ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Lawyers Convention on Assault on Judiciary and Media called for formation of an independent and high-level commission to look into the allegations levelled by former Islamabad High Court judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui in which he highlighted the role of intelligence agencies in influencing judicial matters. In his reply to the July […]
KARACHI: Renowned writer and journalist Sheen Farrukh passed away in Karachi on Thursday. She was 83. Ms Farrukh was born in Gujranwala in 1938. She obtained her master’s degree in geography from the University of Punjab, Lahore, after which she joined journalism. She worked with Akhbar-i-Khawateen, an Urdu magazine, for the longest period as a […]
ISLAMABAD: The legal and journalist fraternities, civil society members, human rights activists and political leaders Thursday demanded ensuring freedom of expression and the media in the country. Speakers addressing participants in a convention demanded that all institutions should work within their ambits. They stressed unity among lawyers, media, civil society, political parties and all other […]
The National Amateur Short Film Festival (NASFF ‘21) was launched by one of the most esteemed and prestigious organizations of Pakistan, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). Individuals aspiring to be filmmakers were invited to participate in the festival, who previously had no platform to establish themselves and demonstrate their talents and skills. NASFF proved to […]
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has stressed the need for joint ventures between Germany and Pakistan in the fields of film and drama productions. The minister, in a meeting with German Ambassador Bernhard Stephan Schlagheck on Thursday, said they would like the German filmmakers and drama producers to explore the beauty […]
PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday said he would write a letter to Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt Gen Faiz Hameed to bring to his notice “how his institution is being defamed” through attacks on journalists. He made the comment during a meeting of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Human Rights which was […]
KARACHI: The Sindh government has allocated Rs 135 million for press clubs, media unions, deserving journalists, and Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors in budget 21-22. According to the details of official budget allocation document received on Wednesday, the provincial government has allocated a grant of Rs 50 million for Karachi Press Club, Rs 20 million […]
KARACHI: Three international bodies working for press freedom and protection of media persons on Wednesday launched a joint report citing “significant errors” in police investigation into the murder of a senior journalist in rural Sindh more than 13 years ago whose reporting had “exposed local corruption and human rights abuses.” The representatives of three global […]
ISLAMABAD: Legal fraternity, journalists’ community and civil society organisations have decided to wage a joint struggle against the government’s plans to muzzle media, target judiciary and put curbs on fundamental human rights of the masses. In order to discuss this, a conference of human rights activists, lawyers, media workers and civil society organisations’ activists is […]
Panu Aqil: Senior Journalist Parel Wayu and his friend Ejaz Mangi attacked by unidentified assailants. Journalist and his friend first transferred to local hospital and then to Civil Hospital Sukkur in serious condition. FIR of the attack has been registered in Baichi Police Station. FIR filed against main accused Yaqoob Chachar and 11 others. Newspaper: […]
Pakistan has reiterated its call for justice in the case of noted Kashmiri journalist Shujaat Bukhari’s assassination in the Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Shujaat Bukhari was assassinated three years ago in Srinagar in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry, in a statement, said the perpetrators of […]
Media experts urged on Monday that citizens comprehensively read community guidelines of digital platforms before using them to upload content. They were speaking at a webinar organised by the Express Media Group and TikTok for awareness on using TikTok and other digital platforms and ensuring safety of the uploaded content. Tik Tok Head of Safety […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Defence was informed on Monday that the social media companies were not doing enough to work on combating cybercrime in the country. The meeting, headed by MNA Amjad Khan, was briefed over the compliance of social media giants such as Facebook, Twitter and TikTok to curb cybercrime in […]
One of the most high profile murder case of a journalist in Pakistan remains unsolved 15 years later. On June 16, 2006, the body of English-language daily The Nation and Urdu-language daily Ausaf reporter as well photographer for the European Press Agency Hayatullah Khan was found outside a village in Mirali in North Waziristan tribal agency in the erstwhile Federally Administered […]
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