The tussle between the authorities and the public over the issue of freedom of expression is as old as human civilization. The issue of freedom of access to information and its public distribution has usually been in tandem. Every society — and later, states — displays this clash in various forms and through different methods; […]
Independent and responsible digital news platforms are the future of journalism. They can play an important role in promoting local news and readership even as they address increasing misinformation and monetary concerns. These views were expressed by senior journalists speaking at the Capstone Project launch ceremony of the Pakistan Entrepreneurial Journalism Program (PEJP), organized by […]
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has approved the extension of the license of Allama Iqbal Open University’s “Radio Broadcast Station” for the next five years from 2020 to 2025. According to AIOU, it is a purely non-commercial and educational FM radio channel. The University will continue its educational broadcasts on FM 91.6 at […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) organized three-day training workshop on Investigative Reporting for Pakistani journalists under the project Pakistan Investigative Journalism Fellowship in collaboration with Free Press Unlimited (FPU) which is taking place at a private hotel in Islamabad from Friday to Sunday, 27-29 August, 2021. The training workshop is attended by Pakistani Journalist from all […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) organized three-day training workshop on safety, digital security and psychosocial support for bloggers and human rights defenders under the project Civil Society for Independent Media and Expression (CIME) in collaboration with European Union which is taking place at a private hotel in Islamabad from Friday to Sunday, 27-29 August, 2021. The […]
سات سال قبل، 28 اگست، 2014 کو تین میڈیا ورکرز – – اے آر وائی نیوز کے اسائنمنٹ ایڈیٹر اور آن لائن نیوز ایجنسی کے بیورو چیف ارشاد مستوئی، ایک ٹرینی رپورٹر عبدالرسول خجک اور آن لائن نیوز ایجنسی کے اکاؤنٹنٹ محمد یونس کو – – صوبہ بلوچستان کے دارالحکومت کوئٹہ میں نامعلوم مسلح افراد […]
Seven years ago, on August 28, 2014, three media workers — ARY News Assignment Editor and Online News Agency Bureau Chief Irshad Mastoi, a trainee reporter Abdul Rasool Khajjak and Online News Agency accountant Muhammad Younas — were murdered by unidentified gunmen in Quetta, the capital city of the Balochistan province. The case has currently […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan will take up next week the case regarding harassment of journalists. Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umer Ata Bandial has constituted a three-member larger bench headed by Justice Ijazul Ahsen and comprising Justice Muneeb Akhtar and Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed. According to the cause list issued for […]
ISLAMABAD: In an apparent bid to prevent leak of official information and documents, the government has barred all government employees from using social media platforms. A notification issued by the Establishment Division on Aug 25 says no government servant can participate in any media platform except with the permission of the government. The notification says […]
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani has assured journalists of playing the role of mediator on the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority to resolve the issue through consultation. “I will convey the concerns of journalists on the bill to the prime minister and information minister and to make all-out effort to resolve the issue through consultation,” […]
Peshawar – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa authorities have imposed fees on tik-tokers and other social media users for making videos at historical sites in the province. Archaeology Director Abdul Samad said that the decision was taken for protection of all historical sites in the province. The official said that only professional journalists would be allowed to shoot […]
HYDERABAD – The Additional Director General of Communicable Disease Control (CDC), Directorate General of Health Sindh, Dr Irshad Kazmi stressed the need to sensitize general public regarding HIV/AIDS so that stigma about this disease could be reduced. HIV/AIDS is not a pandemic like COVID-19 but due to misperception created by our society, the majority of […]
Lahore – The Nation and Nawa-i-Waqt have started publishing their Gwadar editions. Nawa-i-Waqt has the honor that the work which was started by this organization 63 years ago to highlight importance of Gwadar has become vital for economic development of the country. This is also historic moment for the Nawa-i-Waqt Group that the team led […]
ISLAMABAD – Taliban insurgents detained Khyber News journalist Matin Khan in Kandahar for reporting without permission, a local news channel reported. Geo News quoting sources claimed that Khan has been detained along with his cameraman and is currently locked up in the container. The family of journalists said that the duo has contacted once on […]
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