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 […]
Special Assistant to Chief Minister (SACM) on Information, Eman Shah, announced the upcoming launch of a media accreditation process by the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Information Department. Shah, speaking to the media after inaugurating the central office of the Gilgit Union of Journalists, stated that the accreditation process is expected to be completed by the third week […]
SUKKUR: Police on Monday claimed to have arrested two more suspects in the murder case of senior journalist Jan Mohammad Mahar. Mr Mahar was shot dead by unknown assailants who showered his car with a volley of fire when it was passing by the St. Saviour School on Queens Road in Sukkur late in the […]
A delegation of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) called on Yang Yundong, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China, in Karachi on Monday. The consul general welcomed the guests, reassuring them that his country would continue its unequivocal support for the development of Pakistan. He reiterated that the ironclad friendship between Pakistan […]
SUKKUR: The Sukkur anti-terrorism court on Tuesday granted interim bail to two suspects nominated as facilitators in the journalist Jan Muhammad Mahar’s murder case. The judge heard the counsels’ arguments and granted interim bail to suspects Bakhshal Mahar and his son Babar Mahar in the sum of Rs50,000 each. Mahar was assassinated in August near […]
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