ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has delisted the suo motu case regarding journalist Arshad Sharif’s murder, scheduled for hearing on March 10 (today), due to unavailability of one of the bench members. Law officers, advocate generals and prosecutor generals were intimated that the instant suo moto case fixed in the supplementary cause list on March 10, […]
ISLAMABAD: Abid Mir, a human rights activist and journalist from Balochistan, has gone missing from Islamabad, a leading newspaper reported. According to his family, he disappeared after going to an ATM on Wednesday evening. Mir, who is known for his social media activism and his work on human rights in Balochistan, was last seen at […]
KARACHI: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) have strongly condemned the arrest of Bol News Co-Chairman Shoaib Shaikh. Secretary General of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Rana Azeem said that the journalist community strongly condemns the arrest of Bol News Co-Chairman Shoaib Shaikh. He said that the arrest […]
ISLAMABAD: The Aurat March, Wednesday, turned ugly when the marchers started chanting slogans against the government and the media and as a result violent clashes broke out between the police and the marchers while the marchers also launched an attack on media persons covering the event. The organizers of the Aurat March started their programme […]
ISLAMABAD: The Special Joint Investigation Team (SJIT) probing the murder of journalist Arshad Sharif on Wednesday filed its 15-day progress report with the Supreme Court of Pakistan in a sealed envelope. A five-member larger bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial, on the last hearing, had […]
ISLAMABAD: As the world observed International Women’s Day, Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) on Wednesday drew attention to the attacks, harassment and abuse that women journalists in Pakistan face on a daily basis and urged the need for tackling assaults on women in the media. In a statement issued here, PPF demanded the physical and mental […]
LAHORE: Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan on Wednesday recused himself from hearing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s plea challenging PEMRA’s ban on airing his speeches. Justice Hassan sent the case file to the LHC chief Justice, requesting to fix it to another bench. On March 5, the Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority […]
Last date for receiving applications: Sunday, March 19, 2023 Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) invites applications for the 12th Batch of the PPF Investigative Reporting Fellowships. The fellowships facilitate journalists to produce investigative reports that meet professional and ethical standards on issues relating to human rights, transparency, environment, inequity, governance and corruption. Selected fellows will receive […]
درخواستیں وصول کرنے کی آخری تاریخ: اتوار 19 مارچ 2023 ہے پاکستان پریس فاؤنڈیشن (پی پی ایف) تحقیقاتی رپورٹنگ فیلوشپس کے بارہویں بیچ کے لیے درخواستیں طلب کر رہا ہے ۔ فیلوشپس صحافیوں کو انسانی حقوق، شفافیت، ماحولیات، عدم مساوات، حکمرانی اور بدعنوانی سے متعلق امور پر پیشہ ورانہ اور اخلاقی معیار پر پورا اترنے […]
As the world observes International Women’s Day, Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) calls attention to the attacks, harassment and abuse that women journalists in Pakistan face and urges the need for tackling such attacks on women in the media. The safety — both physical and mental — of women journalists must be ensured. While the media […]
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday ordered the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and cable operators to immediately restore the transmission of ARY News. Justice Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan suspended PEMRA’s orders and ordered immediate restoration of ARY News transmission. Barrister Ayan Memon said, the SHC bench heard the plea of ARY News […]
Federal Minister for Law & Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar on Monday administered oath to the newly-elected Islamabad High Court Journalists Association (IHCJA) and hoped the journalist community would continue to carry out their duties in a free, fair and transparent manner for the cause of democracy, freedom of speech, truth and justice. Senior anchorperson Hamid […]
Pakistan authorities must immediately rescind the ban on satellite television channels airing live and recorded speeches by former Prime Minister Imran Khan and restore the license of the privately owned television broadcaster ARY News, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. On the evening of Sunday, March 5, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, the […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) will take up a petition of PTI chief Imran Khan on Tuesday (today) challenging a ban imposed by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on the broadcast of his speeches and press talks. Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan will hear the petition. Pemra had slapped the ban after Imran […]
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