Establishment Division spoils Tariq Malik’s celebrations on June 20, 2021Tariq Malik might have celebrated his epic comeback to the top office of Nadra after the federal cabinet on June 8 approved his appointment. He might be busy receiving farewell receptions at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) where he is currently working. But the Establishment Division’s June 18 notification, which is exclusively available with […]
Speaker and listeners! on June 18, 2021Now when the opposition has decided to withdraw a no-confidence motion against Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri, filed last week, on the request of the government, the opposition may also give a second thought to their plan to come up with a similar motion against National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser. The opposition may stage an upset […]
Shehbaz’s new League on June 17, 2021Shehbaz Sharif is facing a two-front crisis: the family and the courts. He is in the middle of a smoldering summer and blazing accountability spree. Despite this, he has kept his composure intact. A few days ago, PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif stood shoulder to shoulder explaining […]
Pakistan-England cricket series: Watch it on Indian-owned Ten Sports when PTV can’t air it! on June 12, 2021In a total departure from the stated policy of Pakistan that sports and politics should not be mixed, The Federal Cabinet decided on Tuesday Pakistan’s all-white ball tour to England would not be aired by the state broadcaster PTV in the country as television rights for the event are held with an Indian broadcaster. Pakistan […]
The media doctor on June 11, 2021What’s the job of the person running/leading the public information department? “To create a positive image of the government,” one would say. Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Information, is a formidable foe to the opposition leaders in TV talk shows and lethargic officers in Sunday community bazaars. A month […]
Death toll in Ghotki trains tragedy jumps to 63 on June 8, 2021 The death toll in Ghotki train tragedy rose to 63 on Tuesday morning as rescuers retrieved eight more bodies from the wreckage. The collision occurred when Karachi-to-Sargodha Millat Express derailed near Daharki and as a result, bogies fell on the other track. The accident would have been averted had the railways issued an alert […]
Journey on deathtrap on June 8, 2021Whoever has led the Pakistan Railways – Khawaja Saad Rafique, Sheikh Rashid or his successor Azam Swati – the working of the public railways has always been questionable. Whenever there is a train tragedy, and such eventualities keep occurring every now and then, the government, the media, and the public keep calling for reforms in […]
No new media law without consultation with stakeholders: Fawad Chaudhry on June 6, 2021Declaring the purported draft of the media development making the rounds online as fake news, Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has made it clear in no uncertain terms that the PTI government believes in freedom of the media. To regulate print, electronic and social media, the government will bring in laws in consultation with all […]
No media law without stakeholders’ consultations: Fawad on June 5, 2021Declaring the purported draft of the media development making the rounds online as fake news, Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has made it clear in no uncertain terms that the PTI government believes in freedom of the media. To regulate print, electronic and social media, the government will bring in laws in consultation with all […]
Remembering Salmaan Taseer Shaheed on May 31, 2021Today marks the 77th birthday of Salmaan Taseer Shaheed, the founder of Daily Times. He was a brave man who never shied away from raising his voice […]