Tag: Media

Media urged to evolve code of ethics

LAHORE Representatives of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and Lahore Press Club and South...

Taliban want media gag on govt negotiators

• Militants think statements by negotiators are hindering dialogue initiative • Two close aides of prime minister trying to ‘hijack the show’ for self-projection Though...

Reports on corruption continue to surface because of media: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday said reports on corruption continued to surface because of the media, and if there had been no media, corrupt...

No dialogue through media: Mehsud

  Criticising the government for not being able to take any substantial step towards peace talks, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud on Wednesday said...

Media responsible for prolonging Islamabad standoff: IGP

  Islamabad Inspector General (IG) of Police Sikander Hayat on Monday held the media responsible for prolonging the standoff episode carried out in Islamabad by...

Govt to leave no stone unturned in resolving media industry’s problems:...

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Arif Nizami on Monday said the caretaker government would leave no stone unturned in resolving the issues being faced...

We will hold free, fair elections: Nizami

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Arif Nizami has said the caretaker government is fully impartial and determined to hold free‚ fair and transparent elections...

Kaira urges media to frame code of conduct

Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has urged the media to frame code of conduct for itself. He was attending a meeting of the National...

‘Media must create space for women parliamentarians’ better performance and leadership’

The performance of female parliamentarians has proved to be better than their male counterparts’ in terms of business, questioning and legislation, while the negative...

Salman Khan is the king of social media

With the growing popularity of the social media sites like Facebook, Twitter & YouTube, and its influence on the youth of today, a channel...

Chinese media urges transparency over pollution

Public anger in China at dangerous levels of air pollution, which blanketed Beijing in acrid smog, has spread as state media editorials questioned official...

SC to name commission on 15th in media accountability issue

The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would announce on January 15 the composition of a commission along with its terms of reference (ToR)...

Foreign content should not be aired during prime time: NA body

The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Thursday suggested the government to ban airing foreign content in any language during prime...

SAFMA to propose South Asian fraternity at regional conference

South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) on Thursday announced that it will hold its eighth regional conference in Amritsar, India and Lahore, Pakistan from...

Egypt cracks down on satirists and media

An Egyptian satirist who has made fun of President Mohamed Morsi on television will be investigated by prosecutors following an accusation that he undermined...

Israeli attacks on media in Gaza criticized

Israel violated international laws by targeting media in Gaza during the November 2012 conflict, US-based non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch on Thursday said. During the...

Rehman Malik comes under Indian media’s scathing criticism

Interior Minister Rehman Malik came under scathing Indian media criticism by merely stating facts that no body wants to see the recurrence of...