PFUJ seminar on press freedom, resolution of media crisis today
National
March 17, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Representatives of mainstream political parties, trade union, civil society and human rights groups will address a national seminar on “Freedom of Press and Resolution of Media Crisis” to be organised by Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) today (Wednesday), says a press release.
The seminar is part of PFUJ‘s country-wide campaign “Enough is Enough.” PFUJ has dedicated 2021 to this campaign in which seminars, long-march, rallies and protests will be organised to raise voice against the prevailing media crisis and curbs on freedom of expression.
Under this campaign, PFUJ has already organised four seminars in provincial capitals and a social media campaign highlighting media crisis and challenges to freedom of expression. The national seminar will be addressed by Federal Minister for Information Shibli Faraz, former Senate chairman Mian Raza Rabbani, former sena
Four held with liquor
March 17, 2021
SARGODHA: Police Tuesday arrested four bootleggers and recovered liquor from their possession. Police of different stations arrested four bootleggers and recovered 250-liter liquor from accused M Iqbal, Mazhar Abbas, Liaquat and Ramazan. Cases had been registered against the accused.
World TB Day: The World Tuberculosis Day will be marked on March 22 and various public awareness raising programs will be organised in the district.
A talk on hurdles in quest of democracy
Karachi
March 15, 2021
The audience in the Jaun Elia Lawn of the Karachi Arts Council relished former Senate chairman Raza Rabbani’s response after journalist Mazhar Abbas asked him who “basically” within his Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) had opposed his nomination against Sadiq Sanjrani in 2018 for three more years. Rabbani smilingly replied: “Just my luck!” And then everyone laughed together.
They were present on the stage to conduct a session titled ‘In Quest of Democracy’ as part of the Sindh Literature Festival on Sunday afternoon.
Abbas started off the discussion by throwing a question at Rabbani that whether what they did to Federal Finance Minister Hafeez Sheikh during the Senate elections had happened to them during the voting for the chairmanship of the upper house.
March 7, 2021
With Yousaf Raza Gilani’s win against Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in the Senate elections, the PTI’s confidence seems to be plummeting
The theatrics around the Senate elections have finally concluded with a rather surprise end. Despite strenuous efforts of the ruling party, the PTI government failed to secure a seat for Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh as the former prime minister and joint candidate of Pakistan Democratic Movement Yousuf Raza Gillani defeated him with a thin margin of five votes.
Although a close contest was expected, given the PTI majority in the National Assembly, most political pundits were predicting a victory for Hafeez Shaikh with a margin of 5 to 20 votes. Surprisingly Gillani polled 169 votes, while Shaikh bagged 164. Seven votes cast for this general seat from Islamabad were rejected. However, on the women’s seat from Islamabad, PTI’s candidate Fauzia Arshad had a smooth sailing, defeating her opponent and PDM candidate Farzana Ka