• July 14, 2020
• Broadcasting, Freedom of Expression

KARACHI: Cable operators across the metropolis suspended TV and internet services from 7pmto 9pm on Monday as a protest against K-Electric (KE) for deliberately cutting the cables of various fibre broadband providers. All Pakistan Cable Operators Association (APCOA) and the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) also announced that they would observe the strike on Tuesday (today) […]

• July 12, 2020
• Freedom of Expression

KARACHI: The Pakis­tan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has urged the government to withdraw the reportedly politically motivated cases against Jang-Geo group’s owner Mir Shakilur Rehman (MSR) and probe into the “harassment being faced by his family”. In a joint statement, PFUJ president Shahzada Zulfiqar and secretary general Nasir Zaidi said that after Mir Shakil’s […]

• July 12, 2020
• Obituaries

KARACHI: Daughter of Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman, founder of Jang Group and younger sister of Mir Javed Rahman (late) and Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, Editor-in-Chief, passed away on Saturday in London. She was a cancer patient. Three months ago Mir Javed Rahman had also died. Mir Shakeel-ur-Rahman is currently incarcerated in a concocted property case made against him by […]

• July 11, 2020
• Social Media

LAHORE: The Lahore police have approached the government for delegation of powers to the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and district police for initiation of legal action against instigators of criminal offences and sectarian violence through social media. The social media currently does not fall in the domain of the police. However, some cases of heinous offences […]

• July 11, 2020
• General News

ISLAMABAD: The post-mortem report of Sadaf Zahra, who was allegedly killed by her husband, journalist Salman Alvi, has put asphyxiation the likely cause of her death in its initial findings. According to the report, the 38-year-old died at 2pm on June 29 at her residence in Rawalpindi. Sadaf Zahra’s right cheek has a mark, while her […]

• July 11, 2020
• Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has stopped private TV channel BOL News from broadcasting or rebroadcasting any content against the Geo Group, its management and their families immediately. In case of non-compliance, legal action would be initiated against M/s Labbaik (Pvt) Ltd, the parent company of BOL News. In its order, it […]

• July 11, 2020
• Obituaries

KARACHI: Senior journalist and founding member of the All Pakistan Newspaper Employees’ Confederation (Apnec) Housing Society, Scheme 33, Mamnoon ur Rehman passed away on Friday at the age of 75. Mr Rehman had remained associated with daily Hurriyat as its news editor. He was the elected general secretary of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists-Dastoor […]

• July 10, 2020
• Obituaries

BARA: The relatives of slain journalist Hidayat Shah Afridi, who was a member of Bara Press Club in Khyber tribal district, have alleged that the murderers have the backing of influential people due to which they still roam freely in the area. Addressing a press conference at Bara Press Club on Thursday, the family members […]

• July 10, 2020
• Obituaries

 KARACHI: Hameed Haroon, President, Sarmad Ali, Secretary General, All Pakistan Newspapers Society on behalf of the Office Bearers and members of the Society have expressed profound grief over the sad demise of Tariq Rasheed Secretary General Pakistan Advertising Association (PAA). The APNS office-bearers expressed their condolence and prayed that Almighty Allah may rest the departed […]

• July 10, 2020
• Freedom of Expression

Sixty press freedom groups and civil society organisations, journalism institutions, filmmakers, and other supporters have formed a coalition in support of Maria Ressa and independent media in the Philippines, united around the call to #HoldTheLine.   Today the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) announced […]

• July 9, 2020
• Freedom of Expression

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday admitted the appeal for hearing of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London (MQM-L) activist SM Kamran, who was sentenced to death in absentia in the Geo TV reporter Wali Khan Babar murder case, against his conviction. The court also issued a notice to the prosecutor general. MQM activists Mohammad Shahrukh (alias […]

• July 9, 2020
• Freedom of Expression

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday denied post-arrest bail to Jang Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakilur Rehman in a 34-year-old case about some land allegedly allotted to him in violation of rules by the then Punjab chief minister Nawaz Sharif. A two-judge bench comprising Justice Sardar Ahmad Naeem and Justice Farooq Haider dismissed the bail […]

• July 9, 2020
• General News

A journalist working for a private TV channel has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife in Rawalpindi’s Yousuf Colony, it emerged on Wednesday. According to the FIR registered at Airport Police Station by the victim’s sister, the incident occurred on June 29. In the complaint, she stated that the suspect, identified as Ali Salman […]

• July 8, 2020
• Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif called on Speaker Asad Qaiser to form a parliamentary committee to probe the atrocities being committed against media institutions in Pakistan. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president penned a letter to the NA speaker on Tuesday, highlighting the blatant violation of the law, Constitution and […]