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Broad Contempt Powers Used to Censor Press. Pakistan’s judges should cease using their contempt of court powers to prevent the media from airing programming critical of the judiciary,Human Rights Watch said today. . . . →Read More:The SC shouldn’t censor media through contempt of court charges  Leave a comment  Media Check  Broad Contempt Powers Used to Censor Press,Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry,Constitution,contempt of court,criticism by the media,honourable judges of the superior court are criticised,judiciary,media,Pakistan judges,Pakistan:Judges Muzzling Critics in the Media,Pakistan’s independent judiciary,PEMRA,prevent media criticism,security,The SC shouldn’t censor media through contempt of court charges,threats of contempt of court proceedings The debacle in Islamabad today was nothing new. Torching the diplomatic enclave? We’re capable of much worse. A businessman who refused to partake in protests in Hyderabad was accused of blasphemy,and the police registered a case against him. I supposed Haji Nasrullah Khan won’t be doing much business in Hyderabad anymore . . . →Read More:Malice in Wonderland From a tool for state propaganda to playing whistle blower in high profile scandals,the media of a country yields incredible potential by holding the reigns to the sway of public opinion. The interminable manifestation of violence in the country fuelled by religious extremism has by design or default blackened more pages than any other . . . →Read More:The Inadequacies of Pakistan’s Liberal Media Leave a comment Media Check Ahmedi Mosque,antiradical papers,blasphemy law,bloodcurdling fatwas cum op-eds,case for blasphemy,extremism,fundamentalism,GEO TV’s obscene fixation with death,media,Nawa-i-Waqt,News of Quranic Verses,print media,propaganda to playing whistle blower in high profile scandals,religious extremism,The Inadequacies of Pakistan’s Liberal Media,Zaid Hamid It’s a cry you hear often from journalists in the West,and it’s easy to see why. A 2010 study in the UK estimated that between 15,000 to 20,000 journalist had lost their jobs since 2001,and the cuts have continued over the last two years. In the UK,the cuts have not just been at . . . →Read More:Journalism in jeopardy Is today’s news a modern form of drama? “Lights,camera and… ACTION!” No ladies and gentlemen,I will not be discussing the world of films. I would like to instead bring your attention to the world of news where the above phrase is very much used. . . . →Read More:Dra-Media One comment Media Check anchors,bomb blasts,code for coverage of terrorism events,Dra-Media,human right organizations,liberal media,mainstream media,media,media has made huge blunders in its reports,media is known to present inflated figures of victims,national and international matters affecting the nation,news,news agency,Pakistani media,parliamentary sessions,PEMRA,Samaa TV’s recent morning show,Shams-ul-Anwar case,talk shows,today’s news a modern form of drama,TV channels,world of news We all know what is wrong with Pakistan. We all read the newspapers every day. We watch TV,we watch the anchors and the video clips,we listen to the radio,and with a straight face,we acknowledge that we have become immune to violence,to hatred,to inequality,to greed,and to whatever happens . . . →Read More:The Solution to Pakistan’s Problems “I can take part in the competition even with my broken wrist. Please let me compete,” insisted 15-year old Ifra Wali,who had arrived in India with a 27-member ski team to represent Pakistan in the first South Asian Winter Games. In Auli,a ski resort in India’s Uttarkhand state,Ifra was practicing along with . . . →Read More:Despite Broken Wrist,Ifra Wali Wins Gold At South Asian Winter Games LAHORE –The graduating class of the Punjab University Fine Arts Department displayed their theses in Graphics in the department’s auditorium. Their works were presented on several topics and in three or four styles,where established brand names were used to present new ideas. For instance,Aisha Chughtai’s work was done keeping in mind the objectives of . . . →Read More:PU arts students target famous brands in thesis work | |||
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