of video-sharing website YouTube are caught between an unstoppable force and an immovable object: the government of Pakistan refuses to unblock access to YouTube […]


Freedom of expression and reaction

By: N. Elahi Ever since the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten committed the temerity to publish caricatures of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) in 2005 and defended it on the basis of the right of freedom of expression, the inviolability of this right has come under fire. It has become divisive and disputed. No doubt the perennial parameters of […]


Sindh Assembly passes resolution against blasphemous movie

The Sindh Assembly on Monday approved an adjournment motion with a unanimous vote to denounce the anti-Islam film. The lawmakers called for global legislation on blasphemy like the western nations have done against the denial of holocaust of Jews in Europe during World War II. The motion was tabled by Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) during […]


YouTube ban and the awry aftermath

The YouTube ban in Pakistan entered into its third week yesterday. Government had issued orders last month to impose a blanket ban on the video sharing website in response to a blasphemous, sacrilegious video that caused outrage and indignation among Muslims. Reportedly, this decision was taken after Google Inc., the parent company of YouTube, refused […]


Thousands take part in anti-US rally in Peshawar

Thousands of workers hailing from different religious parties and DPC alliance factions participated in Difa-e-Pakistan Council “Hurmat-e-Rasool (PBUH)” march, held to denounce the anti-Islam film agitating Muslims around the world, and against the resumption of Nato supplies, drone attacks and military operation in Fata. The DPC march started from Al-Markaz-e-Islami, Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Provincial Head Office, […]


Rallies against anti-Islam film continue

LAHORE: Rallies and protests against the US blasphemous movie continued on Monday as Alami Tanzim Ahle Sunnat and Idara Sirat Mustaqim took out rallies to press for severing ties with the US and expelling its diplomats. The ATAS rally began from Gujrat early in the morning as a motorcade of slogan-chanting and flags-waving enthusiasts reached […]


The tragedy of journalists in Balochistan

By: Hamid Mir ISLAMABAD: Although journalism is considered to be a risky profession across the globe now, in countries like Pakistan it is turning into a deadly profession. The September 29th target killing of a TV reporter Abdul Haq Baloch in the Khuzdar district of the trouble-stricken Balochistan has compelled his fellow journalists to stop […]