MARDAN: Muhammad Bashir Adil was unanimously elected as the president and Akhunzada Fazil-e-Haq assumed the role of general secretary at the Mardan Press Club on Thursday. Other elected members include Faqir Hussain Hoti as vice president, Parvez Shaheen as finance secretary, and Khurshid Wahab as joint secretary. Muhammad Yaqoob Jahanzeb, the election committee chairman, issued […]
LAHORE, Dec 27 (APP): Caretaker Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi on Wednesday met Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi. Provincial Information Minister Aamir Mir was also present on the occasion. They discussed issues of mutual interest, solutions of media industry problems and initiatives for welfare of the journalist community. Murtaza Solangi […]
It’s still hard to figure out which is worse. Pretty and/or entitled brats with fancy connections landing high-paying news anchor/talk show host slots on TV channels, or news anchors/talk show hosts with high-paying jobs on TV channels masquerading as journalists? Regardless, their lack of professionalism – most of them, anyway – has been laid bare […]
GHALLANAI: Shakirullah Mohmand was elected president and Bashir Khan general secretary in the annual elections held for the Mohmand Press Club on Tuesday. According to the results, Ziaullah Mohmand was chosen as vice-president, Aurangzeb Babar finance secretary, Kifayatullah joint secretary and Abuzar Khan office secretary.The elections were held under the supervision of a three-member committee […]
Perception building of the Government by showcasing its people-friendly policies through public diplomacy and persuasive communication by employing various tools like press releases, press notes, media talks, seminars and panel discussions; and projecting softer image of the country by leveraging its rich repository of arts & literature, culture & cuisine, history & heritage, hospitality & […]
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Murtaza Solangi, has asserted that the government is committed to taking decisive action within the legal framework against the forced dismissal of journalists and media workers. Speaking outside the Parliament House in Islamabad, the Minister expressed strong disapproval of the practice of coercive termination of media professionals. Solangi […]
BARA: Kamran Afridi was elected president and Jehanzeb Khan general secretary of the Bara Press Club in the annual elections here on Monday. Iqbal Afridi was elected as vice-president and Qazi Muhammad Rauf finance secretary for the next one year.The election committee chaired by Islam Gul Afridi, with members Shah Nawaz Afridi, Shafiq Afridi and […]
MIANWALI: The members of the District Bar Association Mianwali observed a complete strike against the illegal raid by City Police on the house of lawyer and Dawn correspondent Khurshid Anwar Khan. The lawyers unanimously condemned the incident in which police violated the basic rights and demanded action against the SHO concerned. Meanwhile, the journalists of […]
Lahore Press Club members elected their office-bearers for 2024-2025 in a day-long polling here at the press club on Sunday. The new office-bearers are: President Arshad Ansari, Senior Vice President Shiraz Hasnat, Vice President Amjad Usmani, General Secretary Zahid Abid, Finance Secretary Salik Jalal and Joint Secretary Jafar Bin Yar. The nine governing body members […]
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader and former federal minister Aminul Haque, Rehan Hashmi and other party leaders on Saturday visited the Karachi Press Club (KPC) to participate in a protest organised by the KPC under the auspices of the Karachi Journalists Committee. They condemned the killings of journalists and the illegal sacking of journalists from […]
Renowned Pakistani author and journalist Mohammed Hanif announced on Saturday that he is returning the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, the third-highest civilian award in Pakistan, as a protest against the violence inflicted upon Baloch marchers. Hanif, celebrated for his works such as “A Case of Exploding Mangoes,” expressed his dismay over a video featuring a Baloch girl pleading […]
FROM military coercion to fatal attacks, journalists in Pakistan have lived through testing times. The current situation, however, is becoming more dystopian, with the media operating under heavy pressure, unannounced censorship and harassment. In a joint statement, journalist bodies CPNE, PFUJ and AEMEND have condemned the state’s overzealous actions to take away the media’s freedom. […]
The Lahore Bar Association (LBA) awarded lifetime membership on Wednesday to anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan in recognition of his “bravery… for raising his voice for human rights without worrying for his life”. This is the first time a journalist has been granted membership of a lawyers’ association. Addressing the LBA, Riaz said, “You can forcefully […]
SUKKUR: A journalists’ convention has urged caretaker Sindh government to stop mantra of deadlines and bring killers of the slain reporter Jan Muhammad Mahar to justice. Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists president G.M. Jamali said at the ‘Shaheed Jan Muhammad Mahar Journalists Convention’ organised by Sukkur Union of Journalists late on Tuesday evening that if […]
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