KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has strongly condemned the attack on life of Col (R) Amir, GM Admin of Daily Pakistan and Roze News, Islamabad. APNS President Sarmad Ali, and Secretary General Mrs Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani in a statement on Friday expressed their profound concern on the murder attack on Col (R) Amir […]
Senior journalist and newspaper columnist Hassan Nisar is being called out by social media users for misbehaving and attacking female analyst Reema Omer on live TV on Monday. The two appeared as guests on anchorperson Aleena Farooq’s talk show, along with three other male guests including Sohail Waraich, Shahzada Iqbal and Arshad Bhatti. The topic […]
The Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi and Ahfaz-ur-Rahman Award Committee bestowed the Ahfaz-ur-Rahman Award for Courage of Expression to journalist Asma Shirazi and Freedom of Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 to author Amar Jalil at a ceremony held at an ACP auditorium on Thursday. The awards were given in memory of the late Ahfaz-ur-Rahman who […]
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Wednesday that 22 press clubs have been selected for the provision of digital studios and labs facilities this year. These press clubs will get modern studios and equipment, said the minister using his Twitter handle. This will enable local journalists to use modern techniques […]
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) called on Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi at his residence. The PBA delegation included Mir Ibrahim, Mian Amir Mahmood, Shakeel Masood, Naz Aafreen Saigol and Muhammad Malick, while Federal Minister for Water Resources Moonis Elahi, MNA Hussain Elahi and Senator Kamil Ali Agha were present on […]
KARACHI: Frustrated over delay in getting justice in the case of the murder of her husband Nazim Jokhio, who was murdered on November 3 for resisting the hunting of houbara bustards, the widow on Wednesday said that she has pardoned all the suspects nominated in the case, including Pakistan People’s Party MNA Jam Abdul Karim […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has remarked failure to place PEECA Ordinance before parliament proves ill-intent of the Executive. The miscellaneous applications against PECA Amendment Ordinance came up for hearing before a single bench of IHC, presided over by Chief Justice (CJ) IHC Athar Minallah on Wednesday. Adil Aziz Qazi from PFUJ, Usman Warraich […]
Chief Information Commissioner of KP Right to Information Commission (RTIC) Sajid Khan Jadoon Tuesday said that the main objective of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right Information Commission was to provide information to the citizens, control corruption and ensure good governance. He expressed these views while talking to media after the inauguration of first Appellate Forum / Divisional […]
The government barred private news channels from covering Prime Minister Imran Khan’s rally on Sunday. The administration stopped the private media from entering the PTI rally site at Parade Ground and media vans, which had arrived to cover the event, were stopped at Faisal Avenue, about 7km from the venue. However, teams of the government […]
On Friday, the Islamabad High Court observed that the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) amendment ordinance was promulgated in violation of Article 89 of the constitution since a session of the National Assembly had already been convened when the president promulgated the ordinance. IHC Chief Justice Minallah was hearing petitions by media bodies, political […]
M. Aftab, an eminent journalist and former Director-General of the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) passed away this afternoon, his family said. He was 84. M. Aftab was in a local hospital for the past two weeks after complications due to fluctuating blood pressure, his family said. He left behind a daughter and son. M. […]
KARACHI: The annual meeting of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) General Council held on Saturday unanimously elected Sarmad Ali as president, Jamil Ather as senior vice president, Shahab Zuberi as vice president, Ms Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani as secretary general, Mohsin Bilal as joint secretary and Muhammad Awais Khushnood as finance secretary of the society. […]
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Friday granted 10-day protective bail to Pakistan People’s Party MNA Jam Abdul Karim in the Nazim Jokhio murder case. The PPP lawmaker, who is in Dubai, through his attorney moved the SHC seeking remedy to appear before the trial court. His lawyer expressed the apprehension that the MNA might […]
PESHAWAR—Jamshed Baghwan, the Peshawar bureau chief of Express News Television was intercepted and harassed by three unidentified men outside the traffic police headquarters as he headed for work on Monday. Baghwan lodged the First Information Report (FIR) of the incident at the Shaqi Police Station. According to the FIR, three unknown individuals on motorbikes intercepted […]
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