‘Reporting based on biases resulting in irresponsible journalism’
Karachi
February 14, 2021
Reporters and magazines covering religious affairs need proper training and self-regulatory mechanisms to ensure responsible reportage because reporting based on inaccurate information and biases is resulting in irresponsible journalism.
This was the conclusion reached by the speakers who attended a recent three-day training session organised by the Voice Media Network (VMN), a non-governmental media development body, at a hotel.
A large number of editors and staff members working for various religious magazines and journalists covering religious beats attended the training session, whose main focus was on enabling journalists and writers to report on religious affairs constructively and in a manner that does not jeopardise peace and religious harmony.
Academia agrees on suggestions for promotion of peace, tolerance
Islamabad
February 12, 2021
Islamabad : Shaoor Foundation, National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) and Quaid-i-Azam University jointly hosted a round table conference of the Vice Chancellors from across Punjab and Islamabad at Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad here on Thursday.
The topic of the conference was ‘Academia’s Response to the Challenge of Extremism.’ Twenty two Vice chancellors attended the conference and deliberated upon the issue of extremism in Pakistan. They reviewed and approved the set of recommendations aiming at promotion of peace and tolerance at Universities.
Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood was the chief guest. While addressing the Vice Chancellors Round Table Conference held at Quaid-e-Azam University, Federal Minister for Education, Shafqat Mahmood stated that narratives thrive in universities and educational institutions; there is dire need to promote the peace na
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Tehran [Iran], February 12 (ANI): Iran has slammed Pakistan for harbouring terrorists and terror outfits after Jaish ul-Adl, a Pakistan-based terrorist group, claimed responsibility for kidnapping Iranian soldiers.
Iran shares a nearly 1,000 km border with Pakistan. In recent years, Iran has witnessed several cross-border attacks carried out by Jaish al-Adl and other affiliated groups, which Iran considers as a terrorist group.
On February 5, the Iranian security forces conducted a surgical operation across the Pakistan border and rescued two of its soldiers from a terror camp, Greek City Times reported.
In October 2018, the Jaish ul-Adl, a Salafi jihadist terrorist organisations, kidnapped 12 Iran s elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).
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On February 5, the Iranian security forces conducted a surgical operation across the Pakistan border and rescue two of its soldiers from a terror camp.
In fact, in October 2018, the Jaish ul-Adl, a Salafi jihadist militant organization, kidnapped 12 Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).
This organisation is carrying on an armed struggle against Iran and it is considered a terrorist group by Tehran itself.
The group is also mentioned in the Pakistan’s National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) list, in which the organisations considered to be terrorist by Islamabad are inserted and many of them are used to operate near the Iran-Pakistan border.