• January 31, 2022
• Print Media

The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has released “Pakistan Media Freedom Report – 2021”, according to which the situation of media freedom has gone worse compared to the previous two years. The report has been compiled under the supervision of CPNE’s Press Freedom and Monitoring Committee in the light of information acquired directly as […]

• January 28, 2022
• General News, Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Thursday observed that the Commission as per Government Bill does not have the powers to solve genuine issues of journalists. The committee meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Senator Faisal Javed. At the outset, the Committee discussed the “The Protection of Journalist Bill, 2021” […]

• January 27, 2022
• General News

Police submitted a charge sheet in the Nazim Jokhio murder case to a Malir judicial magistrate on Wednesday against Pakistan Peoples Party MPA Jam Awais and four other suspects, declaring Awais’s brother MNA Jam Abdul Karim and four others as absconders. Filing the charge sheet, Investigation Officer (IO) Inspector Sirajuddin Lashari said there was sufficient […]

• January 26, 2022
• General News

Police have arrested the prime suspect in connection with the murder of Capital TV crime reporter Hasnain Shah, who was killed by  gunmen outside the Lahore Press Club on January 24.  According to police, Shah was killed because of a financial dispute with a jeweller in the provincial capital, Express Tribune reported.  Shah was struck by seven bullets to his chest after […]

• January 20, 2022
• Broadcasting, Information Technology

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting Wednesday emphasized on the transformation of the state media organisations on modern lines to meet new-era technology. The committee was chaired by Senator Faisal Javed Khan, in which, the committee lauded the Information Ministry to carry out fast-track digitisation of state media institutions under the prime […]

• January 17, 2022
• General News

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry inaugurated the issuance of National Health Cards for members of Lahore Press Club (LPC) and distributed health cards at the LPC. He said soon land would be marked for Phase II and there would be announcement regarding development and issuance of loans for construction of houses […]

• January 17, 2022
• General News

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said that Sehat Card is a unique programme which is successful in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. He was talking to journalists at Lahore Press Club here on Sunday. While requesting the Sindh government to contribute in the health project, he said that huge amount of […]

• January 16, 2022
• General News

MINGORA: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Saturday said his government believed in freedom of expression and it welcomed positive criticism from the media. He said media professionals must point out weaknesses of the government wherever it existed, and the government would take corrective measures in the light of criticism from media. The chief […]

• January 15, 2022
• General News

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Friday underlined the need for responsible court reporting to ensure rule of law in the country. In a meeting with a delegation of the Press Association of the Supreme Court (PAS), he said irresponsible and wrong reporting not only deprived people of correct information but also […]

• January 14, 2022
• Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Thursday said the government fully believed in freedom of expression. In a congratulatory message to the newly elected office bearers of Lahore Press Club, he said along with freedom of expression, there was a need to promote responsible journalism in the country. The protection of […]

• January 11, 2022
• Information Technology

Pakistan’s Information Technology exports have witnessed a robust growth by contributing 3.5 billion dollars to the national economy. This was stated by Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque while addressing the launching ceremony of 7th National Incubation Center in Hyderabad. He said the Ministry of IT and Telecom has already established […]

• January 8, 2022
• General News

Fauzia Kulsoom Rana, the Head of Pakistan Women Journalists Association and former Joint Secretary of NPC, in a meeting with Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry along with a five-member delegation of video journalists. On the occasion, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry was assured that photo and video journalists and producers of electronic media […]

• January 6, 2022
• Obituaries

FAISALABAD—Reporter Fawad Azam Awan was killed in a road accident in Jaranwala on Saturday. As a reporter, he worked for the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) and was a Lahore Press Club council member. According to eyewitnesses, he was riding a bike and was trying to overtake a trailer loaded with sugarcane when the accident […]

• January 6, 2022
• Freedom of Expression

WASHINGTON, D.C: The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday expressed grave concern over the Islamabad High Court (IHC)’s decision to indict Pakistani journalists Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, Aamir Ghauri, and Ansar Abbasi, calling it a dangerous attack on press freedom and freedom of expression.In a statement the CPJ said: “On December 28, 2021, the Islamabad High Court […]