• August 3, 2021
• Obituaries

KARACHI: Senior journalist and Urdu daily Ummat’s chief editor Rafiq Afghan passed away on Monday morning in Karachi. He was 64. Afghan was ill for the past few days and was undergoing treatment at a private hospital. He had a lung infection that was deteriorated with coronavirus. His funeral prayers were offered at Shaheed Masjid […]

• August 3, 2021
• General News

LAHORE – The Government College University (GCU), Lahore has announced the establishment of Department of Media and Communication Studies which will offer BS (Hons), MPhil and PhD programmes. GCU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi said that the university would open admissions to BS (Hons) Media and Communication Studies during the current year (Fall 2021). […]

• August 3, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

BOSTON: Over 100 journalists from around the world have called on the government of Pakistan to end impunity and take action against those who are attacking, harassing, and intimidating journalists. Standing in solidarity with Absar Alam, the Nieman Fellow 2005 at Harvard, this was demanded by 107 Harvard-educated journalists from across the world. Absar Alam […]

• August 3, 2021
• Broadcasting

The Senate’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Monday asked the management of Pakistan Television Corporation ( PTV) and Radio Pakistan to provide plans for proper utilization of their respective buildings in the next meeting. The committee, which met with Senator Faisal Javed in the chair, rejected the presentation given by the ptv management […]

• August 3, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has extended appreciation over statement of concerns on surge in attacks on journalists and media workers in Pakistan which was signed by 107 Harvard-educated journalists from across the world, says a press release on Monday. The statement says, “An alarming surge in attacks on journalists in Pakistan has […]

• August 3, 2021
• Broadcasting

The Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) has formally launched a complaint against a private tv channel with Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) for airing falsified facts and defamatory statements against the healthcare regulator. According to PMC spokesperson, the television channel had on three instances repeatedly aired slanderous statements and allegations against the PMC that were […]