Pakistan Media Praising India Latest 2015 Top

Ivanka Trump draws derision in India for praising migrant's hard journey home

US presidential adviser Ivanka Trump’s praise of an Indian teenager’s bicycle ride home hundreds of kilometres away is drawing criticism in India for being insensitive to the plight of impoverished migrant workers struggling in a lockdown...

The girl carried her father on the back of her bicycle for about a week for 1,200km, the two said on Saturday, one of the many out-of-work migrant families leaving the big cities for their homes...

Sedition case against Indian actress for praising Pakistan

NEW DELHI: An Indian movie actress who did not agree with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s description of Pakistan as “hell” and said she was treated well there has been accused of sedition in a local court...

“I respectfully disagree, but Pakistan is not hell,” Kannada movie star and former Congress MP Ramya said...

Pakistan among 54 nations praising China’s human rights record

UNITED NATIONS: China’s treatment of ethnic Uighurs in Xinjiang province came under debate at the United Nations on Tuesday, with 54 nations praising Beijing’s “remarkable achievements in the field of human rights” but 23 states assailing its record...

They included Pakistan, Russia, Egypt, Bolivia, the Democra­tic Republic of Congo and Serbia...

Video praising Panama Papers verdict goes viral

KARACHI: This weekend, while the tremors of the Panama Papers case verdict were still being felt in some parts of the country, a video released on social media by a group of youngsters that goes by the name of Karachi Vynz lent a lighter touch to the whole situation...

One of their media outlets got in touch with the group and did a little feature on their performance...

Electronic Media Code of Conduct 2015: Regulating the media

Given the context in which it has come, it is a case of better late than never: following the directives of the Supreme Court, on Thursday the Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and Heritage issued the Electronic Media (Programmes and Advertisements) Code of Conduct, 2015...

Yet despite the formulation of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Rules 2009, it has felt as though media organisations and their employees...

Warrants issued for four at opposition daily Sozcu in latest Turkish media crackdown

ANKARA: Turkish authorities issued arrest warrants on Friday for the owner and three employees of opposition daily Sozcu, state media reported, as the crackdown on opposition media widened...

Izmir correspondent Ulu said no one had come to his home and learnt of the apparent warrants from the media, the broadcaster said...

'Look at my media management': Maryam Nawaz remains tight-lipped on latest alleged audio leak

Another alleged audio clip of PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz surfaced on Tuesday in which she seems to be praising her "media management"...

In the short clip making the rounds on Twitter, the PML-N leader allegedly says: "Look at my media management...

New Delhi bound: Top 15 moments from Shaan-e-Pakistan 2015

After a smooth start on Friday, the three-day cultural event Shaan-e-Pakistan – heralded as a harbinger of harmony between Pakistan and India – is in full swing...

The festival kicked of with Eik Shaam Pakistan K Naam where the audience was enthralled by the famous qawal Amjad Sabri...

Bangladesh: Asia's latest top rivals

When Bangladesh battle India in the Champions Trophy semi-final on Thursday it will be the consecration of a new Asian cricket rivalry...

Few of the millions of Bangladeshis following at home expected Mashrafe Mortaza's side to reach the last four — that they are playing India has made the achievement even more special and surprising to the players...

4 stories that shed light on Pakistani media's failings in 2015

Motivated by higher ratings, there were occasions in 2015 when Pakistani media went overboard with its reporting and turned news events into blockbusters...

This question of protection of privacy is also a litmus test for how ethical the media is...

Electronic Media Code of Conduct 2015: Bad ads

It is a pity that the code regulating the functioning of the country’s electronic media landscape had to come from the government rather than the Pakistan Broadcasters’ Association...

But the failure — and given the context of the problematic journalistic practices that have become a hallmark of Pakistan’s raucous electronic media over the years — meant that somehow or the other, regulation had to be effected...

Iranian media say uranium stockpile exceeds 2015 limits

Iran's enriched uranium stockpile has passed the 300-kilogramme limit set by the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Monday...

Pakistan surpass India in latest ODI rankings

MULTAN: Pakistan have left India behind in the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings after completing a clean sweep over West Indies on Sunday...

Babar Azam’s side jumped a spot to fourth in the latest ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings after the series win over West Indies in Multan...

QAU clinches top spot in HEC university rankings 2015

ISLAMABAD: Quaid-i-Azam University beat out higher educational institutes across Pakistan to secure the leading spot in the Higher Education Commission (HEC) ranking of top Pakistani universities in 2015...

In addition to a list of top 10 universities overall, the best educational institutes in various disciplines have also been ranked...

Harmony through food: Pakistan-India cookbook wins at Gourmand Awards 2015

If there is one thing that brings all of us together, it’s food— and this was proven at the 2015 Gourmand Awards when a Pakistani-Indian cookbook Zaiqay Frontier Kay— Dera Ismail Khan Kay Bulay Bisray Pakwan won the World Cookbook award in 'Cookbook For Peace: India-Pakistan' category...

Speaking about the book’s recognition internationally, Aman said: "This cookbook is no way a mere collection of recipes but rather a tribute to the...