• August 27, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has announced complete support to Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) plan of staging a 48-hour sit-in outside the Parliament House during President Arif Alvi’s address to the joint sitting of the Parliament. A delegation of Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ), led by Press Freedom Action Committee Chairman […]

• August 27, 2021
• General News

Revolutionary steps coupled with introduction of cutting-edge technology paved the way for transforming the national media networks in the country, said a three-year performance report of the Ministry of Information of Broadcasting launched here Thursday. The journey of national media transformation kicked off in 2018 when Prime Minister Imran Khan came into the power and […]

• August 27, 2021
• General News

KARACHI: A seminar titled ‘Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA): concerns and implications’ was organized by the social sciences department of Szabist on Wednesday evening on the premises of the institute. Dr Tauseef Ahmed Khan, giving the background to the situation, said the fight for media freedom is a continuation of a long struggle. It is […]

• August 27, 2021
• General News

Independent and responsible digital news platforms are the future of journalism in Pakistan, senior journalists said Thursday during an online event. The ceremony was organized by the Global Neighborhood for Media innovations (GNMI) under its Pakistan Entrepreneurial Journalism Program on Thursday, August 26, 2021. Several senior journalists, including Mazhar Abbas, Gharida Farooqui, Kamal Siddiqui, Ayesha […]

• August 26, 2021
• General News, Social Media

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Wednesday informed a parliamentary body that the authority cannot block a specific individual unlawful online content present on secure social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube, but it can shut the whole site. A senior official of the PTA, while briefing the National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior, […]

• August 26, 2021
• Arts and Entertainment

After being reappointed as the Minister for Information and Broadcasting in April, Fawad Chaudhry resumed plans for reforms initiated by the ministry in 2018. In light of these reforms, he stated that PTV News would be upgraded to a high-definition (HD) channel by June 1 – a transition that had been delaying since 2019. “PTV […]

• August 26, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD: One of the five judges of the Supreme Court’s larger bench in the journalist harassment case has suggested that the two judges who had initially taken up the case be also made part of the larger bench to help strengthen public confidence in the judiciary. “Would not it be appropriate that the two judges […]

• August 26, 2021
• General News

WASHINGTON: A spokesperson of the Pakistani Embassy has brushed aside a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW), a New York-based watchdog body, about Pakistani government plans to set up the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) though an ordnance, saying the claim was “factually incorrect.” “There is no plan to introduce the regulatory body through an […]

• August 25, 2021
• General News

LAHORE: Journalists from different organizations in the city unanimously rejected the proposed PMDA (Pakistan Media Development Authority) Ordinance 2021 as oppressive, and a bill that restricts the freedom of journalists and the media. A meeting organized by the Punjab Union of Journalists, the Lahore Press Club, Punjab Assembly Press Gallery, Lahore Photo Journalists Association and […]

• August 25, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has rejected statements of federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry and Minister of State Farrukh Habib about its position on the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA). PFUJ President Shahzada Zulfiqar and Secretary General Nasir Zaidi said in a statement on Tuesday that the ministers, who are supposed […]

• August 25, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD: As the Supreme Court resumes hearing in the journalist harassment case on Wednesday (today), senior lawyers are suggesting that either a larger bench be formed or the matter be put on hold until Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed returns home from his foreign tour. The legal circles are abuzz with suggestions that […]

• August 25, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD – Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said no compromise will be made on the clauses of Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) bill regarding fake news and the rights of journalists. Talking to office-bearers of various journalist bodies including Fourth Pillar International, Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (Professional) and Young Journalist […]

• August 25, 2021
• Social Media

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain on Tuesday said that the government has decided to form a high-level committee, comprising religious scholars, intellectuals and civil society representatives, to examine issues trending on social media and guide the government on the matters for formation of policies. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad after […]

• August 24, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

بارہ سال قبل 24 اگست 2009 کو افغانستان کے شمشاد ٹیلی ویژن کے لیے پشاور میں مقیم بیورو چیف جان اللہ ہاشم زادہ کو پاکستان کے شمال مغربی ضلع خیبر میں جمرود کے قریب منی بس پر افغانستان سے واپس جاتے ہوئے گولی مار کر ہلاک کر دیا گیا تھا۔  پشاور پریس کلب کے اس […]