Month: April 2015
Pak anchors presenting wrong statistics: 1.3 million Pakistanis in Saudia not 3m
By Raza Ruman The Pakistani media has been quoting a wrong statistics of “Three Million Pakistanis” living in Saudi Arabia since the Yemen conflict made headlines in the world. In fact not a single ‘investigative …
Yousaf Baig Mirza joins MSR after ‘sinking’ channel ’92 News’
By Sarmad Ali Islamabad (Pakdestiny) After ‘sinking’ 92 News of Kissan Ghee group, PTV famed Yousaf Baig Mirza has embarked on his new destination – joined Geo News. “The 92 News …
“Draconian” cyber crime law to be introduced in Pakistan
By Raza Ruman Islamabad (Pak Destiny) “Draconian” cyber crime law is likely to be enforced in Pakistan. The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication on Thursday approved the controversial ‘The Prevention of …
Hamid Mir says he may quit and write a book
By Bob Dietz Hamid Mir and I last saw each other in Islamabad in late January at a meeting of the Pakistan Coalition on Media Safety. Mir, a senior anchor for Geo News, seemed as …