Importance of media literacy stressed
Though the landscape of Pakistani media — electronic and news media — in the country has expanded and dozens of Pakistani media outlets have been providing news 24/7, but to…
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The Verdict Imran Khan or Ayub Khan: Is PMRA the new tool to curb freedom of press and control media?
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) government in the centre recently approved the formation of a new regulatory body, known as the Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (PMRA). From now, all media, including print,…
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Media workers protest retrenchment, pay cuts
KARACHI: A joint workers’ action committee comprising representatives of media organisations, as well as trade and labour unions, set up a protest camp outside the offices of a newspaper on…
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Dawn scribe says PTI responsible for rendering journalists jobless
ISLAMABAD – Asad Malik, a reporter with Dawn, on Friday held the PTI government responsible for making more than 10000 journalists jobless. In a tweet in Urdu, he criticized the…
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Dawn staff calls for withdrawal of decision to cut wages
ISLAMABAD – The Dawn workers union has called on the management to review and withdraw its decision of cutting staff wages by 40 percent. The workers pointed out that slashing…
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Call for implementing right to information act
KARACHI: Speakers at a consultative workshop held on Tuesday at a local hotel expressed concern over delay in proper implementation of the Sindh Transparency and Right to Information (RTI) Act,…