KARACHI- A new television channel for the Asians will start beaming its transmission from March next year. This was stated by M. Zaheer Khan, the Director Programmes of Asian Multimedia Network (MN). He said that the head office of the AMN will be in Abu Dhabi, but it will have a regional offices in Pakistan […]
PESHAWAR- In all seven newspaper, workers appeared before the meeting of the 7th Wage Board for newspapers employees to record their statements as witnesses. The 15th meeting of the seventh Wage Board chaired by Chairman of the Board Justice Raja Afrasiab Khan, was attended by the representatives of the newspaper employees. At the outset of […]
ISLAMABAD- Chairman of 7th Wage Board for Newspaper Employees, Justice Raja Afrasiab Khan said the final award would be announced by Oct 8. After the concluding session of the two-day meeting, Justice Afrasiab said the award would be announced according to the mandate given to the board. During the meeting, he said, 18 newspaper employees […]
ISLAMABAD- The 14th, meeting of the seventh wage board for newspapers employees was held in Islamabad. The board Chairman Justice Raja Afrasiab Khan presided over the meeting, and the representatives of the newspaper workers in the board attended the meeting including All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederation (APNEC), Chairman Abdul Hameed Chhapra, Pakistan Federal Union of […]
New York- The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemns the decision of Pakistani censors to order the removal of an article from the September 3 edition of Newsweek as a condition of the magazine’s distribution in the country. The censored article, titled “Talking is Dangerous,” highlights the prosecution of Shaikh Mohammed Younus, a professor recently […]
PESHAWAR- The tussle between Taliban Chief Justice and two Kabul-based Afghan journalists Mullah Asad Ullah Hanfi and Mullah Ghulam Muhammad Farooq resulted in their transfer from Taliban movements organ Daily Shariat sources said. Mullah Hanfi was the editor and Mullah Farooq worked as Assistant Editor of daily Shariat. Taliban have arrested them for publishing some […]
KARACHI- The correspondent of an Urdu daily, Rana Mohammad Akram was killed while two others including a minor were seriously injured in a hand grenade attack on his office at Subedar Bazar. It is learnt that an unidentified dacoit forced his entry into the office of Rana Mohammad Akram and tried to make the journalist […]
ISLAMABAD- Minister for Labor and Manpower Omar Asghar Khan called for creating a “culture of dialogue” to address issues facing the newspaper industry. Speaking at a function in memory of trade union leader Nisar Usmani, he promised to make efforts for creating an atmosphere conducive for all those associated with this industry. Chairman Seventh Wage […]
LAHORE- Freedom of Press does not find favor with any autocratic ruler whether he is an army general or a civilian. This was stated by Editor-in-Chief, The Nation, Majid Nizami during his speech at a special sitting organized in his honor, which was followed by question/answer session. The sitting was arranged by Punjab Union of […]
KARACHI- All the political, religious and Jehadi organizations have vehemently condemned the assassination of a journalist and a philanthropist in two separate incidents and demanded that the government should arrest the killers at the earliest. Secretary General Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Karachi in a statement termed the surge in target killings in the city, government’s […]
LAHORE- The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists has expressed concern over the killing of a Karachi journalist. In a statement PFUJ president I.H. Raashed said Asadulah of the Kashmir Press International (KPI) was shot dead by some unidentified persons. He said: “Journalists cover hazardous and dangerous assignments. If no protection is provided to them in […]
KARACHI- Four persons including a newsman were killed in separate incidents. Asadullah Khan, 28, was shot dead by unidentified men on city’s main artery, Sharea Faisal. As he was going on his motorcycle he was intercepted by the armed people near PAF base Faisal. Asadullah married and resident of Shah Faisal Colony, received a bullet […]
LAHORE- The Chairman of the Seventh Wage Board for Newspaper Employees, Justice Raja Muhammad Afrasiab Khan (retd), has appointed a Committee of employers and employees to arrive at a consensus for the settlement of disputes. The decision was taken at the conclusion of the two-day meeting, presided over by the Chairman. The committee comprises All […]
KARACHI- Dummy publications have no right to exist in Pakistan. No publication is small, or big, but the fact is that these dummy publications take away the advertisement share of regular publications. These views were expressed by the Editor-in-Chief of Nawa-i-Waqt group of publications, Majid Nizami, while speaking at a workshop on “Marketing and Management […]
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