report in The News, Dec 18, 2023Functioning as a security state, Pakistan has long formulated its foreign policy choices based on security needs and the aspiration to establish itself as a hard military power, says a report by a US-based think tank. According to Middle East Institute’s report, the approach has allowed the military to play a leading role in shaping both domestic and foreign policy decisions, often overshadowing civilian institutions. However, with changing global…
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By Nasir Ahmad Salehi in ToloNews, Aug 20, 2023 at 8:39 PMThe deputy Minister of Information and Culture, Hayatullah Mahajar Farahi, said that no other entity but the culture ministry has the right to interfere in media work. Speaking at a press conference in Herat, Farahi said that some journalists have been detained on charges of working with the media that is against the Islamic Emirate. “We have finalized the law of the media and…
by Swasti Gautam in The Kathmandu Post, Apr 24, 2023The writer holds a Masters’s Degree in Gender, Media and Culture from the London School of Economics.Crossing Nepal’s border alone, either by road or air, as a Nepali woman is often, if not always, an unpleasant experience. Questions asked by border security or immigration officers are downright derogatory, reflecting the patriarchal mindset of the state vested with the power to decide a woman’s mobility. In the…
by Nazir Shinwari in TOLOnews, Dec 30, 2022 at 9:00 PM .The deputy minister of information and culture for publications, Hayatullah Muhajir Farahi, said that the issues facing the media will be resolved. In a special interview with TOLOnews, Farahi noted that the directorate has replaced the commission for access to information. “The Islamic Emirate and especially the Ministry of Information and Culture support the media in every way, and we continue our efforts to…
By Nazir Shinwari in TOLOnews, Nov 30, 2022 at 10.45 PMThe access to information law, relevant to media groups, has been shared with the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate, Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Ministry of Information and Culture said. The officials within the ministry said that the challenges facing the media will be solved after approval of the law. “The law which was sent to the Islamic Emirate’s leader has yet to be approved.…