• April 21, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is alarmed and concerned at the murder attempt on Absar Alam and strongly supports calls for a judicial inquiry into the attack so that the motives and identities of the perpetrators behind the attack are uncovered. Alam, who is the former chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and former […]

• April 21, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

LONDON: Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh’s father has claimed his son was not responsible for the tragic killing of the American journalist, Daniel Pearl but has been denied justice for nearly two decades. He says his son remains in a limbo despite the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s decision clearing him of all charges. Speaking to this […]

• April 21, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

ISLAMABAD/ PARIS: The annual report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Tuesday that journalism was at least partly blocked in nearly three-quarters of the 180 countries surveyed. Its World Press Freedom Index found 73 countries “totally blocked or seriously impeded” journalism, while it was “constrained” in 59 others, adding that many governments had used the […]

• April 21, 2021
• Media and Governance

Sindh Information Secretary Rafiq Ahmed Buriro said on Tuesday that every step is being taken to improve the laws related to the welfare of the media and, particularly, journalists with a view to provide a conducive atmosphere for their sustained growth. Secretary Buriro said this to senior newsmen during a meeting at his office, where […]

• April 21, 2021
• Obituaries

SWABI: Radio broadcaster, reporter and poet Nawab Ali Khan Yousafzai, who passed away due to protracted illness, was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard in Doubian village late on Monday night, his family members said. Mr Yousafzai had performed duty as a reporter in India during the 1965 war between India and Pakistan. Later, […]

• April 21, 2021
• Social Media

Pakistani social media circles continue to bear witness to an influx of fake accounts. Among a recent trend is a rise of Twitter handles posing as foreigners, often upholding claims that bear uncanny resemblance to the state’s narrative. Recently a foreign female blogger tweeted: “No one in the world respects women as much as Pakistani […]

• April 21, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

KARACHI   –  Sindh Information Secretary Rafiq Ahmed Buriro said on Tuesday that every step was being taken to improve laws related to welfare of media, particularly journalists, with a view to provide conducive atmosphere for their sustained growth.   This he said while holding a meeting of senior journalists to discuss draft of Journalists Protection Bill […]

• April 21, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD – An unknown gunman shot at and injured former Chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and veteran journalist Absar Alam in the federal capital on Tuesday. Police sources said the incident took place at a park in F-11/2 sector Tuesday evening when an unidentified persons opened fire at him, the sources said. The […]

• April 21, 2021
• General News

KARACHI – Pakistan People’s Party Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan Convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and journalists bodies on Tuesday condemned firing on senior journalist and former Chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Absar Alam. In a statement issued here, Bilawal demanded that the person who attacked the senior journalist […]

• April 21, 2021
• Right to Information

Transparency and accountability are considered to be the hallmarks of good governance. Accessibility to information is possible if the information is available and seen. Accountability without information remains a mere desire and a myth. Efficiency, effectiveness and rule of law, with an addition of responsiveness, consensus, equity and inclusiveness are some of the other attributes […]