• March 4, 2016
• Broadcasting, Front Page, Media Development, PPF Activities, Publications and Reports

Pakistan’s print media highlighted important issues including the revival of Censorship Committee on Defence Planning (CCDP) after 18 years; the recent flexing of muscles by Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to regulate private TV channels and the opening of Centre for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ) at Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi. PPF monitored […]

• December 23, 2015
• Media Development, Media Ethics

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid said on Tuesday that Media Monitoring and Tracking Center would play pivotal role in implementing media code of conduct and improve the governance system. Pervaiz Rashid expressed these views while inaugurating the “Media Monitoring & Tracking Center” project at Directorate of Electronic Media & Publication (DEMP). He […]

• May 19, 2015
• Media and Governance

Islamabad: The ministry of information, broadcasting & national heritage has established Strategic Media Communication Cell at Prime Minister Secretariat under the supervision of Maryam Nawaz Sharif with sole objective to keep vigilance on trends in media relating to government departments and analyze coverage of media relating to government’s prospects and initiatives, The Nation has learnt. […]

• April 14, 2014
• General News

KARACHI: A training workshop for journalists organised jointly by International Federation for Journalists (IFJ) and Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) started on Sunday. The IFJ acting director Jain Warthintun and Ujal Achar will conduct the 4-day workshop. There will be special sessions on media monitoring, advocacy and women on the first day of the […]

• March 11, 2014
• Front Page, Media Ethics

ISLAMABAD: A sub-committee of National Assembly’s (NA) Standing Committee on Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage, Monday decided to finalise the much-awaited code of conduct for electronic media (e-media) in its meeting on April 15. The committee that met under its convener Arifa Khalid Parvez asked the Ministry and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to […]

• March 21, 2013
• General News

Karachi: The judiciary and media constitute two most important components of democracy and both are performing well in their own capacities. In this connection, a media commission has been formed to analyze the relation between media and democracy during elections, speakers said during a seminar titled “The future of democracy in Pakistan – A crisis […]

• January 15, 2013
• General News, Media and Governance

We, the undersigned women, would like to reach out to our media professionals in this time of upheaval in our country. The media in Pakistan has made it possible for people to have access to a whole range of information and debate that had not been open to the public before. At the same time, […]