• May 9, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Saturday said in categorical terms that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, led by Prime Minister Imran Khan, had full faith in the fundamental, democratic and constitutional right to freedom of expression, but insisted that protection of the state interests was top priority for all. He […]

• May 8, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved two long-awaited bills for protection of journalists and media professionals and criminalising forced disappearances in the country. Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari confirmed the approval. “Today, the (federal) cabinet approved the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill and the Forced or Involuntary Disappearance (Criminal Law […]

• May 8, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday served notices on Attorney General for Pakistan and other senior lawyers for assistance in case regarding powers of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) under anticyber crime Act. The court questioned whether section 20 of cyber crime act was contradicting the Articles 14, 19 and 19A of the Constitution. […]

• May 7, 2021
• General News

The Sindh High Court has ordered the Sindh Information Department to verify whether there are government employees working as journalists in Shaheed Benazirabad district. The Hyderabad circuit bench directed the department on Wednesday to conduct hearing of all 175 media workers whose names are mentioned in the list submitted by the district’s deputy commissioner. “If […]

• May 7, 2021
• Freedom of Expression, Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved two crucial bills for the protection of journalists and media workers and making the forced disappearances in the country a criminal offence. “Today, the (federal) cabinet approved the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill and the Forced or Involuntary Disappearance (Criminal Law Amendment) Bill,” said federal Minister for […]

• May 6, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD: Former Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani has termed the European Union Resolution against Pakistan as discriminatory and double-standard of the West, saying that if European and Western capitals are the citadels of protecting human rights and freedom of expression then the EU Resolution against Pakistan is discriminatory. “During the last two years, India has […]

• May 6, 2021
• General News

What is fifth generation war? How is it fought? How is an enemy brought down in it? These things will be discussed in today’s column. We will also see how to reinforce the very foundation of Pakistan and stand by those who protect it with their life and blood. Fifth generation war can be defined […]

• May 6, 2021
• General News

QUETTA: Senator Danesh Kumar of the ruling Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) has said the people helping the poor will always be remembered for their services to humanity. Speaking during a function here on Tuesday, at which food items provided by the Khidmat-i-Khalq Foundation were distributed among the low-income media workers, he said that providing food […]

• May 6, 2021
• General News

HARIPUR: Two persons, including sister of slain journalist Sohail Khan, were killed here in separate incidents, police said on Wednesday. The first murder case was reported from Hattar village where according to police sister of late Sohail was gunned down by members of their rival group. The police quoted Farrukh Khan, younger brother of Sohail, […]

• May 5, 2021
• General News

THE human rights situation in Pakistan, almost predictably bleak every year, was deeply impacted in 2020 by an unprecedented factor — the Covid-19 pandemic. While the contagion has affected all segments of society, it has exacerbated existing socioeconomic inequalities. No ‘great equaliser’, this global crisis has dealt a cruel blow to already disadvantaged sections of […]

• May 5, 2021
• Obituaries

Senior journalist Manzoor Hussain, who was part of the founding team of The News, passed away on Tuesday morning. He was 74. A veteran reporter, Hussain began his journalistic career with the Hurriyat newspaper back in the 70s after completing his master’s in journalism from the University of Karachi. He worked for several newspapers, including […]

• May 5, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

The European Union (EU) has expressed deep concern over the lack of freedom of the press and violence against journalists in Pakistan. The EU said it is concerned about the frequently reported cases of violence, intimidation, abduction, and killing of journalists in Pakistan. Over the past couple of years, restrictions on media in Pakistan have […]

• May 4, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

KARACHI: To mark World Press Freedom Day (May 3) and to launch a policy paper on the Draft for Protection of Journalist and Media Professionals Bill, 2020, an event was held by the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) and the Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) at the Karachi Press Club on Monday evening. Ghazala […]

• May 4, 2021
• General News

QUETTA— The team members of Balochistan’s first Urdu blogging website, Haal Hawal has decided to close it down permanently after five years of its inception. “It has become impossible to run the website with limited financial and human resource,” senior member Shabbir Rakhshani told JournalismPakistan.com on Monday. The content on the website will remain accessible […]