Tag: Freedom
Sri Lankan journalist in hospital after attack
Unidentified assailants have shot and seriously wounded a journalist for an independent newspaper near Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, his colleagues and police say.
Faraz Shaukarally, a journalist...
Protesters in China call for press freedom
Hundreds of press-freedom advocates have gathered outside the offices of a liberal Chinese newspaper at the centre of a censorship row to call for...
Govt believes in freedom of Press: Kaira
Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira says the Government has taken solid steps for the development of media industry.
Talking to a delegation of All Pakistan...
Freedom of Expression for the morons!!
Freedom of Expression in the recent times is the most controversial right and many of us are unaware of what it actually comprises. The...
Misuse of freedom of expression also extremism: PM
Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Monday said misuse of freedom of expression was a sort of extremism, adding that it should be discouraged.
Addressing...
Pak Hindus and Sikhs enjoy freedom: Pakistan Sikh Council
Pakistan Sikh Council has rubbished claims of persecution made by some Pakistani Hindus and Sikhs who recently arrived in India.
Chairman of the Council Ramesh...
Online freedom sees setbacks, a few gains: study
Online freedom has suffered setbacks in many countries, but also some gains, amid the Arab Spring uprisings and political upheaval in parts of the...
Freedom of expression is good, misuse a crime
Urging the international community to take notice of incitement against billions of Muslims of the world, President Asif Zardari on Tuesday stressed the need...
Who is responsible?
The West, the Muslims and the freedom of speech
The dichotomy of freedom of expression and free speech in the modern world has ironically been...
Catalan leader says vast rally shows desire for ‘freedom’
A rally of more than a million Catalans calling for independence from the rest of Spain showed their desire for "freedom", the region's leader...
Freedom in capital letters
Mere nationals can do little against multinationals
We mere nationals have long learnt that the safest way to deal with multinationals is to bow in...
Obama vows religious freedom; defends key aide of Pakistani descent
President Barack Obama has pledged to preserve religious freedom in the United States, as he declared that last Sunday’s violent attack on a Sikh...
Pakistan protecting religious freedom, says Sherry
Pakistan is firmly committed to promote and protect religious freedoms and its parliament and government have been actively pursuing this goal, Ambassador to the...
Myanmar to free 46 prisoners: state media
A total of 46 prisoners will be freed in Myanmar to aid "national reconciliation", state media said Tuesday amid growing calls for the release...
‘Balochistan’s independence to spark civil war’
Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani on Sunday said that freedom of Balochistan would lead to a civil war in the province. Talking to...
Freedom of Balochistan means civil war: Aslam Raisani
Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Aslam Raisani on Sunday said that freedom of Balochistan means civil war in the province.
Talking to a delegation, Aslam Raisani...
PAL holds programme on pictorial account of travels
Traveling, especially a world tour, gives travellers freedom of mind and heart. People see remarkable aspects of the nature, which help them widen their...