ISLAMABAD: The nation is geared towards the first-ever election under the watchful gaze of vibrant media and new modes of social communication, said speakers at a seminar titled ‘Election-2013 @ Media’ and called for voluntary code of conduct to define the rules of the game. The seminar was arranged by the Centre for Civic Education […]
By: Anil Datta Karachi: Pakistan is portrayed negatively not only in the foreign media but in the local ones too. If the media, as an institution, decides to make a difference, it needs to slowly work strategies into the system that can help improve civil society. This was the consensus emerging from an informal group […]
The number of killings and harassment of media people in Pakistan is the highest in the world, even greater than what it is in war zones By Aoun Sahi Pakistan remained one of the deadliest nations in the world for the journalist with 90 journalists killed in the country since 2000. The situation appears unlikely […]
LAHORE, March 9: Hundreds of media persons took out a procession on Saturday and condemned life threats to senior photographer Azhar Jafri and his family by the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi. Pamphlets inscribed with threats to Jafri and his family were dropped at his under-construction house in the Journalists Colony. Similar warnings had also been spray-painted on […]
LAHORE, March 8: Three men riding a motorcycle resorted to aerial firing near a protest camp set up by some journalists seeking plots in the Lahore Press Club Housing Scheme. The incident took place at 11pm. Civil Lines SHO Abid Rashid said police had gathered information about the incident. He said the police had yet […]
KARACHI: Journalists covering Sindh Assembly’s proceedings on Thursday staged a sit-in protest at the entrance of the provincial assembly’s building against police torture of their colleague. A police man in plain clothes kicked at senior photographer. Zahid Redman fracturing his right hand finger just outside the assembly’s building. The incident drew journalists’ anger, who were […]
Karachi: Uks, in collaboration with APNS, has announced the results of first-ever Women in Media Awards exclusively for Pakistani women journalists. The awards will be presented on March 13 at a formal ceremony in Karachi. The Uks-APNS Media Awards – 2013 aim at generating better awareness and understanding of the fact that positive media content […]
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Action Plan against Impunity has been launched in Pakistan seeking support efforts to promote security and safety of journalists in the country. Pakistan is one of the five pilot countries of the UN Action Plan against Impunity. The UN plan was launched in a two-day international conference that concluded in Islamabad […]
By: Muhammad Anis ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday passed a unanimous resolution against anchorpersons, who are telecasting programmes against parliamentarians without verification of facts but for some personnel agendas. The parliamentarians, while unleashing strong criticism against a particular anchorperson, however, observed that majority of anchorpersons and journalists were performing their duties honestly. “It is […]
By: Iqbal Khattak ISLAMABAD: In little over two months this year, five confirmed journalists were killed in line of their duty – one in North Waziristan and four in Balochistan. Pakistan has been ranked the “most dangerous country” for journalists in 2009, 2010 and 2011. The impunity on crimes against journalists made the situation so […]
PESHAWAR: Pakistani Taliban have threatened to bomb a mobile phone market in Peshawar for the “shameless” selling of video clips, ring tones and accessories, officials said on Saturday. Some 60 shopkeepers received letters in the post ordering them to burn the offending stock, including memory cards and speakers for MP3 players, and stick to selling […]
By: Bari Baloch QUETTA – Cable Operators’ Association President Babrak Khan said on Sunday cable service had been suspended in 14 districts of Balochistan after receiving threats from armed groups and security forces. Babrak told a press conference here that 80 per cent people affiliated with cable business belonged to poor families and had been […]
Syed Ali Shah QUETTA: Armed gunmen killed senior journalist Mehmood Jan Afridi in Kalat town of Balochistan on Friday evening. Deputy Commissioner Kalat, Bashir Ahmed Bazai said gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire at Mehmood Jan Afridi in Bus Addah area of Kalat. He said the assailants managed to escape from the spot. Police and […]
ISLAMABAD, March 3: Columnist and anchorperson of a news channel, Javed Chaudhry, has contacted Kohsar police, after being threatened by an unidentified person. According to police officials, Mr Chaudhry filed an application in which he alleged that a person had been threatening him through two different phone numbers. A police officer said that First Information […]
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