Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Wednesday observed that the government was duty bound to ensure protection of journalists so that they could perform their professional duties without any fear. He made this observation after journalists walked out of the press gallery of National Assembly in protesting of different incidents including target killing of […]
President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday urged the need to accelerate the pace of adopting emerging Information Technology tools for rapid socio-economic development of the country. Addressing the 10th convocation ceremony of the Karakoram International University (KIU), the president said by focusing on the human resource development of youth and equipping them with marketable skills, […]
KARACHI – Sindh Minister for Information and Transport, Sharjeel Inam Memon on Wednesday, handed over a cheque for a grant of Rs.5 million to Karachi Union of Journalists. According to a press release issued here Sharjeel Inam Memon handed over the cheque as grant in aid to President Karachi Union of Journalists Ijaz Ahmed and […]
KARACHI: Another criminal revision application was filed in the Sindh High Court against the May 23 order of an antiterrorism court through which it transferred the Nazim Jokhio murder case to a regular court for trial. Advocate Mazhar Ali Junejo, who was a close friend of the victim and also a prosecution witness in the […]
The Supreme Court has raised several questions regarding the interpretation of Section 20 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amended) Ordinance (PECA) that criminalized defamation. Headed by Justice Qazi Faez Isa, a two-judge bench, while granting leave to appeal against the March 9 LHC rejection of a plea seeking to quash the FIR lodged by […]
The expressions of Voltaire “I disapprove of what you say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it” signifies the importance of the principle of freedom of speech. In this quest, thinkers like John Locke and JS Mill have also voiced for freedom of speech being as essential component of individual liberty. […]
THAT journalist Nafees Naeem’s abduction was a brief one does not dilute the gravity of the crime committed against him. The senior assignment editor of Aaj TV channel was reportedly picked up on Monday afternoon near his Karachi residence by men in plainclothes travelling in a Vigo, a pattern repeated in so many cases of […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) welcomes the safe return of Aaj News Assignment Editor Nafees Naeem, a day after he was abducted by unidentified individuals in plain clothes. The circumstances of his abduction and return remain unclear. We urge the authorities to conduct an investigation and to provide clarity on Naeem’s case including why he was […]
LAHORE – Journalist group backed candidates, Akhlaq Ahmad Bajwa and Hassan Ahmad were elected President and Secretary respectively of the Press Gallery Committee of the Punjab Assembly on Thursday. The election of the press gallery committee was held at the committee room of the Punjab Assembly. According to the results, Akhlaq Bajwa of the Journalist […]
Aaj News senior staff member Nafees Naeem, who went missing on Monday after he was “picked up” by men in plainclothes, returned home safely within 24 hours of being abducted. The channel’s director news, Kamal Siddiqi, shared the development on Twitter. “Aaj senior assignment editor Nafees Naim has safely returned home. Thank you to all […]
Digital transformation of Sindh can only become a reality if we employ effective public private partnership KARACHI – Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday announced a tax relief to the IT industry by reducing the rate of Sindh Sales Tax on IT, software business and call centres from 13 percent to […]
KARACHI: Nafees Naeem, an assignment editor at Aaj News channel, went missing from near his home in Nazimabad on Monday afternoon and is believed to have been abducted by unknown persons traveling in a Vigo, according to police, the TV channel’s administration and media organizations. West-Zone DIG Nasir Aftab told Dawn that as per the […]
The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act or Peca has been under discussion since it was passed by the previous PML-N government in 2016. One of its clauses has now come under debate in the Meesha Shafi case that a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan is hearing. This pertains to the criminal proceedings […]
NEW DELHI – A Pakistani hacker group, Revolution PK, allegedly hacked the Indian News Channel, Times8, during their live stream on YouTube. In one of the clips on social media, the Pakistani flag appeared on the channel while ‘Respect Holy Prophet (PBUH)’ tickers flashed during the live stream. Hackers replaced the live transmission of the […]
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