Karachi: For a democratic society to sustain, its media needs to be free, unbiased, positive, objective and transparent in its role, an interactive session was told on Friday. The session was organised on the topic of ‘The Image of the Journalist in Pakistan and the world’ by the US Consulate General for the students of the Institute of Communication and
LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has alleged that a report on threats to Pakistani journalists prepared by the Amnesty International is “biased, unfounded and malicious” aimed at damaging the democratic credentials of the party. In a recent report titled “A bullet has been chosen for you – attacks on journalists in Pakistan” the Amnesty said that members of Pakistan’s spy
LONDON: In Pakistan, journalists live under the constant threat of killings, harassment and other violence from all sides, including intelligence services, political parties and armed groups, Amnesty International said in a new report issued on Tuesday. The report –A bullet has been chosen for you – said that attacks on journalists in Pakistan, describes how the authorities have almost completely
ISLAMABAD: In an extraordinary development, Pemra Member Israr Abbasi, who is considered close to the establishment, after the authority’s crucial meeting on Friday said that the government was committing a suicidal act by not acting against the Geo TV as the ISI had moved a complaint against the channel. Israr, in fact, openly and clearly threatened the democratic government during
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Friday referred the issue of complaint against Geo News to the Ministry of Law for legal opinion after the majority of members contended that the authority could not handle it directly. The authority has sought the legal opinion of the ministry on the legality of the process adopted so far regarding
Washington: Renewing Washington’s commitment to a stable and prosperous Pakistan, a senior US diplomat has expressed the hope to accelerate the current positive trajectory in the bilateral relationship. According to a State Department statement released here Friday. US Deputy Secretary of State William J Burns, who met the country’s top leadership, expressed support for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s economic policies
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