• January 14, 2021
• Social Media

ISLAMABAD: The government has clarified the changes in the privacy policy of the WhatsApp in view of the concerns by the general public, saying that subject changes in privacy are applicable on WhatsApp business account only, while regular non-business/individual profiles/accounts are not affected. According to the Ministry of Information Technology and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority […]

• January 14, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday asked the advocate general of Sindh to advance arguments as to whether the Supreme Court’s order still holds the field regarding detention of four men acquitted in abduction and murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl. A division bench of the SHC adjourned the hearing till Jan […]

• January 13, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was told on Tuesday that the murder trial of Wall Street Journal’s South Asia bureau chief Daniel Pearl was transferred from the Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) Karachi to the ATC Hyderabad after the counsel, witnesses and even the judges hearing the case received threats. Advocate Faisal Siddiqui, who is representing the parents […]

• January 13, 2021
• Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD: The appointment of Naeem Bokhari as the Pakistan Television (PTV) chairman appears to have been made in violation of guidelines set by the Supreme Court (SC), observed the chief justice of Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday. Hearing identical petitions against appointment of Mr Bokhari, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah advised the counsel for […]

• January 13, 2021
• Social Media

WhatsApp on Tuesday sought to reassure its two billion users that their personal messages to friends and family will remain private after an update in its terms of service raised eyebrows on social media and was criticized by digital rights activists. Unveiled on Wednesday, WhatsApp’s new privacy terms reserve the right to share user data, […]

• January 12, 2021
• Broadcasting

LAHORE: The appointment of senior lawyer Naeem Bokhari as director and chairman of Pakistan Television Corporation (PTVC) has been challenged before the Lahore High Court. The petitioner, Usman Ghani, mainly argues that the impugned appointment has been made in violation of the Supreme Court judgments. He said the government appointed Bokhari, who is 65 years […]

• January 12, 2021
• Social Media

Federal Minister for IT and Telecom, Syed Amin-ul-Haque stated that IT Ministry will make Pakistan’s first social media application before 2021 ends. Everyone will have open access to the application. It has been reported that the application will be an all-encompassing one, as it would have all the features the American messaging application WhatsApp has, […]

• January 10, 2021
• Social Media

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said that the government was making efforts to introduce a strong data protection law to protect citizens’ privacy after WhatsApp announced on Thursday it will now share personal data of users including phone numbers and locations with its parent company, Facebook. “Instead of adopting a […]

• January 10, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Leader of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in the Senate Senator Sherry Rehman said that the PPP stands for the freedom of press and protection of the journalists. During a meeting with members of Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), Sherry Rehman discussed the proposed “the Protection of Journalists and Media professionals Bill 2020”. The […]

• January 9, 2021
• Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD: Another petition has been filed with the Islamabad High Court against the appointment of Chairman PTV Naeem Bokhari and other top officials. Justice Aamer Farooq has forwarded the plea to Chief Justice Athar Minallah for hearing, as a similar petition is already filed with the court. Petitioner Shamas Iqbal through his lawyer requested the […]

• January 9, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

Thirty leading editors, journalists, lawyers and human rights activists expressed concern at the delay in approval of the draft Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill, 2020 that would provide a safe environment for practice of journalism in Pakistan.  The draft Bill, which provides a strong base for legislation for protection of media, was presented […]

• January 8, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has out rightly rejected the representation in the Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) as well as amendments made by Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting for changing criteria for the appointment of PCP chairman. “We totally reject the changes made in the rules which are aimed at […]

• January 8, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

KARACHI: The provincial authorities on Thursday contended before the Sindh High Court that four men had not been set free after their conviction was set aside in the abduction and murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl since there was a restraining order of the Supreme Court. A division bench of the SHC directed both […]

• January 6, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD: On the call of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), demonstrations were held across the country on Tuesday for protection of economic rights of journalists and media workers and freedom of the press. The protests, held under the PFUJ’s slogan of “Enough is enough”, were attended by journalists, trade unionists and victims of […]