“Ismail, I will send you the money that you need, just give me address of the hotel you are staying in” said a friend with a worried voice on the phone. ‘Well, I liked the idea, and I am right at home so send it over quickly? I responded jokingly. ‘You are at home? But […]
PESHAWAR, Aug 19: The print and electronic media have regularly been using pictures and names of juvenile offenders and children in need of protection, contrary to the code of ethics given under different laws and by national and international organisations. Legal experts told Dawn that as the government had yet to declare such practices as […]
ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Panelists observed on Friday that timely access to reliable and authentic information was vital for good governance, as it ensures transparency and accountability in matters of public administration. They were speaking at a discussion titled “Disaster Watch”, which was hosted by Rural Development Policy Institute (RDPI) and the Practical Action South Asia. […]
LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Aug 14: Three music shops were damaged when explosive devices of mild intensity went off here on Monday night, officials said. Three other shops were also damaged. The three explosions took place inside the music shops in the Landi Kotal bazaar between 10:15pm and 11pm, said Rehan Khattak, the political tehsildar […]
LAHORE: A staff photographer of The Post was unlawfully detained by Defence Housing Authority (DHA) employees on Tuesday night when he was performing his duties on the Main Boulevard of the DHA. According to details, following several complaints received by the editor of The Post from the residents of the DHA that due to the […]
ISLAMABAD: Civil awards were conferred on 154 citizens, including the late Ednan Shahid, the founding editor of The Post, and 17 foreign nationals on the Independence Day in recognition of their outstanding services for Pakistan. The President of Pakistan will hand over the awards at an impressive ceremony to be held here on March 23 […]
Reporters Without Borders reiterated its call for the release of Munir Mengal, the head of the Baloch Voice TV station, who was arrested by police in Qalat, in the southwestern province of Balochistan, on being freed on 6 August by the intelligence agency that had been holding him at a secret location for the past […]
LAHORE (August 07 2007): The Lahore High Court (LHC) has dismissed a constitutional petition against the federal law and information secretaries and the Pakistan Television (PTV) managing director, accusing them of being responsible for killings in Jamia Hafza for allegedly provoking the inmates to stop surrendering after producing Maulana Abdul Aziz before media in Burqa […]
Karachi, August 07: Live coverage of bloody terrorist incidents promote objectives of terrorists to create terror, hence TV channels have been directed not to cover it live or rather do it with ‘time delay-filtration technology.’ Iftikhar Rashid, Chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) said this after meeting with Pakistan Broadcasters` Association (PBA) in PEMRA […]
MULTAN : Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Muhammad Ali Durrani and Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock Sikandar Hayat Bosan will formally open the regular transmission of FM-93 radio here on August 10. Station Director Radio Pakistan Multan, Manzoor Ali Tanha told APP that the initiative was aimed at bringing modernity in the […]
LAHORE: Advocate MD Tahir moved a fresh petition on Saturday in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the exhibition of the movie, Khuda Kay Liye, saying that it was against Islamic values and was a conspiracy to disturb law and order in Pakistan. The LHC office had returned Tahir’s previous petition against this film on […]
ISLAMABAD, Jul 4 (APP): Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has not granted permission to any FM Radio station to air foreign broadcasts. International broadcast practices in the developed countries also do not allow indigenous FM Radio stations to sell air time for international or national news, says a press release here Wednesday. However, PEMRA […]
Justice Azizullah Memon of the Sindh High Court on Friday extended till August 6 the stay order against the Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) order banning the broadcast of BBC news bulletins by a local radio channel FM-103. Pemra had recently banned airing news produced by BBC on FM-103, which was challenged in the SHC. […]
Journalists of district Badin held a protest demonstration against the arrest of the Bureau Chief of Sindhi Roz-Nama Awaz newspaper, in front of the Badin Press Club. According to details, more than twenty journalists took part in this rally. Haroon Gopang, Raziq Khooso said journalists have to face consequences in telling the truth. He urged […]
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