KARACHI: President Arif Alvi here on Saturday said media with the capacity to shape public perception, for good or bad, about range of issues must be fully cognizant of the impact they create on the world in general and their targeted communities in particular.
Talking to a delegation of Karachi Editors Club (KEC) in a meeting held at Sindh Governor House, he said media could actually change global scenario.
In particular context of Pakistan, he agreed that proper training in the field of journalism was a crucial requirement but emphasized that concepts of morality and accountability must also be inculcated among the professionals as well as students of journalism.
KMC receives 24 fire tenders
Former mayor lauds Centre’s move, but rues lack of drivers, funds to operate new fire trucks
KARACHI:
The much touted about fire equipment procured by the federal government was handed over to the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation and other bodies at a ceremony held at the Sindh Governor House on Sunday.
Addressing the event, former Karachi mayor Wasim Akhtar lauded the Centre s move and chided the Pakistan Peoples Party-led provincial government.
It is good news for Karachi that an effort has been made to improve the service of KMC s fire department, said Akhtar. It was the responsibility of the Sindh government but it did not pay attention to his request in this regard, added the former mayor, while thanking the federal government for taking the initiative.
Corruption deep-rooted in Pakistan: Shibli FarazInternational 2021-01-31, by Editor Comments Off 1
KARACHI: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz Friday said corruption is deep-rooted in Pakistan, and it could not be eliminated in two and a half years.He said instead of creating hurdles in the projects, the Sindh government should facilitate the development of province, including Karachi. Talking to media here at the Sindh Governor House, the minister said the Sindh government was doing negative politics.
“Whether it is the islands project or the Karachi package, the Sindh government is unfortunately playing the role of a spoiler,” he said. He said first the Sindh government had issued a no-objection certificate (NOC) for the islands project and then all of a sudden it started raising objections. According to national media, the minister said the whole country knew the corruption stories of the S
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January 30, 2021
KARACHI: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz Friday said corruption is deep-rooted in Pakistan, and it could not be eliminated in two and a half years.He said instead of creating hurdles in the projects, the Sindh government should facilitate the development of province, including Karachi. Talking to media here at the Sindh Governor House, the minister said the Sindh government was doing negative politics.
“Whether it is the islands project or the Karachi package, the Sindh government is unfortunately playing the role of a spoiler,” he said.
He said first the Sindh government had issued a no-objection certificate (NOC) for the islands project and then all of a sudden it started raising objections.
Watch: Dog rides in style in Sindh Governor House vehicle with police protocol
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Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
A video of a dog riding in a Sindh Governor House four-wheel vehicle went viral on social media on Wednesday.
The dog can be seen with its head hanging out of the window with no one sitting beside it while a police vehicle rides alongside.
Minister for Information Science and Technology, Taimur Talpur, who posted the video, can be heard taunting the PTI-led government for the act.
Speaking to
Geo News, Talpur said that he filed the video after he came out of the Chief Minister House following a meeting.