By: Quddus Mirza “The question is the story itself, and whether or not it means something is not for the story to tell.” (City of Glass) Paul Auster What is news to everyone else is actually a story for its makers. Thus an ordinary person is surprised to hear journalists’ comments like, “He did a […]
KARACHI: ‘Geo Asool’, the code of ethics Geo TV Network has framed for itself is being widely acclaimed across the country and the initiative has also been appreciated by important foreign personalities. After going through the manuscript of ‘Geo Asool’, leaders of political parties as well as of public opinion from all walks of life […]
JUST when the shock at the last grotesque outrage begins to wear off, Pakistani society seems to throw up a new incident to recoil at. As reported in this paper, the Supreme Court on Friday came down hard on the Punjab administration over reports that a woman had been stoned to death in a village […]
JOURNALISTS in the dock, media houses hurling accusations at one another, public skepticism growing. It’s time for the mainstream media in Pakistan, particularly the freewheeling and hugely influential electronic media, to assess where it stands and how to rebuild public trust and faith in an institution that is quintessentially Pakistani in its nature — there […]
TOBA TEK SINGH: A girl was allegedly kidnapped by seven men from her house in Chak 321-GB near Pirmahal on Friday night. Girl’s father Zulfiqar Ali told the police that Nasir Ali and his six accomplices barged in his house bundled his daughter Nagina into their car and fled. Separately, 15-year old Sidra was allegedly […]
MULTAN: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday said those involved in alleged stoning of a woman to death at Khanewal will not be spared and the justice will be ensured in the case. After meeting with the heirs of the victim, Mariam Bibi, who was allegedly killed for cutting grass from the field of a […]
LAHORE: PML-N President Nawaz Sharif said on Friday that the decision of the influential people to voluntarily present themselves for accountability was a commendable step that would strengthen democratic values and political traditions in the country. Nawaz hailed the petition filed by two well-known journalists in the Supreme Court, seeking review of the financial matters […]
By: SOHAIL SARFRAZ ISLAMABAD: Some top anchors/media persons of prominent television channels, showbiz personalities, cricketers and Parliamentarians have been accused of concealing their assets/income. They are allegedly involved in non-reporting or under-reporting of income in their returns to avoid declaration of sources. Sources told Business Recorder here on Friday that Directorate General of Intelligence and […]
HAFIZABAD: A woman killed her seven-year-old daughter in connivance with her fella in Village ‘Ghabrika’ and buried the dead body; police said.The tragic incident took place in the Pindi Bhattian police limits. According to the police, Farzana Bibi, a mother-of-three from Mandi Bahauddin, eloped with father-of-four Zafar Iqbal. The couple started work at a brick-kiln […]
The first thing they must do is to make their financial dealings completely transparent and regularly release financial reports that lead to increased accountability. Rather than playing its role as a disinterested purveyor of news, the Pakistani media has always seemed to have craved becoming a political actor itself. From magnates who seek power through […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday severely reprimanded the Punjab administration officials for not acting against the henchmen of a landlord who stoned a woman to death in Khanewal. The court also issued strict orders to the Punjab police to arrest those responsible for the murder. It warned the Inspector General of Punjab Police that […]
Karachi: A woman was killed by her father over two failed marriages in the North Nazimabad police limits on Friday. Muqaddas, 25, was strangled to death by her father, Dilbar, in his residence in North Nazimabad Block-B Area, while she was sleeping. After killing his daughter, the accused went to the police station and confessed. […]
ISLAMABAD: The media can only give its opinion on the issues of national importance but cannot formulate policies, which is the domain of the elected Parliament. Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira said this on Friday while speaking in a television talk-show. He said that the Parliament could take input from media, […]
ISLAMABAD: Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) Chairman Raja Shafqat Abbasi has approved the constitution of Advisory Committee of Academia to assist the PCP on the issues related to the media ethics, their promotion and inclusion of ethics in curriculum, etc, and to give recommendations in this regard. According to a press release issued on Friday, […]
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