• June 13, 2020
• Broadcasting, Covid-19

ISLAMABAD, Jun 12 (APP):The government’s initiatives for next financial year 2020-21 include digitalization of terrestrial network of Pakistan Television Corporation (PTVC), and expansion of cable TV network to rural and far flung areas, Direct to Home Television (DTH) and Over the Top (OTT) Media platforms which deliver film and TV content through Internet. Annual Development […]

• June 13, 2020
• Obituaries

PESHAWAR: Former President of AIPS ASIA, Faisal Al Qanai, a seasoned sports journalist, breathed his last after prolong illness here on Friday. Late Faisal Al Qanai, who belonged to Kuwait, was also represented the sports journalists of the Asia Continent as member of the Executive Committee of AIPS from 1993 to 2005, the body emerged […]

• June 13, 2020
• Media Ethics

ISLAMABAD—Two newscasters of Abb Tak Television advertised Nestle juice during a news bulletin—a first in Pakistan’s electronic media history. Sipping from the product—Nestle Fruita Vitals—the two smiling news readers inform the viewers about the opportunity to get free internet and Jazz super data. All they had to do was to buy a 200ml juice pack […]

• June 13, 2020
• Covid-19

ISLAMABAD— Four senior reporters of Business Recorder newspaper have tested positive for the COVID-19. According to an insider, the four senior reporters—Ali Hussain Toori, Abdul Rasheed Azad, Naveed Butt, and Fazal Sher—contracted the virus. He said the reporters had expressed reservations about working in the office amid the pandemic. More than 160 journalists have tested […]

• June 13, 2020
• Freedom of Expression

ISLAMABAD—Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has condemned a second burglary attempt at the residence of veteran journalist Imtiaz Alam in Lahore, which it termed alarming, and a failure of the provincial government.                            In a joint statement, PFUJ President Shahzada Zulfiqar and Secretary-General Nasir Zaidi called for an inquiry into the incident and immediate arrest […]