A memorial for journalists who gave their life in pursuit of truth was held at The Hague in the Netherlands on Monday, with slain Pakistani journalist Zubair Ahmed Mujahid among those honoured at the press freedom event. The case of Zubair Mujahid, who was shot dead in the city of Mirpurkhas back in 2007, was […]
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has restored approximately 96 per cent sites which went down due to recent flash floods in the country. “At its peak, a maximum of 3,386 sites were down on Aug 28, 2022, out of which 3,251 sites have been restored (approx 96% of the total),” its spokesman told APP. In order […]
LAHORE-The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday dismissed the petition against the appointment of Chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Muhammad Saleem Baig as not maintainable. According to the details, Lahore High Court Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan issued a reserved decision on the plea of Muhammad Kashif. Advocate Irfan Nasir Cheema appeared in the […]
ISLAMABAD: Robbers entered the house of a senior journalist in the early hours of Tuesday and manhandled her, police said. Five armed men raided the house of Fouzia Shahid in Media Town at about 3am. They reached the bedroom and held the journalist and her husband at gunpoint. When Ms Shahid shouted, the robbers punched, […]
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman, Shah Mahmoud Hussain Qureshi Tuesday urged the youths to set their destination through Information Technology (IT) for serving the country. Speaking at a ceremony Orientation Drive 2022 “Education and Skills Together” held under the auspices of Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), he claimed that past governments turned blind eye to […]
LARKANA- A one-day free medical camp was organized for media personnel and their families in Larkana Press Club with the support of District Health Officer Larkana on behalf of the Sindh Health Department, on Tuesday. In which Deputy DHO Larkana Dr. Sakhirullah Pathan, Dr. Maqbool Chandio , Dr. Perah Sakina Gad, Dr. Aamir Ali Kalhoro […]
ISLAMABAD – The Information Technology (IT) Park being established in sub-urban area in the federal capital would generate at least 15,000 jobs for IT experts, students and professionals. The foundation stone of the park was laid on Chak Shahzad, last year by Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque, aimed at fulfilling Digital […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted respite to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in the senior anchorperson Sami Ibrahim’s case, reported BOL News. As per details, a hearing was conducted in the IHC today on the case related to the harassment of Sami Ibrahim. During the hearing, FIA requested the court to grant some […]
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday dismissed the petition against the appointment of Chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Muhammad Saleem Baig as not maintainable. According to the details, Lahore High Court Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan issued a reserved decision on the plea of Muhammad Kashif. Advocate Irfan Nasir Cheema appeared in […]
The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting chairman on Monday suggested that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting should have a separate minister for broadcasting as the incumbent minister appeared to be overworked. The committee also discussed the recent remarks by Federal Minister Javed Latif against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, saying that […]
It appears that the traditional internet industry with its heavy infrastructure is about to collapse. Star link, which provides the internet service through satellites, has abandoned infrastructure, like fiber and poles, is set to provide high-speed internet to seven continents of the world through a dish or an antenna. Star link is now active on […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Karachi Press Club and Reporters without Borders Monday regretted a vicious campaign being run through the PTI’s official twitter handle against senior journalists, including Ansar Abbasi, and Geo TV CEO Mir Ibrahim Rahman. In a statement, the PFUJ condemned the vicious campaign in unequivocal terms and demanded […]
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting has sought an explanation from PEMRA for blocking the broadcast of the fundraising telethon by PTI Chairman Imran Khan. Chairman PEMRA Salim Baig appeared before the committee meeting chaired by PTI Senator Faisal Javed and said that two channels were shut down for not having security clearance. […]
Waqar Satti is usually out covering Pakistan’s parliament. But accusations of blasphemy and online death threats have forced the senior political correspondent to stop work. “I haven’t been in the field since this happened,” Satti told VOA. “I left my city, my family is worried and affected by the case, and I have four children.” […]
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