• October 15, 2022
• General News

An International Photo Exhibition of Japan organized by Pakistan Association of Photojournalists, PAPJ, has concluded successfully on Thursday, October 13. From October 6 to 13, 2022, PAPJ organized this spectacular photo exhibition in collaboration with Japan Professional Photographic Society, Japan’s multi-publication daily Asahi Shimbun and Japanese Consulate in Karachi. At the closing ceremony of the […]

• October 15, 2022
• General News

ISLAMABAD: The Pakis­tan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has approached Pakistan Electro­nic Media Regulatory Autho­rity (Pemra) against what it called very objectionable, reprehensible and absurd talks of Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah against PTI Chairman Imran Khan in a live TV programme and sought stern action against relevant persons of the programme in the light of the Pemra code […]

• October 15, 2022
• General News

President Dr Arif Alvi has remanded the case of the accused General Manager (GM) of PEMRA, who was awarded punishment ex-part in a case of sexual harassment preferred by a female employee of PEMRA, to the Federal Ombudsman for Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace (FOSPAH) to give him an opportunity being heard. The […]

• October 15, 2022
• General News

President Dr Arif Alvi has remanded the case of the accused General Manager (GM) of PEMRA, who was awarded punishment ex-part in a case of sexual harassment preferred by a female employee of PEMRA, to the Federal Ombudsman for Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace (FOSPAH) to give him an opportunity being heard. The […]

• October 15, 2022
• Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of Axact’s Bol TV channel against the imposition of fines by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) — a decision earlier upheld by the Islamabad High Court — for airing content having the effect of encouraging violence, terrorism, racial, religious or ethnic discrimination, sectarianism, extremism, militancy […]

• October 14, 2022
• Print Media

KARACHI: The APNS appreciates Marium Aurangzeb, Federal Information Minister for her efforts in addressing the issues faced by the newspapers industry. Sarmad Ali, President and Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani Secretary General of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society have noted with pleasure that on the request of the APNS, the Federal Govt has withdrawn the ban on […]

• October 14, 2022
• Print Media

ISLAMABAD: Finance Division has relaxed a ban on purchase of newspapers by the government offices imposed as part of an austerity drive. In a letter to all ministries/ division/ departments, Deputy Secretary (Exp-CGA), Adeel Ashraf, noted that first meeting of Austerity Committee was held on September 14, 2022 chaired by finance minister; and was apprised […]

• October 13, 2022
• Right to Information

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan information Commission (PIC) imposed penalty on an officer of Survey of Pakistan (SoP) for concealing public record. According to the details, an Ex-Officer of Survey of Pakistan namely Muhammad Nawaz had filed Appeal No. 936-03-22 before PIC seeking public record of SoP’s bank account in Askari Bank I-8 Markaz branch under Right of […]

• October 13, 2022
• General News

HARIPUR: The police here on Wednesday registered a criminal case against a man for allegedly hurling life threats at a local journalist. City police quoted Bakhtzada Khan, general secretary of Haripur Union of Journalists (HUJ), as saying that he published a news item in one of Urdu language newspapers pointing out the unchecked sale of […]

• October 12, 2022
• Right to Information

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) has issued a notice for imposing a penalty to the extent of 100 days’ salary to Member Operations Inland Revenue, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). The PIC chairman summoned the official in person on October 13, 2022, for not providing information about the individuals and companies who availed benefits […]

• October 12, 2022
• General News

Islamabad: Digital Media Alliance of Pakistan (DigiMAP) has strongly condemned the murderous attempt by unidentified armed persons against Aly Mujeeb, the  CEO of Ibex Media Network (IMN),  in Gilgit on Friday. The DigiMAP also condemns the lethargic response by the Gilgit-Baltistan government to the incident and calls for an immediate arrest of the persons involved. […]

• October 12, 2022
• Print Media

ISLAMABAD—The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has demanded the immediate appointment of a judge of the Implementation Tribunal for Newspapers Employees (ITNE). In a joint statement, PFUJ President Afzal Butt and Secretary General Arshad Ansari in a joint statement said the ITNE had been without a judge for more than two years, which resulted […]

• October 12, 2022
• Social Media

Social media has played a pivotal role in the world. It has made the world a global village. There is no denying that it has a number of merits and demerits as well. The first and foremost merit is that it is a source of knowledge and information. Every important news spreads in the world […]

• October 12, 2022
• Information Technology

The Ministry of IT and Telecommunication has proposed a federal-level committee in the draft framework for frequency spectrum reforming. According to the document, the federal government will constitute a Spectrum Refarming Committee that will comprise of Ministry of IT and Telecom (MoITT), Frequency Allocation Board (FAB), Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) or Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory […]