Training held for 7 Pakistani journalists selected for exchange visit to Afghanistan
Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) organised a half-day training session for seven Pakistani journalists selected for a visit to Afghanistan under the Pak-Afghan Media Collaboration programme.
The seven journalists were: Aqeel Yousafzai (daily Wahdat, monthly Likwal and Dutch Press Agency), Aoun Abbas Sahi (The News on Sunday), Nasima Achakzai (AVT Khyber and PMC News), Peer Muhammad (The Express Tribune), Riaz Gul (Mashaal radio), Shahab Ud Din (Aaj News) and Shams-ul Qamar (Center for Research and Security Studies).
The journalists had been selected from a large pool of applicants by an Advisory Board comprising senior Afghan and Pakistani journalists when the board met in Kabul in March.
During the training session at the PIPS office in Islamabad...Read More
14 Pakistani, Afghan journalists chosen for exchange visits
Senior Pakistani and Afghan journalists selected 14 journalists from the two countries here on Friday for cross-border visits aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation between media organizations of the two countries.
While meeting in Kabul, the joint Pak-Afghan Advisory Board selected the 14 journalists from among a large number of applicants from the print and electronic media organisations of the two countries under the Pak-Afghan Media Collaboration programme.
The seven journalists selected from Afghanistan are: Ahmad Jawid Ziyarat Jahi (Tolo TV), Aref Karimi (Zuhal Multi Media), Khadija Mosavi (Radio Setarae Sahar / Bano), Murtaza Hussiani (Afghan Khaber), Obaidullah Jahesh (Tanveer TV), Sayed Farid Sanayee (Kapila Multi Media) and Sayed Ismaeal Jahangir (Tahlili 7)...Read More
Training held for journalists selected under Pak-Afghan media exchange
Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) organised a training session for Pakistani and Afghan journalists chosen under the Pak-Afghan Media Collaboration for a journalist exchange programme.
Five Afghan and five Pakistani journalists had been selected to spend up to a week in the other country to conduct research in collaboration with media partners. The trainees included the five Afghan journalists who were visiting Pakistan under the exchange programme and the Pakistani journalists who were to proceed to Afghanistan the following week under the programme.
The Pak-Afghan media collaboration is an initiative by PIPS in Pakistan and the Killid Group (TKG) in Afghanistan aimed at enhancing co-operation between the electronic and print media of the...Read More
Pak, Afghan journalists say media can help boost bilateral ties
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The Pakistani and Afghan media can play a significant role in challenging myths, removing misconceptions and bringing the two countries and their people closer, said journalists from Pakistan and Afghanistan here on Wednesday, adding that the two governments and media organisations and journalists’ associations can facilitate this process.
The journalists were speaking at a public session organised by Pak Institute for Peace (PIPS) at National Press Club in Islamabad. Titled ‘Pak-Afghan Media Cooperation & Impact on Bilateral Relations’, the public session was chaired by senior Pakistani journalist Ashfaq Saleem Mirza. The journalists speaking at the session were Cyril Almeida...Read More
International moot demands better efforts from media bodies, governments to protect journalists
Safety of journalists must be the top priority for media organisations as well as state institutions in order to ensure the freedom of media in Pakistan, concluded speakers at a two-day international media conference organised by Pak Institute for Peace Studies and Intermedia Pakistan in Islamabad on December 12 & 13, 2011.
The speakers at the conference, titled ‘Media and Professionalism: Keeping Journalists and Journalism Safe in Hostile Environments', warned that in an ever competitive media industry reporters and photojournalists must remain ever
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Afghan and Pakistan Media join Hands
Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) launched an initiative aimed at enhancing bilateral media contacts and co-operation between Afghan and Pakistani journalists and media organisation by holding Afghanistan-Pakistan Media Dialogue at Kabul on February 21-22, 2011. PIPS has partnered with The Killid Group (TKG) of Afghanistan to improve co-operation between the electronic and print media of Pakistan and Afghanistan and arrange...Read More
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International moot demands better efforts from media bodies, governments to protect journalists
Nothing will change unless all media associations work together to improve standards of journalism in Pakistan, cautioned Adnan Rehmat, adding that Pakistan’s leading..Read More
