Stakeholders at a roundtable consultation in Mirpur Khas called for stronger implementation of the Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners Act, 2021, improved access to the Sindh Commission
A two-day workshop on gender and disability-sensitive disaster reporting was conducted in Chitral, organised by the Aga Khan Agency for
Senior Pakistani journalists in the United Kingdom elected a new leadership team for Pakistan Press Club UK International (PPCUK International),
On August 12, authorities enlisted the technical expertise of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) to access digital records
The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting formed a three-member sub-committee to oversee the allocation of housing plots and
Stakeholders at a roundtable consultation in Mirpur Khas called for stronger implementation of the Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners Act, 2021, improved access to the Sindh Commission for the Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners, and greater support for journalists facing threats and violence. The roundtable consultation, organised by the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in collaboration
On August 13, legal, business and civil society representatives in Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, set August 16 as the deadline for restoring internet services, warning of a complete strike from August 17 if the blackout continues. At an emergency meeting at the Kashmir Press Club Mirpur, participants said the prolonged outage disrupted businesses, education
The regional Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter of the Pakistan Journalists Safety Coalition (PJSC) resolved to intensify its advocacy efforts to establish legislation protecting journalists, following KP Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi’s commitment to present the issue before the provincial assembly. On August 12, the PJSC-KP made this decision during a meeting at the Peshawar Press Club,
The Lahore High Court (LHC)-Multan bench on August 12 temporarily suspended a National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) inquiry against journalist and YouTuber Imran Shafqat following a complaint by Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar. During the hearing, representatives from the federal government and the NCCIA argued that the inquiry was still at a preliminary stage
On August 10, a Karachi judicial magistrate sentenced Muhammad Ibrahim to one year in prison for allegedly spreading false information online and inciting public unrest, but released him on probation considering his illiteracy, lack of prior criminal record and status as his family’s sole breadwinner. The court also imposed a Rs10,000 fine, with an additional
The Right to Information Commission in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa resolved 600 complaints against various government departments within the last two months and aims to clear the remaining backlog by the end of August. The commission previously had a backlog of 1,500 applications due to an incomplete panel consisting of the chief information commissioner and two commissioners.
A sessions court upheld a lower court’s ruling requiring Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari to appear in person to record her statement in a cybercrime case. The court dismissed her revision petition seeking permission to testify via video link. The case, registered under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) at the National Cyber Crime
On June 28, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Faisal Karim Kundi, extended his congratulations to Shahab-ud-Din on his recent election as President of the Provincial Assembly Press Gallery. The Governor also congratulated
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