Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières) protested today at Pakistan’s concerted efforts to stop foreign and local journalists freely covering army’s offensive against armed Taliban and Al-Qaeda supporters in Wana region of South Waziristan. At least four journalists have been arrested and a dozen more barred entering the area. The press freedom organization said government’s […]
LAHORE – Pakistan Embassy in Canada has render its full support for the mega IT event of Pakistan ITCN Asia 2004, which is scheduled to be held on August 9-11, 2004 at Karachi Expo Centre. A colossal amount of foreign investment is expected to be incurred by the foreign players of Canada in the IT […]
KARACHI – The Governor Sindh, Dr. Ishratul Ibad Khan said Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) is always a “trend-setter” and always performs well. He was speaking at a prize distribution ceremony of first private production Drama Competition, organised by PTV at Hindu Ghykhana. About 73 dramas took a part in the competition, out of which 36 […]
KARACHI: The journalists assigned to cover the Sindh Assembly proceeding boycotted these as well as the press conference of the chief minister Ali Muhammad Maher on Monday due to misbehaviour and insulting attitude of the police and security staff of the Sindh Assembly. The police at the assembly chambers did not allow the reporters even […]
KARACHI: Journalists covering the Sindh assembly proceedings on Monday boycotted the chief minister’s press briefing after they were maltreated by security officials and not allowed free movement inside the assembly building. Journalists holding valid entry cards were first stopped at the main gate. Later, some plain-clothed officials did not allow them to proceed to the […]
ISLAMABAD: The district and sessions judge, Islamabad, on March 20, removed the names of two newsmen from the list of prosecution witnesses in the sedition case against Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy President Makhdoom Javed Hashmi. Judge Asad Raza allowed the prosecution, on its request, to withdraw the testimonies of Mazhar Iqbal and Izaz […]
Article… In real terms, Pakistan is today the target of a media world war. Virtually all substantial news coverage and all analytical or editorial comments about Pakistan in global media and in the internal media of most nations are predominantly negative or hostile. In response to this relentless onslaught from across the planet, Pakistan is […]
KARACHI: On the invitation of Praphat Chantaharn, the Consul-General of the Thailand at Karachi, a delegation of Pakistani journalists will leave for Thailand late on Sunday night, where they will be welcomed by the Information Ministry of the Thailand. The delegation will remain in Thailand till March 27 and during its stay there, the senior […]
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), in the year 2003, 36 journalists were killed and 136 imprisoned for doing their jobs. CPJ’s annual survey, Attacks on the Press in 2003, documents instances of media repression in 95 countries. Such repression included assassination, assault, imprisonment, censorship, and legal harassment. The report noted that the […]
Letter to the editor… In our milieu, women are treated as possessions / commodities. Violent crimes against them occur all over the country. These are commoner in the rural areas as compared to urban areas where the literacy rate is high. Still reports of abuse of women there appear frequently. It is women in the […]
KOHAT: District Nazim Engineer Malik Asad has said that FM radio station is being set up here which will start regular transmission by the end of next month. He said the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation had acquired temporary building in the KDA township and necessary equipment had already arrived. He hoped that the people of southern […]
KARACHI: The initiative to boost trade among South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member countries through preferential and free trade pacts reached in January in Islamabad would definitely help improve the performance of various sectors of the economy, but opinions are divided over its impact on IT industry. Presently, the IT and software industry […]
BUREWALA- Wajid Bhatti, president Association of Analytical journalism (AAJ), has welcomed the government policies to introduce and promote television channels and said it would help promote free flow of information. Bhatti, a gold medallist in Journalism from Punjab University told a seminar that a flood of TV channels in market will bring about a positive […]
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Women Development, Social Welfare and Special Education on March 20, awarded Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah Gold Medal to 18 women for their outstanding performances in various walks of life. At an impressive ceremony organized by the ministry in connection with the International Women’s Day, President General Pervez Musharraf distributed gold medals and […]
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