• October 23, 2021
• Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Friday directed local television channels to stop airing indecent in dramas, as it was receiving several complaints against such content. Pemra, in a notification, said a “considerable stratum of the society” believes that dramas are not depicting the “true picture” of the Pakistani society. “Hugs/caress scenes/extramarital […]

• October 22, 2021
• General News

Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Thursday handed over Pakistan’s first electric motorcycles to 13 journalists whose names had been selected through balloting. Speaking at the ceremony held at the Governor House, he said the remaining 40 buses of the Green Line section of the Bus Rapid Transit Service (BRTS) had arrived in the city, and […]

• October 22, 2021
• Arts and Entertainment

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkey will jointly produce a television series on the life of warrior Salahuddin Ayubi as Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday stressed the need to familiarise the young generation with Muslim history and expressed the hope that the use of multimedia could prove helpful in this regard. “The series on the life […]

• October 22, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill on Thursday dared journalist Asma Shirazi to prove allegations made by her against First Lady Bushra Bibi in an article published by the BBC Urdu. Addressing a news conference, he alleged that female journalist targeted the first lady, who is […]

• October 22, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

Journalist Asma Shirazi, in her article, criticised the government without naming it or any individual, including the prime minister’s wife. — Photo via Asma Shirazi Twitter ISLAMABAD: An article written by journalist Asma Shirazi for BBC Urdu service criticising the current economic conditions in the country and reports relating to supernatural remedies around Prime Minister […]

• October 22, 2021
• General News

In a country that was ranked last year as the second most dangerous place in which to be a journalist, the messenger continues to remain under attack. From threats of violence to actual violence to online bullying, Pakistan’s journalists face it all. However, the most disturbing is when state and government representatives and political parties […]

• October 21, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) took serious notice of online attack, trolling and harassment of senior journalist and anchorperson Asma Sherazi at the hands of the PTI’s federal cabinet members, leaders and workers and condemned it, demanding the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to take notice of it. In a joint statement, PFUJ […]

• October 21, 2021
• General News

LAHORE: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) General Secretary Nasir Zaidi has said that there can be no negotiation on the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) Law as it is a martial law. The PFUJ wants a dialogue with the government staying within the 19-point charter of demands it presented to the government earlier. […]

• October 20, 2021
• Obituaries

LAHORE: Renowned journalist, columnist, poet and intellectual Dr Ajmal Niazi passed away in Lahore Sunday night after a protracted illness. He was 75 and hailed from Moosa Khel town of Mianwali district. He authored several books including a biography of veteran journalist and Pakistan movement leader late Hameed Nizami. He was popularly known among literary […]

• October 20, 2021
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

Pakistan Press Foundation pays tribute to daily Kawish journalist Shahid Soomro who was murdered in front of his house on October 20, 2002. Suspects in Soomro’s case were presented before a court however the matter was resolved in a settlement between the two parties. Soomro’s family withdrew the case after being paid Rs1.6 million. As […]

• October 20, 2021
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

پاکستان پریس فاؤنڈیشن نے روزنامہ کاوش کے صحافی شاہد سومرو کو خراج تحسین پیش کرتی ہے۔ جنہیں 20 اکتوبر 2002 کو ان کے گھر کے سامنے قتل کیا گیا تھا۔ سومرو کے مقدمے کے ملزمان کو عدالت میں پیش کیا گیا تاہم دونوں فریقین کے درمیان معاملہ طے پاگیا۔ سومرو کے اہل خانہ نے 1.6 […]

• October 19, 2021
• General News

SUKKUR: The Hyderabad Union of Journalists (HUJ) on Sunday held a journalist convention in Hyderabad against the government-proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA), discussing various other issues faced by the media fraternity. The convention was attended by PFUJ President Shahzada Zulfiqar, Secretary General Nasir Zaidi, Central Leader Afzal Butt, senior journalist Khalid Khokhar, and members […]

• October 19, 2021
• General News

LONDON: Private channel New Vision TV, the broadcaster of ARY UK, has issued an apology to former finance minister Ishaq Dar and said its allegations of corruption and misuse of authority against the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader were fabricated. The defamatory remarks were made in two news shows aired by the channel on July […]

• October 18, 2021
• General News

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy has contradicted a State of Industrial Report 2021, published by the regulator, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), in his tweets and in his limited interaction with the media. Interestingly, he is not offering any other version, but just relying on the denial of the content of the report and […]