• June 11, 2020
• Covid-19

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan Tuesday called senior journalist and former President of Peshawar Press Club Muhammad Riaz to inquire after health of his son, Aimal Khan who contracted coronavirus infection. The chief minister expressed his well wishes for ailing son of Muhammad Riaz, said a news release issued here by CM Secretariat. […]

• June 11, 2020
• Freedom of Expression

UNITED NATIONS: The monitors for freedom of expression for the United Nations and the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights Wednesday condemned the use of force against journalists reporting on demonstrations that have rocked cities across the United States over the past two weeks following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man, by police […]

• June 11, 2020
• Freedom of Expression

Expressing grave concern over the increased incidents of victimization of journalists in Indian occupied Jammu Kashmir by the Indian occupational forces, the world-fame Kashmiri rights forum – Global Pakistan Kashmir Supreme Council United Kingdom, said the increased victimization of journalists coupled with swelling restrictions imposed to suppress the voice of media in Indian- occupied Jammu […]

• June 11, 2020
• Freedom of Expression, Publications and Reports

President Donald Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 via email Dear President Trump, We are writing to you as journalists, press freedom organizations, and industry groups to express our deep dismay at the recent violence perpetrated against journalists in the United States as they have sought to report on mass […]

• June 11, 2020
• Covid-19

ISLAMABAD: In wake of Covid-19 pandemic Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) has put in place elaborate precautionary measures for its staff all over Pakistan, this was stated by Managing Director PTV Aamer Manzoor. The measures include providing proper guidance to our employees about their protection from infections, making the workplace safe for everyone and making available […]

• June 11, 2020
• Social Media

A screenshot of a fake news story doctored to look like an article on Dawn.com surfaced on social media on Wednesday. The fake screenshot, shared on Twitter, attempts to mislead the public by suggesting that a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16 fighter jet has gone ‘missing’ during a ‘panic situation’ in Karachi. The fake screenshot — widely […]