• November 27, 2017
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page, Media Safety, Social Media

On November 25, 2017, Pakistani government suspended all national private news channels, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Daily Motion across the country for over 24 hours, to prevent coverage of police crackdown against protestors in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. A number of journalists were also injured while covering the protests. Around 8,000 security officials took […]

• November 27, 2017
• Access to Information, Broadcasting, Freedom of Expression, Front Page, Social Media, Television

ISLAMABAD –  On the directives of the federal government, the Pakistan Electronic Regulatory Media Authority (Pemra) on Sunday evening restored transmission of private television channels across the country. Private TV channels went off-air in most parts of the country for almost 28 hours before their transmission was restored. On Saturday morning, the Pemra stopped private […]

• November 27, 2017
• Front Page, Social Media

LAHORE –  Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Sunday announced unblocking of social media sites after 37 hours of their nationwide suspension. Till late on Sunday night, despite PTA announcement to unblock Twitter, Youtube and Facebook, websites remained out of access. In the wake of police and Frontier Constabulary-led operation against Faizabad sit-in participants, the government put a […]

• November 27, 2017
• Environmental Journalism

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Climate Change Senator Mushahidullah Khan has said Pakistan “will continue to support global efforts and contribute towards protecting human health and environment by completely phasing out the use of ozone-layer-depleting substances (ODSs) and replacing them with more effective and environmentally-safer alternatives in line with the Montreal Protocol”. “Pakistan is at the forefront […]

• November 27, 2017
• Environmental Journalism

ISLAMABAD: Climate change negotiations started in Bonn with the promise to make progress on the Paris Agreement. Germany announced 100 million euros to combat climate change before the start of the conference. This announcement conveyed the message of seriousness of Germany in negotiations. Fiji, President of the conference, insisted on meaningful engagement and progress on […]