Low-paid Dawn staffers exempted from wage cut
ISLAMABAD – Less than a month after announcing 40 percent cut in staff wages, the Dawn management has decided to exempt those drawing monthly salaries of up to Rs50,000. An…
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Study journalism if you have the aptitude for it’
KARACHI: ‘Why should I study media?’ According to Kamal Siddiqi, director of the Centre for Excellence in Journalism at the Institute of Business Administration (CEJ-IBA), this is a question that’s…
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Rifts emerge within govt media team over PTV crisis
ISLAMABAD: Divisions and rifts within the media team of the government surfaced on Wednesday when federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said some special assistants and advisers to the prime minister…
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Home dept opposes transfer of convicts in Wali Babar case
KARACHI: Sindh home department on Tuesday opposed the transfer of convicts, accused in the murder of journalist Wali Khan Babar, from Larkana to Karachi Central Jail. A two-member bench, comprising…
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Information Minister continues to target PTV management
ISLAMABAD – Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry spoke out against the Pakistan Television (PTV) management Wednesday, but PTI leader Naeemul Haque quickly neutralized his comments. The minister, speaking at a…
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Talks between Dawn management and union over pay cuts fail
ISLAMABAD – Talks between the Dawn management and the workers union over wage cuts failed on Wednesday much to the dismay of cash-strapped employees. The union leaders met CEO Hameed…