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Journalists’ union to get grants from Sindh government

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Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon handed over annual grant cheques to Sukkur, Mirpur Khas Press Clubs and Sukkur Union of Journalists. The provincial minister presented Rs. 5million each to office bearers of Sukkur Press Club, Mirpur Khas Press Club and Sukkur Union of Journalists. The cheque of Sukkur Press […]


Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz vows ‘proactive’ implementation of journalist safety law to ensure media freedom

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Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday vowed the “proactive implementation” of the journalist safety law to ensure freedom of media in the country. Speaking at an event conducted to mark the ten years of the UN Plan of Action organized by the Journalist Safety Forum, PM Shehbaz said termed free media and freedom of expression […]


Hyderabad Press Club receives Rs26.5 million as annual grant

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KARACHI-Sindh Minister for Information Sharjeel Inam Memon, on Tuesday, presented cheques of Rs. 26.5 million as annual grant to Hyderabad Press Club. According to a handout issued here the provincial minister handed over to Hyderabad Press Club (HPC) a cheque of annual grant of Rs.25 million and another cheque of Rs.11.5 million for payment of […]


FIR of journalist’s killing registered on Supreme Court’s (SC) orders

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The Islamabad police on Tuesday registered an FIR of journalist Arshad Sharif’s murder following the Supreme Court’s orders. Three main suspects –Waqar Ahmed, Khurram Ahmed, and Tariq Ahmed Wasi – as well as others have been nominated in the case registered at the Ramna police station of the federal capital. The FIR was filed under […]


Arshad Sharif’s murder was ‘planned’: fact-finding committee

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In its initial report, committee dismisses perception journalist was killed in case of mistaken identity Senior journalist and anchorperson Arshad Sharif was deliberately killed and his attackers knew full well who he was before pulling the trigger. This has been determined by the fact-finding committee formed by the government on Arshad Sharif’s murder in Kenya […]


Larkana Press Club gets Rs5m grant in aid cheque

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On behalf of the Sindh government, President Pakistan People’s Party Women’s Wing and Sindh Assembly member Faryal Talpur and Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon have presented an annual grant in aid cheque of Rs5 million to the Larkana Press Club. President Larkana Press Club Zafar Abro and General Secretary Muhammad Ashiq Pathan received the […]


Joyland and its disputed ban

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Among the many other controversies, a new one has engulfed our country regarding the upcoming movie, Joyland and its disputed ban. The movie, before its official release, has already bagged four major awards, among them the ‘prestigious’ Cannes Film Festival award in two categories; the Queer Palm category given to LGBT-relevant content and the much-acclaimed […]


How to recognise fake news on Internet & report it

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“It is enough for a man to prove himself a liar when he goes on narrating whatever he hears” (Sahih Muslim) FORMED of inaccurate and misleading information and published or shared in media outlets and social media, fake news can be a dangerous way of obtaining information. This kind of news can be against a […]


Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) hands over Media Colony allotment letters to Swat journalists

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PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan on Monday handed over provisional allotment letters of residential plots in the Media Colony of Dangram Housing Scheme to the journalists of district Swat. A ceremony in this regard was held with Chief Minister Mahmood Khan as the chief guest. It is pertinent to mention here that the […]


Imran Aslam: a journalist with unparalleled strides

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On a chill afternoon at the auditorium of Karachi University in January 1993, an articulate man was enthralling the audience with his carefully chosen words on anthropology. I wasn’t aware that he was the Editor of the newly-launched The News. As the floor was thrown open for comments, the rebel in me made a couple […]


Law enforcement (LEAs tightening noose against blasphemers on social media

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ISLAMABAD: The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) was consistently tightening the noose against blasphemers on social media and netting the people who are allegedly involved in this criminal activity with every passing day. According to a tentative statistic, 62 blasphemers have been putted behind the bars so far, nine of them have been awarded the capital […]


Pakistan partly delivered on promises to protect journalists: report

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has partly delivered on promises to protect its journalist community, mostly through efforts by civil society, media and the UN since 2012, but needs to effectively implement new laws to ensure perpetrators of attacks on journalists are held to account, a new research report said. The report, ‘UN plan of action on the […]


Government College University (GCU) names School of Media Studies after Arshad Sharif

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Government College University (GCU) Lahore Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi on Saturday announced establishing Arshad Sharif School of Journalism. He made the announcement to rename the Department of Media Studies as Arshad Sharif School of Journalism. Dr Zaidi took the decision after meeting former Prime Minister Imran Khan at latter’s residence […]


Arshad Sharif’s killing: Inquiry report submitted to Interior Secretary

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ISLAMABAD: The investigation committee, formed to probe the killing of journalist Arshad Sharif, has submitted the inquiry report to Secretary of Interior, ARY News reported on Saturday. According to details, the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan sought the inquiry report about Arshad Sharif’s killing from Interior Ministry. The Secretary Interior will now submit the inquiry […]