• November 22, 2016
• Front Page, Training and Capacity Building

Karachi, 11 November 2016: Pakistan Press Foundation and through UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) is completing the last round of trainings in Pakistan on promoting safety of journalists. 116 journalists and media professionals benefited from the last round of trainings held in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh provinces. The three-day […]

• November 22, 2016
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan expressed concern over the closure of Eye Radio station by the South Sudan National Security Service (NSS) without giving reason. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of South Sudan to order to put a […]

• November 22, 2016
• General News

KARACHI: The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC), which recently released its annual report about its performance last year, is facing financial shortages, inappropriate office accommodation and human resources, it emerged on Monday. Officials said the budget or grant-in-aid was insufficient. They said the daily work of the commission had increased a great deal and “this […]

• November 22, 2016
• Environmental Journalism

KARACHI – Continuous floods in Pakistan have affected potable water quality. Small farmers and agriculture workers are left with no option but to use this contaminated water for cooking and drinking. This results in serious health problems. M Qavi, national officer of the International Union of Food (IUF) Pakistan, expressed these views while speaking at […]

• November 22, 2016
• Access to Information

ISLAMABAD –  The Right to Information Bill, 2016 was tabled in the Senate when it resumed with Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani in the chair yesterday. The bill was introduced by five members from the opposition benches including Kamil Ali Agha, Farhatullah Babar, Rubina Irfan, Karim Ahmed Khawaja and Muhammad Daud Khan Achakzai. The bill was […]

• November 22, 2016
• Broadcasting, Front Page

ISLAMABAD –  Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday told a Senate body that working paper for parliamentary monitoring of channels’ ratings will be finalised in two months. A Senate Standing Committee on Information meeting was held under the chair of Senator Kamil Ali Agha. Talking about the […]