ISLAMABAD: Veteran journalist and former Chief News Editor of Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Usman Hameed passed away after a protracted illness on Friday. He was 73. His funeral was held in his native town Wah after the Asr prayer, which was attended by relatives and close friends. Family sources said the deceased had been […]
ISLAMABAD: Amid stiff resistance offered by the opposition parties, a parliamentary body, on Wednesday, passed a bill seeking to make intentionally ridiculing and defaming the armed forces a punishable crime. The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior, which met with MNA Raja Khurram Shahzad Nawaz in the chair, passed the Criminal Law (amendment) Act 2020, […]
The Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AEMEND) on Wednesday said it is deeply concerned over the recent advisories issued by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA). The media association, in a statement, said these advisories limit the scope of reporting and discussion on matters “which are of paramount public interest”. The […]
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday initiated a dialogue with the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on the 19-point charter of demand presented to it earlier by the Union, says a press release. The move to hold talks with PFUJ was apparently taken on the direction of Senator Shibli Faraz. The first preliminary round […]
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and former lawmaker Akhunzada Chattan said while addressing a press conference in Bajaur on Tuesday that objection has been raised on Radio Shumal because it runs local news and whenever its reporters visit the field, people start criticising government performance and also raise questions about alleged irregularities in […]
LAHORE: The Punjab Information Commission (PIC) has imposed Rs 25, 000 fine on DIG Crimes Jawad Ahmad Dogar for not providing information to an applicant under the Right to Information (RTI) Act about the official residences, vehicles and police force provided to the retired IGs, DIGs and other senior officers during the past five years. […]
KARACHI: Media persons had an extensive discussion on issues they face in reporting on human rights at a media consultation organized by European Union (EU) funded Huqooq-e-Pakistan Project (HeP) in collaboration with the Sindh Human Rights Department. Huqooq e Pakistan is a joint initiative of the European Union and the Ministry of Human Rights with […]
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Monday that the federal government would make utmost efforts to ensure allotment of plots to the journalists of twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad in a media housing scheme in a transparent manner. He said transparency in the allotment process of this scheme was the government’s […]
LAHORE: With a view to ensure effective implementation of the Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act in all government institutions, the Punjab government has set up a committee headed by Additional Chief Secretary Punjab Irum Bukhari. The meeting of this committee held here to review the steps taken to improve the work of public […]
KARACHI: The journalist organisations and Human Rights Commission of Pakistan have strongly condemned the unethical and inappropriate content published against women by a local Urdu daily published from Karachi. The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) on Monday condemned the uncalled-for and unethical attack on women by a […]
A petition, filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC), on Monday sought contempt proceedings against Prime Minister Imran Khan over his remarks against the judiciary during the premier’s live session with the public. The petition also said PEMRA and PTV should be questioned in regards to the ‘on-air contemptuous program’. Sardar Farhat Manzoor Khan, in […]
Pakistan saw “[…] serious restrictions on free expression, the press and the internet including violence against journalists, unjustified arrests and disappearances of journalists, censorship and site blocking […]” during 2020. This analysis of the situation of press freedom in Pakistan was presented as part of the US Department of State’s 2020 Country Report on Human […]
LAHORE: On the direction of Managing Director, PTV Amir Manzoor Choadhary, Director Administration and Personnel Saif Ullah Shahid visited Pakistan Television Lahore Centre. He was accompanied by Coordinator PTV Tanvir Rajpoot. Upon reaching PTV Lahore Centre, he was warmly welcomed by General Manager PTV Lahore Saif Uddin, Heads of various departments and the union representatives. […]
Social media rules have been in the news lately with increasing frequency. On April 2, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) sought the report of the inter-ministerial committee that was tasked to examine the rules. The IHC was hearing the petitions filed against the implementation of ‘Removal and blocking of unlawful online content (Procedure, oversight and […]
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