ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is probing into the Pakistan Television Corporation’s (PTV) former acting managing director Mustafa Kamal Qazi’s alleged corruption, which pushed the state-run organisation to the verge of destruction. The FIA is investigating the alleged misappropriation of Rs100million, which the former MD got released with the complicity of a contractor by showing […]
LAHORE: A privilege motion against Jang columnist Dr Safdar Mehmood was moved by Sheikh Allauddin of the PML-N in Punjab Assembly Wednesday. In his privilege motion, Allauddin stated that in a column appearing in Daily Jang on March 18, 2014, Safdar Mehmood used derogatory words and wrote baseless things about the members of Punjab Assembly. […]
Karachi: With the postponement of the polio immunisation campaign in 10 union councils over security concerns, officials associated with the drive have requested the media to keep the anti-polio activities hushed during the campaign. “Constant updates in the media, both electronic and print, about the campaign give the terrorists time to prepare,” said Dr Arif […]
By Saeed Rahman LAHORE: “To do interesting work, journalists will sometimes have to break the law,” said journalist Shahan Mufti. Mufti, along with journalists Zahid Hussain and Matthieu Aikins, was speaking at a session Reportage on Pakistan on Saturday at the Lahore Literature Festival. Mufti cited the example of the NSA leaks and the discussion […]
“Zulm ki baat ko, jehel ki raat ko, Mein naheen maanta, mein naheen jaanta” It has long been asking to be said. But who will say it? In a country where only twenty years ago one couldn’t see the pasture for the horde of holy cows, the cows were slowly butchered one by one by […]
Sir: It is pathetic to see that the media has, so callously, leaked the medical report of ex-general Pervez Musharaf. The reports were supposed to be confidential. I keep on asking myself how the media even managed to get hold of these reports in the first place. Now every television anchor and layman is posing […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday sought reply from a private TV channel’s anchor Mubasher Lucman for broadcasting defamatory programmes against Jang/Geo Group and its owners, and also from the Ministry of Information and Pakistan Electric Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) for not initiating action against the channel. As hearing started on Friday, the counsel […]
A powerful bomb exploded in old Sabzi Mandi area of Karachi on the night of December 20 which according to police was planted in a motorcycle. Authorities believe that former SHO of Mauripur, Sub Inspector Shafiq Tanoli was the target. Two people were killed and twenty people, including some policemen, were injured. As the details […]
Years after worrying reports that Pakistan has become the most dangerous country for journalists, a new eye-opening study published this week reveals that journalism has become the most dangerous profession for Pakistan. “With 24 television news channels airing relentlessly and a large number of daily newspapers, the statistics this year are more alarming than ever,” […]
I HAVE been dismayed watching endless talk shows on TV channels in the past month or so, discussing who the new army chief should or would be. Let these highly sensitive positions remain non-controversial by leaving these to the armed forces as they are their internal policy matter. I have a feeling that due to […]
ISLAMABAD: Media houses and journalists should not get close to political parties because it will not only affect their efficiency but also their credibility. The trend of investigative journalism is reducing because the media has been concentrating on daily issues. These views were expressed by Sherry Rehman, former minister of information and ex-ambassador to the […]
By: Kamal Siddiqi It is a pertinent question. How can we teach ethics to a journalist who sleeps on an empty stomach? Such and other questions came up in Karachi at a workshop conducted by the Coalition for Ethical Journalism, an alliance of organizations working for promoting media ethics in the country. When I mentioned […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has imposed Rs10 million fine on 10 entertainment television channels this year for violating code of conduct by airing excessive foreign contents, reveals a document of Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage. According to the document, the local channels were airing excessive Indian contents from the prescribed […]
During the last few years a mushrooming growth has been witnessed in Pakistan’s electronic media. This has played a pivotal role in creating political awareness among the people and strengthening the democratic institutions in the country. Besides many positive things, the media has also caused some negative and detrimental effects on the society. These different […]
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