PESHAWAR: TikTok, a popular video-sharing app, has blocked around 9.8 million objectionable videos and around 720,000 accounts for uploading them in the country, the Peshawar High Court was told on Tuesday. A bench consisting of Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid and Justice Syed M Attique Shah directed a counsel for the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and […]
Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Monday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan and CM Usman Buzdar were determined to solve problems facing the journalist community. She said this while talking to a delegation of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) which met her here. The Special Assistant apprised […]
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists led by PFUJ President Pervaiz Shaukat called on Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday, ARY News reported. During the meeting, the information minister said that Pakistan Threek-e-Insaf (PTI) government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan was committed to providing basic facilities […]
PESHAWAR: Member of the opposition Pakistan People’s Party Nighat Yasmin Orakzai on Monday submitted the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Protection of Journalists and Media Practitioners Bill, 2021, to the provincial assembly’s secretariat to ‘promote, protect and effectively ensure independence, impartiality, safety and freedom of expression of journalists and other media practitioners’. Earlier, she had submitted the Khyber […]
Islamabad – Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Monday that newspapers sellers will be given easy loans to continue their business. Fawad Hussain expressed these views during a meeting with lifetime secretary general of All Pakistan Akhbar Farosh Federation Tikka Khan. On this occasion, Tikka Khan told the federal minister that […]
FAISALABAD: The family of Khalid Abbas Saif (late) arranged the first anniversary of the late at home keeping in view the corona SOPs. The social, business and journalistic community, while acknowledging the services of renowned journalist Khalid Abbas Saif (late), expressed their sentiments over the phone with his family and paid homage to the (late) […]
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has refused to give his assent to the Sindh Protection of Journalists and other Media Practitioners bill, which was passed by the Sindh Assembly recently, and returned the bill to the legislature for reconsideration because it lacked a “mechanism for monitoring funds of the commission concerned”. Reliable sources told Dawn […]
ISLAMABAD: Distinguished broadcaster and former director general Radio Pakistan Nayyar Mahmood was remembered on her first death anniversary here on Sunday. She passed away last year after a protected ailment as she had been suffering from renal disfunction. She was the spouse of former federal secretary Syed Anwar Mahmood and mother of yet another impressive […]
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Hussain Chaudhry on Sunday said the government had focused to develop human resource and short training courses related to digital media were also designed for professional grooming of the media persons. He said this during his visit to Karachi Press club (KPC) . Fawad Chaudhry also held […]
In commemoration of the World Press Freedom Day in May 2021, SOC Films hosted its first ever ‘Webinar’ focusing on the important issues that affect journalists reporting on issues confronting Pakistanis including minorities. The Webinar, moderated by journalist Munizae Jahangir, featured speakers from diverse backgrounds including the Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan Wendy Gilmour, who […]
A condolence reference was held at the Karachi Press Club on Saturday to pay homage to seasoned journalist Raja Tariq, who died of cardiac arrest recently in Karachi. Former Daily Jang deputy chief reporter Raja Tariq died of cardiac failure at a hospital on Sunday night. He had served in the media industry for over […]
Islamabad: National Institute of Folk and Traditional heritage Lok Virsa had provided special equipment and technicalities to students of Documentary Film-making during a live Musical Festival. Talking to this agency, Executive Director Lok Virsa Talha Ali said the students of the documentary film-making team had an opportunity to showcase their expertise. He said these kinds […]
Pakistani-American journalist Amna Nawaz has been named the chief correspondent for one of USA’s widely watched and respected news shows, PBS NewsHour. Earlier she served as the national correspondent, now in her new role she will also serve as the White House Correspondent. Amna Nawaz joined the channel as a correspondent and has since co-moderated […]
ISLAMABAD: Mohammad Asim Khichi, a senior grade 20 officer of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has been appointed as director general of Radio Pakistan. He has also been given additional responsibilities of director general, Cyber Wing. Mr. Khichi has previously held positions in the cyber wing of Press Information Department, Prime Minister’s House, Pakistan Electronic […]
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