RAWALPINDI: Condemning objectionable remarks and false allegations levelled against superior courts and judges by an anchor of a private TV channel Mubashir Lucman, the Rawalpindi High Court Bar Association (RHCBA) has demanded of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to take a legal action against him forthwith. This demand was made during an emergency […]
Unfortunately, in our country there is no rule of law. The media is also playing an irresponsible role during this tough time. We often see one channel attacking another. Why we are silently tolerating this? TV channels are starting to look like wings of specific political parties. Our ancestors gave sacrifices for a cause. Quaid-e-Azam […]
Unprecedentedly high media polarisation in Pakistan has created confusion in society besides doubts about the media’s credibility, especially the electronic media. The level of this polarity is strong enough to evoke extreme media positions on the ongoing political stalemate in a vivid manner. Due to these consistent media positions, even general media consumers are in […]
LAHORE: Speakers at a seminar have urged the media industry to put in place mechanism to ensure self-accountability and self-regulation besides adopting a professionally responsible role by religiously following relevant rules and regulations. The Punjab University’s Institute of Communication Studies (ICS) organised the seminar titled ‘Role of Media in Current National Scenario’ in collaboration with […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court asked Salman Iqbal, the chief executive officer of ARY television network, and its anchor person Mubasher Lucman on Monday to justify airing a defamatory and scandalous talk show against the judiciary. Both are facing contempt charges for allegedly vilifying a judge of the apex court. A three-judge Supreme Court bench headed […]
KARACHI: There has been a shift from one dominant institution to multiple institutions in Pakistan which has transformed into an urban country where provision of goods is now a privatised process. These thoughts were articulated on Wednesday by political economist Dr Akbar Zaidi invited by the Karachi University faculty of arts to deliver a lecture […]
LAHORE: With the country celebrating Independence Day, Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif during his address to the nation requested the media houses for self-regulation and reviewing their role in the present political scenario. The PM’s request should be taken seriously for the sake of a healthy state of mind and promotion of democracy in Pakistan. […]
ISLAMABAD: Journalist associations across Pakistan Tuesday warned the government against adopting delaying tactics to meet their demands and made a categorical pledge that if transmission of Geo News and ARY Television was not fully restored in all parts of the country then they would also set up protest camps in front of the national and […]
Karachi: The cut-throat competitiveness of the Pakistani media does not escape even the eye of those not so familiar with its pretty regular shenanigans. That was the impression Terry Anzur and Linda Roth got when they recently visited the country to conduct a few workshops with local journalists. A Stanford graduate, Anzur has spent nearly […]
LAHORE: Millions of children are robbed of their childhood and are made to work, sometimes very dangerous jobs, in our country. The number of child labourers in Pakistan is estimated to be around 10 million, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) statistics, which is an alarming figure and what is more alarming is that […]
It became a hay day for unethical functionaries of television channels. Very likely, large amounts of money exchanged hands. It became a free for all. Television power could do anything. It could intimidate the civil machinery, politicians, businessmen and all such groups. Money could be extracted in every way. Plots were allotted to many. Sometimes […]
A pragmatic approach and rationality are very important factors in policy-making by parliamentary representatives to formulate bills and pass them. Our youth has so much potential and a pioneering approach but they remain unheard because of joblessness and a lack of platforms to express their views. In order to assess the social scenario of Pakistan, […]
Pakistani news channels — newsy or noisy! It’s ironic to see the deteriorating quality of news reporting and declining ethics in the overall media landscape. As a media professional, my day in the United States starts by scanning world news and ends by reading and watching news channels that are merely based on provocative talk […]
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all others that have been tried — Winston Churchill. I feel the same about the market economy. But when the two function side by side, the combination becomes too deadly for even the most modern and the most sophisticated societies. Corruption becomes […]
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