Tag: Media
Why ‘vigil aunty’ caused Pakistan media storm
It is a sunny day in Karachi and a young couple are stealing precious moments with each other in a private corner of a...
All grown-up now?
From 18 to 10
All portfolios are, ultimately, the chief minister’s portfolios. This has to be said slowly, soothingly, like one would to a child.
The...
An American defending Pakistan?
One was surprised to read an American scholar’s article in a leading English daily. For a while I asked myself, is he an American?...
Common man’s problems first, please
This is with reference to Nasim Zehra’s article published in Pakistan Today "Media is not the culprit here" on 31 January. It has thrown...
For many, a television show goes too far
One morning last week, television viewers were treated to a darkly comic sight: a posse of middle-class women roaming through a public park in...
British media, experts slam England team
The British media and cricket experts on Saturday lamented the England team for their capitulation to the spin duo of Abdul Rehman and Saeed...
‘Pakistani media is a source of confusion’
The Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) invited prominent short story writer, novelist, poet and journalist Anwar Sun Rai as the chief guest in the...
GCU organises lecture on media and libraries
The Government College University (GCU) library society organised a special lecture on the “Role of media in the development of libraries and promoting habits”...
British media criticises Saeed Ajmal’s bowling action
After Saeed Ajmal spun England out on first day of Test match between Pakistan and England by taking 7 wickets, British media has started...
Civil-military tensions
Ignoring the external context for our internal turmoil
In the last few days, a number of scenarios are being discussed in the media that could...
‘Military reluctant to share power’
The politicians, intellectuals and journalists, in a seminar titled ‘Civil-military relationship in a parliamentary democracy’ on Friday, said that the political forces in the...
4-day media workshop concludes at PU
The concluding ceremony of a four-day media workshop, organised by the Unified Media Club (UMC), was held at the Punjab University’s Institute of Communication...
Gas crisis
It is what it is
Just the way dams can only store water but not create it, good and effective management could have only delayed...
US pulls advisers from Afghan media centre
The United States has withdrawn its advisers from the Afghan government’s media centre following a news conference in which NATO air strikes and night...
The importance of debate
Asking the right questions vs Having the right answers
Writing is not something that comes naturally to most people. I confess I am one of...
Don’t blame the PM
It’s not what he said, it’s why he did…
Critics blame Prime Minister Gilani for opening a new front unnecessarily and subject him to scathing...
USAID launches energy efficiency media campaign
In the midst of Pakistan’s energy crisis, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a weeklong media campaign titled “Bijli Pani...
