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Pictures of the day: July 5, 2016

We look at 13 pictures of events from around the world

Multimedia Desk July 05, 2016

Tourists walk through a lantern installation in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

A boy looks outside a container converted into a classroom on June 24, 2016 a during English lessons at the refugee camp of Skaramangs, south of Athens. PHOTO: AFP

A model presents a creation by Australian designers Tamara Ralph and Michael Russo as part of their Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2016/2017 collection for British fashion house Ralph & Russo in Paris, France. PHOTO: REUTERS

People carry the body of a victim who was killed in the attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery and the O'Kitchen Restaurant, after the funeral prayer, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. PHOTO: REUTERS

A goat stands inside a three wheeler under repair at a garage in a Muslim town during Ramazan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. PHOTO: REUTERS

A boy stands under an overflowing dam along the Powai lake after heavy rains in Mumbai, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Muslim man adjusts a telescope used to view the position of the moon near the end Ramazan, at Al-Musyari'in mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Shir Alam (L), 31, prepares shorba, an Afghan soup made from beef or lamb, which is served with bread and potatoes, before iftar in Kabul, Afghanistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

A girl applies henna on a hand of a customer at a stall ahead of Eidul Fitr in Islamabad. PHOTO: REUTERS

People watch Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Independence Day celebrations in New York July 4, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Connor Jaeger of the United States competes in a heat for the Men's 1500 Meter Freestyle during Day Seven of the 2016 US Olympic Team Swimming Trials at CenturyLink Centre. PHOTO: AFP

Men rest inside Istiqlal mosque on the last day of Ramazan, in Jakarta, Indonesia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Cyrus Hostetler competes during the men's javelin throw final in the 2016 US Olympic track and field team trials at Hayward Field. PHOTO: REUTERS

Russian Muslims pray outside the central mosque in Moscow during celebrations of Eidul Fitr. PHOTO: AFP

COMMENTS (1)

Fahad Khan | 7 years ago | Reply Edhi must be respected by the media The Pakistani media is one of Pakistan's most beloved man a proper farewell and tributes. Renowned philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi is revered in death as he was in life. Even days after his demise the media is still highlighting him for his work for humanity. Most channels like Dawn News, Geo News, etc. However, as happens when one is emotional a reporter of Express News seemed to be overwhelmed with his job to cover the news of such a giant personality and in his emotions he reported lying inside the grave that was supposed to be Edhi Sahab's last resting place. This coverage evoked a lot of emotion on social media, as well as the foreign press with The Indian Express declaring in its headline "Deadly journalism: Pakistani journalist reports Edhi’s death from inside a grave" http://bit.ly/29J7sh1 or UK's Daily Mirror terming it as 'Sick' live TV news report from INSIDE dead man's grave sparks huge backlash” http://images.dawn.com/news/1175769 Such exuberant coverage reveals the lack of trainings and experience of the media personnel in the field, as well as the desk. Fortunately, Senior Journalist Fahd Hussain who is the Executive Director News for Express News immediately tweeted and regretted this episode. He promised that it would be investigated. It would be better if our media was given proper training to handle different kinds of news and taught that ethics are also part of media training. All media houses should collaborate and design proper training sessions for their staff so that such gaffes are avoided in the future.

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