KARACHI – Dawn’s assistant editor Zubeida Mustafa has been named as one of the winners of this year’s global Media Awards for Excellence in Population Reporting by the Washington-based World Population Institute on December 11. Mrs Mustafa received her award at a ceremony earlier this month in Rabat, Morocco. She had also won the World […]
KARACHI – Mr Salim Yazdani, former broadcaster and a columnist at an Urdu daily, presented his collection of published columns titled ‘Before 9/11 and after’ at the Pakistan Arts Council on December 09. Gen (retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch, former Governor of Balochistan, presided over the launching ceremony. It was addressed by Mobin Mirza, Yawar Mehdi, […]
ISLAMABAD – Participants of a conference on December 6, criticized the check on media and held the government responsible for crippling it which they said destroyed the foundation of democracy and the check and balance system in the society. The two-day conference on “Private media for a free and civil society” was organized by the […]
KARACHI – Obesity, attributed as the major contributory factor for all Diabetes Type Two cases in Pakistan, is itself assuming alarming proportions among the local youth due to sedentary life style and unhealthy dietary pattern. Speakers addressing a workshop “Fight Obesity and Prevent Diabetes”, held under the aegis of Pakistan Press Foundation in Karachi on […]
KARACHI – The government should offer equal opportunities for employment to women so that they could play decisive role in policy making. This was stated by Justice (retd) Majida Rizvi while addressing a two-day workshop on “Media and violence against women” on September 27. She said that it was responsibility of the government to bring […]
ISLAMABAD – Acting President Mohammedmian Soomro highlighted the role of media in projecting social issues and their solution. Addressing the consultation on ‘Pakistani Newspaper Problems and Responsibilities’, the acting president said, “Pakistani media should play its role with prime responsibility and utmost care in offering remedial measures to the social issues.” Soomro said: “The country’s […]
KARACHI – Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has been requested to be the chief guest at the 17th APNS Awards Ceremony scheduled to be held in the first week of December, according to a press release. The Executive Committee of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) which met under the chairmanship of its President Arif Nizami […]
KARACHI – Arif Nizami, Editor The Nation and President APNS and CPNE on September 22, said that freedom of media was basic element of democracy. He said the freedom of journalism in the country is result of tremendous sacrifices rendered by working journalists and owners of the newspapers. He was addressing at a dinner arranged […]
ISLAMABAD – The Oxford University Press and the Eqbal Foundation on September 17, evening launched a compilation of late Eqbal Ahmed’s essays on South Asia, in Islamabad at the National Library. Zia Mian of Princeton University, Iftikhar Ahmad, a scholar with the Pakistan Institute for Labour Education and Research, and Dohra Ahmed from Yale and […]
ISLAMABAD – Speakers asked journalists to highlight the fundamental rights of oppressed groups of society. The occasion was launching of a hand book/training manual on human rights, for journalists, by “The Network for Consumers Protection.” Acting British High Commissioner Mark Sedwill was the chief guest and a large number of print and electronic media men […]
KARACHI – Media can play vital role in promoting awareness about justice, peace and poverty alleviation. This was observed at the concluding session of a three-day national workshop on “Media and democratic governance”, organized jointly by the Pakistan Press Foundation and The Asia Foundation on August 31. Those who spoke at the workshop included Fatima […]
KARACHI – The annual general meeting of the Council of Newspaper Editors (CPNE) will be held at Islamabad Club, at 11 am on September 7, says a press release of the CPNE. Secretary General of CPNE will present its report in the meeting. Source: Dawn Date:8/27/2004
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