LAHORE: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has decided to hold a long march from Quetta to Islamabad in early November against the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PDMA) bill. The decision was taken at PFUJ’s three-day federal executive council meeting at the Lahore Press Club with president Shahzada Zulfiqar in chair on Thursday. […]
A Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors delegation visited the Inter-Services Public Relations office on Thursday and met ISPR Director-General Major General Babar Iftikhar, where they discussed the security situation. With the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, there has been uncertainty surrounding the journalistic landscape of the bordering country, and how that may affect the situation within […]
EDITORIAL: That the President of Pakistan is the head of state but not of the executive is a fact. That he represents the nation but does not rule the nation is also a fact. In other words, he’s only the symbol of the nation. It is important to note that the President’s address to a […]
ON Monday, the government yet again displayed its rising contempt for the freedom of press — this time in parliament. When reporters arrived, by special invitation, to cover the joint session of parliament and President Arif Alvi’s speech to mark the new parliamentary year, they were shocked to find both the press lounge and gallery […]
Veteran journalist Nazeer Khan passed away in Karachi on Thursday after prolonged illness. He was 93. He remained associated with Urdu daily Jasarat and other news publication during his over-50-year-long journalistic carrier. His funeral prayers will be offered today (Friday) after the Friday prayers at the Jama Masjid Shamsi in Shamsi Society near the airport. […]
LAHORE: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has dispelled the impression that the stakeholders are ready to hold talks over the controversial Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) bill. In a statement issued here on Thursday, PFUJ President Shahzada Zulfiqar and Secretary General Nasir Zaidi said the journalists’ fraternity considered the PMDA bill a draconian piece […]
KARACHI: Leaders of various journalist bodies at a seminar held at Karachi Press Club on Thursday completely rejected the government proposal to create a new authority – Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) – to regulate the entire spectrum of the country’s media sectors and termed it government’s efforts to restrict freedom of expression. Pakistan Federal […]
Several senior journalists of Pakistan expressed their concerns over the declining state of freedom of information in Pakistan and said that journalists are the main affectees of fake news. The comments were made during a webinar titled “fighting disinformation and supporting independent media in Pakistan,” organised by the Global Neighbourhood for Media Innovations (GNMI), a […]
THE needless controversy over media regulation may finally be heading for a resolution. In a meeting with Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, representatives of various media bodies termed the PMDA ‘unacceptable’ in clear terms. However a committee comprising members from both sides has been constituted with the aim of finding a solution and looking into the […]
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