This government keeps coming up with ever new schemes to control the media. The plan to set up special media courts having been thwarted by all stakeholders, it has now devised another policy to ‘manage’ the print and electronic media by centralizing allocation of advertisements to them. A few days ago, the Prime Minister’s Office […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Monday expressed concern over the performance of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), describing the interpretation of its code of conduct a double standard. The committee has directed the Pemra chairman to appear in person and explain the regulator’s mechanism, especially in the […]
LAHORE: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Sunday condemned a negative campaign going on against her over her symbolic blood donation act in Lahore. Addressing a press conference in Sialkot, she said she participated in a function of Sundas Foundation, organised for collection of blood donations for haemophilia […]
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) on Sunday carried out an anti-encroachment operation on Sunday night against advertisements installed on street light poles on Sharea Faisal and Shahrah-e-Quaideen in District East. According to a statement issued by the anti-encroachment department of the KMC, the operation started at around 7pm against the illegally installed streamers on poles […]
ISLAMABAD: At least seven journalists were reportedly murdered and 60 booked under anti-terrorism and other laws last year as media in Pakistan continued to face extreme pressure. This was revealed by the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) in its Pakistan Media Freedom Report 2019 issued on Sunday. The report says that although Article 19 […]
Lawyer and human rights activist Jalila Haider was released on Monday after being detained by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for seven hours at the Lahore airport, Dawn reported. Haider, while talking to Dawn, said that she was stopped by airport authorities when she was boarding a flight to the United Kingdom, where she had […]
You must have watched the new ad of a packaged spice mixes producer in which a man is cooking for his daughter because his wife is dead. “But, like I said, his wife had to be dead,” said Bond Advertising CEO Seema Jaffer. The room bursts into laughter. Seema, who is associated with the Pakistan […]
LAHORE: The Punjab Information Commission has appointed the presidents and secretaries of district bar associations in the province as Right to Information envoys. Chief Commissioner Mahboob Qadir Shah has said the heads of administrative departments cause hurdles to RTI. He urged lawyers to help the commission. During an awareness campaign in Bahawalpur Division on RTI, […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that the government would act strictly against “fake news”, appointing former Punjab chief minister spokesperson Shahbaz Gill to spearhead the campaign to curb disinformation in the country. According to a PM Office statement, the meeting discussed the national challenges, the government’s measures to address the issues and […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday emphasized the need to utilize digital media as a tool to portray the positive image of Pakistan as well as Islam besides spreading the voice of oppressed people of Indian-held Kashmir across the globe. In a meeting with a delegation of youth from different fields including the digital media, the […]
KARACHI: Pakistan Super League (PSL) team Quetta Gladiators today announced the Jang Group as their media partner for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020. Franchise owner Nadeem Umer and Jang Media Group’s Sarmad Ali signed a contract to officiate the agreement. PSL 2020 is set to kick off from February 20 in Pakistan, with 34 […]
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting, Dr Firdous Aashiq Awan on Friday sought French collaboration and assistance in imparting training and capacity building of media persons in Pakistan. During the meeting with Ambassador of France to Pakistan Marc Barety, she also emphasized the need to reinforce cooperation between the state news […]
LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Friday remanded a local journalist in three-day custody of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for his alleged involvement in uploading hate material against state institutions. The cyber crime wing agency had arrested journalist Izharul Haq when he appeared before it to record his version in an inquiry initiated against him. […]
ISLAMABAD: An additional district and sessions judge of Islamabad on Friday issued non-bailable warrants of arrest for TV anchorperson Mubashir Luqman in a criminal complaint filed against him by Anwar Aziz, father of ex-minister Daniyal Aziz, for allegedly using slanderous language. The court also issued arrest warrants for Luqman’s guarantor Rehan Ishfaq as Luqman who […]
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