Pakistan is the fifth most dangerous country for journalists as nearly 1,700 newsmen have been killed worldwide over the past 20 years, an average of more than 80 a year, according to an analysis published by Reporters Without Borders. The two decades between 2003 and 2022 were “especially deadly decades for those in the service […]
President Lahore Press Club Azam Chaudhry and Secretary General PFUJ Rana Muhammad Azeem on Friday called on Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi at his office. Principal Secretary to CM Muhammad Khan Bhatti, Secretary Information Asif Bilal Lodhi, Press Secretary to CM Iqbal Chaudhry and DGPR Punjab Rao Parvez Akhtar were also present. The CM […]
The right to information is a fundamental right of every citizen and nobody should deny access to public information. However, government departments often create hurdles in providing information to the citizen. This was said at a conference organised by the Centre for Peace and Development Initiative (CPDI) in collaboration with the Sindh Information Commission (SIC) […]
PESHAWAR: A two-day training workshop on digital media reporting and verification for journalists concluded here on Thursday. The Press Information Department (PID), Peshawar, and Pakistan Information Centre organised the workshop for enhancing the professional skills of journalists in the field of digital media reporting and verification. Speaking at the inaugural session, PID deputy director Romana […]
SWAT: A senior journalist Sherin Zada was elected president of the Swat Press Club (SPC) while Hazrat Ali Bacha was chosen president of the Swat Union of Journalists for the year 2023. Asmat Ali Akhun was elected vice-president of the Swat Press Club, Niaz Ahmad Khan general secretary, Ubaid Fazal deputy general secretary, Shaukat Ali […]
KARACHI: Speakers at a journalist training session on Wednesday called for the implementation of Right to Information Act’s (RTI) section-VI which is about the ‘declaration of public record’ on websites of government bodies, so that authorized access to such computerized records is facilitated. The two-day training workshop on ‘Business & Economics Reporting’ was held at […]
TAXILA: A chief editor of a local newspaper, his gunman and driver were shot dead near Marri village in the limits of Attock police station on Wednesday, police said. According to family sources, chief editor of a local newspaper Arshad Jaffari was going to his office along with his driver, Akhter Nawaz, and gunman, Nazam […]
PESHAWAR: The Federal Investigation Agency’s cybercrime wing has arrested a man for allegedly sharing obscene pictures of a woman on social media and blackmailing her. FIA officials said a woman had filed a complaint with FIA’s cybercrime wing, stating that Farzan Ali allegedly shared her obscene pictures on WhatsApp to blackmail her. “On Wednesday, the […]
KARACHI: In a joint statement issued by the All-Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) and Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), the media organisations have urged Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi to implement the media payment formula of advertising dues as implemented by the federal government as well as provincial governments. Under […]
LONDON: Geo TV and The News International’s London reporter Murtaza Ali Shah and his journalist brother have won a major defamation case at the UK High Court over false and malicious allegations made about them on social media sites, including WhatsApp. In one of the first few cases in Britain relating to defamation and slander […]
SUKKUR: Sindh Minister for Culture, Tourism and Education Syed Sardar Ali Shah has said that extremism and bigotry can be defeated though construction of arts councils. The minister said after inaugurating Sukkur Arts Council at Sukkur Cultural Complex congratulated the participants and said that it was his dream to build a cultural arts council on […]
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has launched a series of workshops for the capacity building of new and mid-career journalists across the country. The training workshops were organized at the Pakistan Information Centers which were established by the Press Information Department (PID) to impart professional training to the journalists, said a news release. […]
KARACHI, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 28th Dec, 2022 ) :Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has congratulated the unopposed elected body of Karachi Press Club (KPC) and expressed good wishes for them. In his felicitation message, Chairman PPP has extended greetings to all the candidates who […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday directed the federal government to submit complete details of the Toshakhana gifts received by political rulers and bureaucrats from foreign dignitaries since the creation of Pakistan. Justice Asim Hafeez was hearing a petition filed by a lawyer against non-provision of the details by the government. The ministries […]
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