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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices to Secretary Ministry of Information Technology, Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and others in a petition challenging ban on video-sharing social networking service TikTok. A single bench of IHC comprising Chief Justice of IHC Justice Athar Minallah issued the notices in a writ petition filed […]
ISLAMABAD: Over 100 journalists from around the world have expressed their concerns over “an alarming surge in attacks on journalists in Pakistan” and urged the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government to end impunity and take action against those who are attacking, harassing and intimidating journalists. The concern was shown by Harvard-educated journalists from across the world […]
LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) amir Sirajul Haq asserted that his party believes independent media and freedom of expression are the key instruments for the development of a democratic society and put the country on a path of progress. Addressing the participants of the central media workshop at Mansoora on Sunday, he said different governments in the […]
پاکستان پریس فاؤنڈیشن (پی پی ایف) نے یوروپی یونین کے تعاون سے سول سوسائٹی فار انڈیپنڈنٹ میڈیا اینڈ ایکسپریشن (CIME) پراجیکٹ کے تحت بلاگرز اور انسانی حقوق کے کارکنان کے تحفظ، ڈیجیٹل سیکیورٹی اور نفسیاتی مددسے متعلق تین روزہ تربیتی ورکشاپ کا اہتمام کیا جو لاہور کے ایک نجی ہوٹل میں ہفتہ تا پیر (31 […]
پاکستان پریس فاؤنڈیشن ( پی پی ایف) نے بلاگرز اور انسانی حقوق کے محافظوں کے لئے اسلام آباد میں تین روزہ سکیورٹی ٹریننگ ورکشاپ کے لئے درخواستیں طلب کرنا شروع کردیں۔ اس تربیت میں جسمانی، ڈیجیٹل اور نفسیاتی سماجی تحفظ سے متعلق سیشن شامل ہوں گے۔ اظہار رائے کی آزادی کو لاحق خطرات کے بدلتے […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) invites applications for a three-day security training workshop in Islamabad for bloggers and human rights defenders. The training will include sessions on physical, digital and psycho-social security. A look at the changing landscape of threats to freedom of expression shows that the threats are increasingly becoming more sophisticated. Where once physical […]
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 Lahore from Saturday to Monday, 31 July-2 August, 2021. […]
ISLAMABAD: An application has been submitted to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for registration of a cybercrime case against television presenter Gharidah Farooqi. The application has been submitted by Advocate Irfan Jahangir. He emphasized that the anchor in her controversial tweet had mocked the importance of animal sacrifice under Islamic teachings. The petition states that […]
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has said that freedom of expression is a blessing for any country and media should help government in improving its performance as constructive criticism is a blessing for a vibrant society. The prime minister said this while talking to Dunya News anchorperson in live TV Programme “Aapka Wazir-e-Azam […]
LAHORE: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib visited on Saturday the residence of veteran journalist and former Pakistan Today editor Arif Nizami who passed away on July 21 to offer condolence to the bereaved family. On the occasion, he offered a prayer for the departed soul. He said Nizami was a “shining […]
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