• June 3, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday allowed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to investigate a complaint against vlogger and journalist Asad Ali Toor filed by a female television anchorperson Shiffa Yousafazi. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah observed that the court has never stopped FIA from investigation but suspended the notice issued to Toor […]

• June 3, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court concluded hearing in former Islamabad High Court (IHC) Judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui’s appeal on Wednesday, wondering why the appellant entertained senior intelligence officers at his residence, that too three times. “Please consider this question that not one but three times senior Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officers came to you,” observed Justice Umar […]

• June 2, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) pays tribute to Daily Pakistan correspondent and Tribal Union of Journalists (TUJ) Vice President Noor Hakim who was killed fourteen years ago in a roadside bomb in Bajaur Agency of the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas. On June 2, 2007, Hakim was travelling alongside Nazukai Salarzai tribe chief Malik Muhammad Ayaz, […]

• June 2, 2021
• General News

KARACHI: A joint meeting of representative media organizations including All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA), Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ, Barna Group), PFUJ (Dastoor Group) and Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AEMEND) have totally rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) […]

• June 2, 2021
• General News

Director General Press Information Department (PID) Karachi Iram Tanveer Tuesday, on behalf of Federal Ministry for Information and Broadcasting, handed over a cheque of Rs. 2 million to the office bearers of Karachi Press Club. During her visit to KPC, DG PID Karachi Iram Tanveer addressing the officer bearers of Press Club said that the […]

• June 2, 2021
• Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday said he has decided to convene a meeting of the committee to take up the issue of press freedom in the country with particular reference to the recent attacks on journalists in the federal capital. He announced this while talking to reporters […]

• June 2, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Tuesday said the authorities were close to tracking down one of the suspects responsible for physically assaulting journalist Asad Ali Toor in the federal capital last week. He said the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra), Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and police were conducting an inquiry into the […]

• June 2, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Hina Jilani has said that concerns were growing for the safety of journalists and media outlets. Addressing a press conference here, she said that journalism is still alive and those who do not have to learn a lesson do not learn. She questioned if it was not anyone’s […]

• June 2, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD: The EU-Pakistan Sub-Group on Democracy, Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights discussed on Tuesday a range of issues related to the rule of law and human rights, and the bilateral cooperation at the international fora. According to a press release, the meeting held via a video link, was co-chaired by Paola Pampaloni, Deputy […]

• June 2, 2021
• General News

UMERKOT: The local journalists of Umerkot recorded a protest demonstration against an officer of the Health Department named Shuja Memon on Tuesday. While talking to the media, the protesting journalists, who included Rashid Baba Bhatti, Lala Bheel, Shan Soomro, Khanchand Armani and others accused the health Department officer of issuing dire threats to them and […]

• June 1, 2021
• General News

Khanewal   – Senior journalist Sajid Pervaiz was elected as president and Rana Muhammad Saleem as general secretary in annual elections of District Press Club Khanewal. According to details, long awaited election process of district press club is completed and whole panel comprising senior journalists is elected unopposed. After completing the election process, chairman election board […]

• June 1, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD – The ruling party MNA and Parliamentary Secretary on Textile, Commerce, Industries & Production and Board of Investment Aliya Hamza Malik on Monday urged National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser to take action against famous TV anchor Hamid Mir for his recent remarks against the Army. In a letter written to the Speaker, the parliamentary […]

• June 1, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday issued a summons to journalist and YouTuber Asad Ali Toor to appear before it and record his statement in an inquiry regarding “defamation” of a government institution through social media. A notice titled ‘Order for attendance under Section 160 CrPC for recording of statement’, a copy of which […]

• June 1, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Monday expressed concern over the government’s plan to establish the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) through an ordinance and vowed to resist it with full force, terming it an attempt to gag the media in the country. In a statement, PML-N information secretary […]