Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior and Accountability Shahzad Akbar has expressed his views over the illegal actions taken by chairman PEMRA Saleem Baig while speaking to host Jameel Farooqui in BOL News’ Program ‘National Debate‘. Shahzad Akbar said that, “PEMRA is working under law, however, if an order is not complied with, contempt of […]
President, Media Workers Organization (MWO) Saad Mudassir congratulates the newly elected members of APNEC. The elections of All Pakistan Newspaper Employees Confederation (APNEC) held yesterday, Muhammad Irfan Ali Chairman and Mansoor Malik Secretary General were elected unopposed. APNEC elections were held at Lahore Press Club in which a 21-member executive committee was elected which will […]
ISLAMABAD-Bridging gap between civil society and government is vital for bringing democratic and human rights reforms in the country, stressed the participants of an inter-provincial dialogue here on Sunday. They said that human rights formed the foundation of democracy and a strong democracy guaranteed protection and safety of human rights in a society. The main […]
After expressing reservations over unseemly exchanges of views between political groups during the Senate elections, the government has released new directives prohibiting officials from key agencies from using social media. All departments, secretarial branches, and chief secretaries of all provinces have been issued an official notice in this respect. The government has directed staff to […]
KARACHI: President Arif Alvi here on Saturday said media with the capacity to shape public perception, for good or bad, about range of issues must be fully cognizant of the impact they create on the world in general and their targeted communities in particular. Talking to a delegation of Karachi Editors Club (KEC) in a […]
Once again, the popular social media platform TikTok, used to host videos made by people from across the country and from elsewhere around the world, has been banned. This time the ban came from a bench of the Peshawar High Court. The petition against TikTok, on the grounds that it hosts ‘immoral’ or ‘indecent’ content, […]
Islamabad: Women journalists from different parts of the country on Saturday called for allocation of 33 per cent seats for women journalists in Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and other decision-making and representative bodies as well as Pakistan Press Council and committees made under the upcoming Journalist Protection Law. These demands made part of […]
ISLAMABAD: In a meeting held on Saturday, the Islamabad Committee of Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) demanded of the government to “stop the economic murder of journalists”, resolve their problems and ensure the freedom of expression. Chaired by CPNE Central Vice President and Islamabad/Rawalpindi Committee Chairman Sardar Khan Niazi, the meeting of CPNE’s Islamabad […]
The government is currently working on a new policy to distribute advertisements across different digital platforms, the head of the government’s digital wing Imran Ghazali has said. Speaking to Dawn, Ghazali — the general manager of the Digital Media Wing — said that once approved by the prime minister, the new policy will allow the […]
On the direction of the Peshawar High Court, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has once again banned TikTok in Pakistan with immediate effect. This ban follows an earlier one, unilaterally imposed by PTA on the Chinese app last October. Access was eventually restored some days later, after representatives of the social network assured the telecom regulator […]
Eminent journalist, poet, teacher and calligrapher Prem Shivani was remembered on his fifth death anniversary which was observed by Sindh Adabi Sangat at Cafe Thar in Mithi town on Wednesday night. A number of local literary figures, journalists and artists appreciated the relentless efforts by late Prem Shivani, who, according to them, tried his best […]
MIRPUR (AJK): Mar 12 (APP): Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan Friday said the media was absolutely independent in AJK and the State government has taken practical steps for the welfare of the journalist’s fraternity besides for the promotion of healthy and quality journalism in the state. He was […]
The first global web business news in ‘Memoni Language’ for 1.8 million Memon population in South Asia and Africa will be getting their business news from Pakistan covered in “Vyapar Samachar”. The daily news roundup will be available in Memoni language on RINSTRA’s digital platform, said a press release issued on Friday. TNN and RINSTRA […]
KARACHI: While expressing grave concern over devastating effects of federal and provincial governments’ media policies on member publications of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society, especially the smaller and regional publications, the APNS has warned the authorities that if the policies are not reviewed in consultation with the stakeholders, many publications will have to close down […]
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