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PPP seeks Pemra’s action against media

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Friday requested Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to direct PEMRA to take notice of the section of media involved in negative campaign against PPP’s leadership. “PEMRA needs to take notice of the section of media involved in negative campaign against PPP leadership,” said Rehman Malik, addressing a meeting while […]


Imran-Sethi duel on social media heats up

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ISLAMABAD – The tug of war between PTI Chief Imran Khan and journalist-turned PCB Chairman Najam Sethi has once again intensified but this time the battle field is social media. After locking horns with the PTI chief, the journalist-turned cricket manager finally presented himself as a substitute to one of the major political parties of […]


PPP condemns attack on PTV building

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LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has strongly condemned attack on Pakistan Television (PTV) building during protests of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) in Islamabad on Monday. PPP Punjab President Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo condemned the ransacking of the transmission room of the state television channel by protesters, calling the action condemnable, […]


PPP opposed to govt moves against free media: minister

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KARACHI: Media persons covering the proceedings of the Sindh Assembly’s ongoing budget session staged a walkout in protest from the press gallery of the Sindh Assembly on Monday against the suspension of licence of the ARY News and illegal curbs on other news channels in the country. Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon rushed to […]


PPP Human Rights Cell demands constitution of NCHR

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Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party Human Right Cell has demanded of the government to constitute the National Commission for Human Rights without delay as required by the law. PPP HR Cell in a resolution expressed concerns in the delay of formation of NCHR particularly delay in appointment of its Chairperson. The text of the resolution is […]


PPP establishes social media wing in Lahore

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LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party Punjab has set up a full-fledged social media wing in its Model Town Secretariat, with Madam Jahan Ara as its head. It was decided at a meeting, which was chaired by PPP Punjab President Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo. The social media wing will be part of the media setup of the […]


Sufi culture is answer to rising extremism: Bilawal

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KARACHI: Patron-in-Chief, Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has emphasised on spreading message of love, peace and human fraternity to the nook and corner of the world besides truly following it in our country. “Let the world know about the saints and philosophers, we so fondly revere,” Bilawal stated this, in his message on 270th […]


Mohenjodaro 2014 — peace through culture

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KARACHI: The nation hit by terrorism, sectarianism and ethnic tensions burst into applause on Sunday night when young leadership of the Pakistan People’s Party announced to use one of the richest cultures of the world for promotion of peace in the society. “Terrorists want our country to have a primitive society …It is up to […]


Sindh opens cultural festival

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KARACHI: The Sindh Cultural Festival kicked off in Karachi on Sunday with great zeal and enthusiasm, and Pakistan-People’s Party Patron-in-Chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on the occasion saying the Basant festival would be celebrated in Sindh this season. Inaugurating the festival at the Mohatta Palace, Bilawal said he was a proud son of Sindh – the […]


PPP signs 15-point human rights pledge

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KARACHI: While commemorating the Universal Human Rights Day, Pakistan Peoples Party patron-in-chief Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday vowed never to compromise on people’s right to liberty, equality, non-discrimination, assembly and free speech. He was speaking at a ceremony held at the CM House to sign 15-point PPP’s human rights pledge solemnly undertaken to strive to create […]


PPP calls for human rights ministry restoration

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ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has expressed grave concern over the decision of the PML-N government to do away with the ministry of human rights and has called for its restoration, considering the enormous rights-based issues in the country. The incumbent government, since being sworn in, has placed human rights low on its priority list, […]


‘Ethnic bias’: role of TV channel criticized

A provincial lawmaker of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Rafiq Engineer on Wednesday demanded of the government to ban a private news channel for hurting the feelings of people of Lyari with “racial offence”. Speaking on the floor of the house during the Sindh Assembly session, the legislator said that private TV channel (not Aaj News) […]


‘Ethnic bias’: role of TV channel criticized

A provincial lawmaker of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Rafiq Engineer on Wednesday demanded of the government to ban a private news channel for hurting the feelings of people of Lyari with “racial offence”. Speaking on the floor of the house during the Sindh Assembly session, the legislator said that private TV channel (not Aaj News) […]


Media freedom part of Pakistan People’s Party manifesto: Kaira

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DINGA: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira on Sunday said that the PPP would seek people’s votes on the basis of its manifesto. Speaking after administering oath to the newly elected office-bearers of Media Council here, Kaira said the PPP-led government had launched several development projects in the country which were the […]