• March 18, 2021
• General News

KARACHI: The Sindh Police have registered cases under the Anti-Terrorism Act against journalists, writers and political workers for protesting against the alleged extrajudicial killing of Irfan Jatoi in the Sukkur’s SITE area Police Station. Irfan Jatoi, a student of the Sindh University, was killed in an alleged encounter by the Sukkur Police some days ago. […]

• March 18, 2021
• General News

WASHINGTON: Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it was launching a corporate human rights policy and a fund aimed at supporting human rights defenders facing online threats. Facebook said the fund, the size of which was not disclosed, will provide offline aid to the defenders facing critical threats, and support new digital security efforts beginning in […]

• March 18, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) here on Wednesday launched the book about its history, titled: “From Layoffs to Lashes: PFUJ’s 70-year Fight for Media Freedom” highlighting the seven decade struggle for free voice and democracy. The author of the book Mazhar Abbas highlighted the contents of the book and narrated that the […]

• March 18, 2021
• General News

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Wednesday announced the establishment of Media Colony for journalists in the proposed Peshawar Model Town, a one-time special grant of Rs 20 million for Peshawar Press Club (PPC) and 100 per cent increase in the seed money of Journalist Welfare Endowment Fund. He made these announcements while addressing the […]

• March 18, 2021
• Media Development

ISLAMABAD :Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Wednesday said that technological advancement has revolutionized the global media so the Pakistani journalists needs to adapt new technologies. Addressing a seminar on “Freedom of Press and Resolution of Media Crisis”, he said the modern technology has disrupted the existing system and formal television channels […]

• March 18, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD: Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Shibli Faraz has said the government gives due importance to freedom of expression. Addressing a PFUJ seminar on “Freedom of Press and Resolution of Media Crisis” here on Wednesday, he said the government would do its best to solve problems of the journalist community. He said a bill will […]

• March 18, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

When Pakistani road workers discovered human remains on their construction site in North Waziristan in early March, they unearthed more than the bones of an elderly teacher who was abducted and killed 13 years ago. The victim, Muhammad Salam, was also a potential witness to the 2006 killing of Hayatullah Khan — a journalist who […]