By: Farrukh Saleem ISLAMABAD: A Google search under ‘Jesus blasphemy’ (PBUH) generates 84 million websites. A similar search under ‘Mohammad blasphemy’ (PBUH) and the search engine generates 25.5 million websites. Such is the world we live in. What are our options? Option 1: Appealing to the US judicial system. Under US law, crime has two […]
ISLAMABAD: More than 50 per cent journalists from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) have received threats of various kinds during last year while at least 33 per cent of the tribal journalists have faced threats of assault in line of duty. In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 87 percent of journalists surveyed have termed militants and security forces […]
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti on Tuesday visited Mardan’s Sarhadi Lutheran Church, which was set on fire by miscreants on last Friday, to show solidarity with local Christian community, and announced Rs30 million for the church’s repair/reconstruction. On the occasion, the chief minister told members of Christian community, including Bishop Peter […]
By: SHAHZAD AHMAD Addressing the subject of the anti-Islam film, “Innocence of Muslims,” which has sparked riots and violence across the globe including killing of the US envoy to Libya, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, “…our country does have a long tradition of free expression, which is enshrined in our Constitution and our law, […]
By: Sohail Khattak KARACHI: Gulistan Cinema is no stranger to violence: protesters stormed it after the US invaded Afghanistan back in 2001. But the cinema managed to survive with only minor damage. Eleven years later, on Ishq-e-Rasool Day Friday, it was attacked again. This time, however, it was completely gutted. As the city crawled back […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has asked the attorney general to present report within two days about measures taken by the government to stop operation of ‘YouTube’ in Pakistan. ‘YouTube.com’ contains the blasphemous movie, which incited the emotions of Pakistanis and the Muslims all over the world. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad […]
By: SONIA SADAF IS banning a website the solution to the problem? In a move against the blasphemous movie clip, the YouTube has been banned in Pakistan. I do not consider this step effective. Blocking a website, which is a platform for showing the world the reality, is not the right move to combat such […]
KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society has expressed serious concern over the ban imposed on Pakistani newspapers by the Afghanistan government and termed it a denial to the “People’s Right to Know”. In a statement, the APNS said the newspapers disseminated news and views and thus strengthened relations between the people of the two countries. […]
Violent protests that erupted against the anti-Islam film “Innocence of Muslims” took a heavy toll on media professionals in Pakistan. One media worker was killed and many others were injured as they covered the protests that turned violent in many cities of the country. Muhammad Aamir Liaqat, 33, “ARY News” television driver killed when police […]
Christian community took out a peaceful rally on Sunday to express solidarity with Muslims and protest against the anti-Islam movie, besides calling for enacting law at international level to avoid the recurrence of such attempts in future. The rally started from the Church situated near Swati Gate and terminated at Qayyum Sports Complex. Participants, including […]
There has to be a limit to senselessness. After all, human beings have been gifted with the capacity to reason and think. But we saw this ability vanish completely on Friday, as destruction struck everywhere. It is not known why a decision was made by the mobs to attack cinemas. Two were burnt down in […]
By: Tahir Khan ISLAMABAD: It is typical of the fourth estate to decry the state’s iron hand when it strikes loud and hard. The ban on Pakistani newspapers by the Afghan government has been condemned by Afghan journalists who have asked for dialogue between media personnel of either country. On Friday, Afghanistan banned all Pakistani […]
PESHAWAR: The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said it was aware of the ban on the Pakistani newspapers in Afghanistan and added a committee would be formed to address the issue. According to an Afghan Islamic Press despatch, deputy spokesman for Foreign Ministry Dr Faramarz Tamanna told a press conference in Kabul that the […]
SRINAGAR: The Indian government has ordered to stop airing of some Pakistan-based television channels including Geo in the held valley of Kashmir. The Kashmir-based cable operators said that they have stopped airing Pakistani channels from Friday on the directions of district magistrate Srinagar. They said they received an order copy from district magistrate ordering them […]
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