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Daily Archives: May 20, 2021

Prime Minister has approved health cards for journalists: Governor tells Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ)

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A delegation of Karachi Union of Journalist (KUJ), led by its president, Rashid Aziz, called on Governor Sindh Imran Ismail at Governor’s House on Wednesday. They discussed various problems and challenges faced by Journalists particularly during the COVID period with the governor and apprised him about the initiative and steps being taken by the union […]


Modernization of State media

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WHILST every government used Radio Pakistan and PTV as their mouthpiece but unfortunately, nothing was done in the past to transform them as per the modern day requirements. This is the reason that today they present a sorry state of affairs like any other state enterprise. It is, however, heartening to see Minister for Information […]


Journalism Protection Bill

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The inability of the parliament to get along and cooperate on important bipartisan matters has cost the public inordinate delays of many useful potential laws. The Journalists’ Protection Bill, legislation aimed to prevent violence against journalists, runs the risk of suffering the same fate, as this bill, which should have been passed already, was delayed […]


Islamabad High Court (IHC) directs NADRA to restore citizenship of JUI-F leader, Declares PEMRA order of restraining TV channels from inviting, projecting the petitioner in talk shows as illegal.

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By accepting the petition of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F)’s former senator Maulana Hafiz Hamdullah challenging National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)’s decision to cancel his citizenship, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday directed NADRA to restore his citizenship. A single bench of the IHC comprising Chief Justice of IHC Justice Athar Minallah announced the verdict […]