ANKARA: Turkey’s pro-government think-tank SETA targeted many Turkish and foreign journalists working for foreign media outlets, including myself — I have been working for Arab News in Turkey for years — in an controversial 200-page report. The reporters, whose biographies and social media accounts have been profiled in the report, were effectively put on a […]
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Czechs alarmed as populist leaders take aim at public media
Czech journalists and media analysts are raising alarm over the “threat” to the country’s public media from mounting pressure on the press by populist politicians. Members of the bodies supervising the Czech news agency CTK, Czech Television and Czech Radio are elected by lawmakers and now press watchdogs warn that some nominees might affect the […]
Amnesty Scheme by Public for Politicians
The sacred month of Ramadan, which is full of blessings, is the best time to offer an opportunity to all those who have done any wrong in the past, and grant them forgiveness. The government’s announcement of an Amnesty Scheme is fully in light of the kindness and forgiveness we have been taught about and […]
SHC adjourns hearing on plea to make JIT reports public
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday adjourned until May 6 a petition filed by Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi, seeking to make public joint investigation team (JIT) reports regarding the Baldia factory inferno, Lyari gang war kingpin Uzair Baloch and former chairman of Fishermen’s Cooperative Society Dr Nisar Morai. A two-member bench […]
Public transporters
Sir: I would like to draw the government’s attention towards criminal behaviour of those operating the public transport system. Conductors on public buses often overload their vehicles and misbehave. They also over-charge frequently which leads to arguments and brawls. I, on the behalf of the public, request the authorities to make them bound to paste […]
Nero’s palace opened to the public in Rome
Razed to the ground by the Great Fire of Rome, Emperor Nero’s original palace opened to the public for the first time on Friday after a painstaking 10-year restoration. The ruins of the sumptuous “Domus Transitoria”, once decorated with gold leaf, precious stones and mother of pearl, lie next to a well-preserved 50-seat latrine used […]
Dilapidated health sector of Balochistan
Balochistan, despite being considered the hub of the CPEC project – a multi-billion economic project, namely the China Pakistan Economic Corridor, has one of the most dilapidated health sectors amongst the other provinces. This, sadly now, is in a dismal state. Regretfully, there are no good health facilities, and people are confronting numerous problems in […]