Tag: Media

PCP chairman determined to preserve press independence

The Press Council of Pakistan (PCP), dormant since its establishment through an ordinance in 2002, as an autonomous and independent body to implement a...

‘Media can be effective in increasing public health awareness’

Media can play an effective role in increasing awareness about public health issues, said Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) Vice Chancellor Prof Masood...

Rape is no laughing matter

Sometimes, the value of a press conference cannot be encapsulated by a he-said/she-said report. It is what happens at the press conference that says...

Civil Society asks media to highlight Working Women’s Day

To acknowledge the contribution made by working women in society and discuss the challenges faced by them, civil society on Tuesday invited the media...

Nawaz Sharif should wait patiently for his turn: PM

Prime Minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani has advised PML-N head Mian Nawaz Sharif to wait patiently for his turn as PM of Pakistan, and not...

Media can play pivotal role: PM

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Saturday urged the media to play pivotal role to dispel the false and misleading impressions, being portrayed in...

‘Arab spring’ fails to bring media freedoms

The fall of repressive regimes in North Africa and the Middle East in the “Arab spring” has failed to usher in greater press freedom...

Hollywood, Bollywood hail media titan Jobs

Hollywood and Bollywood hailed Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on Wednesday as a titan of Silicon Valley, and a “rare original” who defined a cultural...

Bureaucrats warned against commenting in media

The federal government has directed all ministries, provincial governments and officers concerned to take “punitive measures” against civil servants contributing articles in newspapers and...

Fashionably late SRK apologises to media

He may be the Bollywood Badshah, but Shah Rukh Khan’s late coming at events has always got a thumbs-down from the media. The 45-year-old...

China’s media brands metro crash an ’embarrassment’

Shanghai's metro operator came under fresh fire Thursday, with Chinese media saying a crash that injured more than 280 people was an "embarrassment" to...

Sindh, Balochistan media groups join ILO’s gender equality drive

Many media groups of Sindh and Balochistan have become part of the “National Media Partnership on Supporting Pakistani Women’s Empowerment” – an innovative alliance...

Danish media hails first woman PM

Danish media on Friday hailed the country's first woman prime minister, a day after Helle Thorning-Schmidt and her centre-left bloc narrowly won general elections,...

Nisar hurt by media’s ‘propaganda’

Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Tuesday admitted that his wife and children were US nationals, but strongly reacted...

Malik files Rs 1b defamation suit against media group

Interior Minister Malik has filed a defamation suit in Islamabad High Court against a private media group for publishing a ‘false’ news story against...

Hate-mongers appearing on media, says Nawaz

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif told reporters at the residence of former provincial minister Dr Irfan Gul Magsi in Hyderabad on Sunday...

Inter-Media Cricket semis, final today

The semi-finals and the final of the G5 Inter-Media Cup of electronic media journalists will be played today here at the Wahdat Colony Sports...