Tag: Media

Flurry of punches

Ready to roll with them Pakistan’s resilience to roll with the incessant flurry of punches, long after it has been written off multiple times, is...

Opp walks against media silence on Balochistan

The opposition parties in the Senate on Thursday staged a token walkout from the House against media blackout on unrest in Balochistan, suspecting that...

Canning democracy

It’s the peoples’ system and the people shall fix it Who says Pakistan’s political leadership wants democracy? Review the last week and give me a...

‘Media unable to change public approach’

The Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has planned to set up a “Media Foundation” in collaboration with the media to work for improvement in...

BBC welcomes Pakistan PM pledge to look into ban

The BBC said Friday it welcomed a promise by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to investigate the blocking of the BBC World News channel...

Media ethics in Pakistan

A vicious propaganda is being carried out on the media against President Zardari in the wake of his departure to Dubai for a routine...

Has social media overshadowed traditional marketing?

The author raises some interesting issues regarding the increased role of social media in modern day marketing. Facebook is becoming a great tool for...

Ani-what?

Ani-what?” was the general response I used to get when I told people I was an animator. That was three years ago. Things aren’t...

Training on women in media from today

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is going to launch the largest media training programme on a thematic issue in Pakistan’s history from today (Thursday)....

Conference to mark 10 years of independent broadcasting

A two-day national radio conference to review the successes and shortcoming of the the radio sector in Pakistan is starting here from today (Thursday)....

Rumour, again, has it

Our dysfunctional republic “Anything can happen in life,” quips Michel Houellebecq, “especially nothing.” The rumours that are making the rounds after the president left the country...

HRCP says banning channels is arbitrary and futile

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said on Friday that the recent ban on BBC World and other foreign news channels across Pakistan...

‘Go home BBC!’

Closure of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) News Channel in Pakistan witnessed mixed response from the public where some people took it as a violation...

Report studies media content in Pakistan

The Uks Research Centre on Tuesday launched ‘Talking back - II: From Passive to Proactive’, a report based on the outcomes of the project...

Germany committed to Pakistan’s free media; says ambassador

German ambassador to Pakistan Dr Michael Koch has said that his country actively supported the independent media in Pakistan because they were an integral...

‘FATA needs media reforms’

Can political reforms in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) succeed without media reform s in the region? This key question is at the...

Media ethics

Media is an important aspect of every society as it not only gives awareness to people but also gathers people on a common cause....