Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Arif Nizami on Tuesday urged the media from both China and Pakistan to play their due role in enhancing bilateral relations and trade ties.He said this in a meeting with a Chinese trade delegation from Kashghar, an autonomous region here.China has ...

WashingtonThe United States of America is currently undergoing a media revolution where more people are switching to digital technologies to get news instead of relying on traditional sources of information like TV and the daily newspapers. Daily newspapers in the US, this scribe observed during a ...

karachiRejecting the decision of Election Commission of Pakistan about re-polling on 43 polling station of NA-250, MQM continues sit-in outside the ECP Sindh office on Wednesday.A large number of party workers were present outside the ECP office with the demand to conduct re-polling in entire ...

  WASHINGTON The American print and electronic media is highlighting the election-related developments inPakistan, with major newspapers pointing out that the two main contenders for power — PML-N’s Nawaz Sharif and cricket legend Imran Khan — had pledged to limitUSinfluence ...

Indian terrorist Sarabjit Singh was an agent for Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) in Pakistan, Indian media reported on Monday.Sarabjit Singh had gone to Pakistan for an operation managed by a senior Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) official, who later became the external intelligence ...

lahore - PML-N spokesman Senator Ishaq Dar has stated that the caretaker Federal Government and the Election Commission of Pakistan should take notice of the PPP media campaign against the former Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif. Shahbaz Sharif has categorically denied his talk with the ...

Islamabad - Minister for Information and Broadcasting Arif Nizami has said that foreign journalists would be facilitated in 20 cities of the country for the coverage of general elections.Talking to foreign journalists in Islamabad on Monday‚ he said that security is a big challenge but ...

Media has increased awareness among people on social issues. It has provided a platform for common man to raise his voice regarding any issue. If the government isn’t doing its job, than at least we have a free media to support the people. But we must keep in mind to what extent media is ...

MOHAMMAD JAMILThis is the first time in the history of Pakistan that elections are being held after the assemblies and elected governments have completed their five-year term. Moreover, the neutral caretaker governments are in place as per provisions of the Constitution duly amended by the previous ...

ISLAMABAD - Former Supreme Court Bar Association President Asma Jahangir, counsel for two journalists, on Thursday contended that the apex court’s unverified uploading of unaudited accounts sent by the Ministry of Information had in effect defamed the good repute of the petitioning ...

LAHORE - With latest and widely shared post on facebook that carries the message: “We want a democratic demand between Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan” and dozens of other interesting political slogans, chit chat, criticism, favoritism, liking, disliking and comments, the social media has ...

NEW YORK  -  Despite their saturation coverage of the Boston Marathon episode, American print and electronic media found space to carry reports about former President Pervez Musharraf's legal troubles in Pakistan.Most newspapers and channels have been reporting about the activities of ...

AHMEDPUR EASTThe Press freedom Organisation and Rural Media Network Pakistan will organise two workshops on "Covering Elections 2013" in Ahmedpur East and Yezman on May 1 and 2, respectively.More than 50 district correspondents will attend the two training workshops which will be moderated by ...

Some 60 to 70 people were killed and hundreds were injured by an explosion at a fertilizer plant outside Waco, Texas, local media reported, citing the local emergency manager.The explosion comes as the United States was on edge as it pieces through deadly explosions that hit the Boston marathon on ...

This is the first time in the history of Pakistan that elections are being held after the assemblies and elected governments have completed their five-year term. Secondly, the neutral caretaker governments are in place as per provisions of the Constitution duly amended by the previous National ...

BAHAWALPUR – Newly posted District Police Officer Sohail Zafar Chattha said that the police would play its unbiased role for the conduct of peaceful elections as the top priority. “No one is allowed to carry weapons without permission. Closed circuit television cameras will be installed ...

BAHAWALPUR – Newly posted District Police Officer Sohail Zafar Chattha said that the police would play its unbiased role for the conduct of peaceful elections as the top priority. “No one is allowed to carry weapons without permission. Closed circuit television cameras will be installed ...

ISLAMABAD - Minister for Information & Broadcasting Arif Nizami, called on Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso at the Prime Minister’s House on Tuesday afternoon and discussed the media policy to be pursued by the caretaker government.Talking to Minister Information, the Prime Minister ...

QUETTA - Balochistan High Court (BHC) has issued notices to some print and electronic media for publishing and telecasting news of banned outfits.The court also issued notices to Director General Public Relations Balochistan to appear before the court, on April 17th.The notice was issued by a ...

ISLAMABAD - Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim has strictly directed all the ECP officials not to issue any statement to electronic or print media.In this connection, the CEC Tuesday issued a special notification barring the ECP officials from giving press statements and ...

SADIQABAD - PPP’s NA-197 candidate Murtaza Mehmood has pledged to serve the people if he is elected from the constituency in the forthcoming general elections. Addressing a press conference at the Sadiqabad Press Club, he expressed the hope that his party would get a landslide victory across ...

SADIQABAD - PPP’s NA-197 candidate Murtaza Mehmood has pledged to serve the people if he is elected from the constituency in the forthcoming general elections. Addressing a press conference at the Sadiqabad Press Club, he expressed the hope that his party would get a landslide victory across ...

MULTAN (APP) - Although electioneering is yet to gain momentum for the upcoming general elections on ground level, social media is abuzz with election hustle and bustle more vigorously as compared to the previous elections. Social media, which provides a true platform to general public to convey ...

Angelika W. Wyka describes the rise of Berlusconization in European polity in Kakanien.com as, “the godfather of Berlusconization is former Italian Prime Minister and media magnate Silvio Berlusconi. For Berlusconi, ownership of media outlets was clearly of great political value. “In ...

ISLAMABAD - The Election Commission of Pakistan is likely to finalise a code of conduct for the media covering the upcoming general elections 2013 to ensure dissemination of credible and unbiased news.  Officials told TheNation on Sunday that the representatives of media organisations, the ...

ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday launched Pakistan' first Exclusive English Channel of PTV-World at an impressive ceremony held at the PTV Headquarters, Islamabad.The ceremony was attended among others by Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira, federal ...

PESHAWAR - The United Rural Development organization (URDO), a Peshawar-based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) working for the betterment of internally displaced people of FATA, has conducted a media-training programme for the uprooted families aimed to provide them access to project their ...

ISLAMABAD  – President International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI), Dr Al-Draiweesh, Friday urged the media representatives to present real picture of Islam to the world for resolving misunderstandings in this regard. He was briefing the media representatives regarding upcoming ...

ISLAMABAD  - Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira on Friday said the role of media was imperative to fight the terrorist mindset."The government and its institutions can only fight with the individuals, groups or networks, but it needs the media's support to defeat the ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Tuesday stressed the need for media’s "more responsible role" in the country and said that the approach should be coherent with the national interests.Talking to a delegation of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) led by its President ...