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Posts Tagged ‘media’

Sports and Media

By Amin Rehman • Mar 17th, 2010 • Category: Entertainment

Sports, Entertainment, News and possibly every person in this age of information wants to be part of media in any manner possible. Gone are the days when press conferences used to be held to convey your message through the print media in some hotel followed by a tea party or lunch/dinner. I personally know some [...]



Media and Pakistan

By Amin Rehman • Feb 12th, 2010 • Category: Politics

There was a time when we had only one Channel named PTV and it used to stop broadcasting at midnight unless there was some special event like Pakistan Hockey match or Muhammad Ali’s boxing match being broadcast live. PTV helped to create a rival in the form of STN or Shalimar Television Network which created [...]



Media Wars: Geo Zardari Party

By Dil Nawaz • Jan 17th, 2010 • Category: Politics

President Zardari’s struggles against a ‘belligerent’ Geo News seems very strange,if seen in isolation. Supposedly Geo News is working for ‘freedom of expression’ previously against a dictator and now against a democratically elected president. Geo and its parent Jang group are well versed in judging the ‘trend of the time’.
Zardari is unpopular due his alleged [...]



La Musee - High Profile & Samsung Corby Launch

By The Partylicious • Jan 5th, 2010 • Category: Entertainment

High Profile Magazine and Samsung Corby were launched in an event called La Musee that was one of its kind. Collaborations between the leading fashion and interior designers, make-up artists, photographers, models, musicians and artists were showcased. People from all walks of life attended the event and appreciated the creativity of the artists.
The event was [...]



Desensitization of pakistani society..myth or reality

By Javed Akram • Jun 2nd, 2009 • Category: Politics

Nowadays,the media is all about the news .every hour and every 15 minutes viewers are flooded with breaking news even though the news may not be that important.Several of our leading news channels….in their competitive zeal..bombard users with little tidbits of news….whether tragic or happy.This has both positive and negative effects.With the unregulated media environment(yes [...]



You know you are from PTI when…

By Tanzeel • Mar 25th, 2009 • Category: Politics

You curse each and every political leader on earth.

You don’t hesitate to discuss personal life of Salman Taseer but don’t let anybody discuss Imran’s.

The only arguments you use to counter MQMites are “12th May”, “Altaf Hussain’s [...]



Media / Army / Laal Masjid

By Dr RazaHaider • May 20th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

a is appreciating that present trend and policies of media……………….we all need army ,not just to keep our self secure .



Empire strikes-back on the media!

By ALE-Xpressed • May 13th, 2008 • Category: Politics

All the channels and newspapers in the country have received a notice from the authorities saying they should not show the snapshot or news of any deposed judge before prior permission. Any talk shows or discussions on the Judicial crisis or the deposed judges have been banned.
The empire strikes back again on media attacking with [...]



The resistance continues !

By ALE-Xpressed • May 12th, 2008 • Category: Politics

FASTRising, SAC and YPL joined hands with the CCP in the demonstration in front of Governor House, Lahore on the Mall road , on Sunday, May 11th, 2008, protesting for the restoration of Judiciary.
It was good to see people showing up in good numbers. Heavy deployments of police were observed who formed a human-hand-chain around [...]



We are men of groans and howls

By Dawar Naqvi • May 3rd, 2008 • Category: Politics

We are men of groans and howls, Mystic men who eat boiled owls,
Tell us what you wish, oh King, Our magic can break any thing.
History witnessed Nawaz always creates FITNA for his own desires.
He always believes in destruction and breaking up the agreements.
Today he is with you but tomorrow he could be your enemy or [...]