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Monthly Archives: November 2021

Government advertisement spending reviewed

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ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting, which met at the Parliament House on Monday, received a comprehensive briefing on the amount spent on ad campaigns by the Federal Government for the periods of 2013-2018 and 2018 to date, in both print and electronic media. The standing committee was informed that the PML-N […]


Asma Jahangir Foundation says…: Constitution gives ‘absconder’ right to freedom of speech

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LAHORE: The Third Asma Jahangir Conference, organised last weekend, had a wide agenda on critical areas of human rights, currently under challenge in the country, said a press release issued here on Sunday. The event was co-organised by the Asma Jahangir Foundation, Pakistan Bar Council and the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan. There were […]


Shireen Mazari, interior secretary summoned in missing journalist case

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ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) summoned on Monday Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari and the interior secretary in person on December 1 in the case of a missing journalist and blogger. The high court’s orders came while hearing a plea seeking recovery of missing journalist and blogger Mudassar Naaru. Additional Attorney General Qasim Wadud, Deputy […]


‘Icon of Pakistani journalism’: Veteran journalist Mohammad Ziauddin passes away

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ISLAMABAD: Noted journalist Mohammad Ziauddin passed away Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 83. Born in 1938 in the Indian city of Madras, Ziauddin breathed his last at his Islamabad residence. His funeral prayers would be offered today in Media Town society after Asr prayers. Ziauddin’s family migrated to  Dhaka, then East Pakistan, in […]


Pilac to start Punjabi TV channel, two other projects

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LAHORE: The Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture (Pilac) is going to start three mega projects, namely a satellite television, a cultural village and a crafts bazaar, to promote Punjabi culture and language. A meeting, chaired by Secretary Information and Culture Raja Jahangir, was held at Pilac some days ago for finalising the details […]


Data journalism vital to transform society: National Database and Registration Authority chief

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ISLAMABAD – Tariq Malik, Chairman National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has said that data journalism plays a vital role in societal transformation. “Traditional journalistic practices have no more potential to impact society and journalist community needs to learn modern tools of understanding and interpreting data,” he said while speaking at a Training Workshop on […]


Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority issues show-cause notice to Channel 24

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has issued a show-cause notice to Channel 24 for allegedly airing hate speech, inciting violence and being offensive to commonly accepted standards of decency in the programme ‘Najam Sethi Show’. The show-cause notice has been issued to the Central Media Network (Pvt.) Ltd — the parent company […]


Citizens must use right to information: Chief Information Commissioner

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KARACHI – Chief Information Commissioner Pakistan Information Commission Muhammad Azam Khan on Friday said it was necessary for each citizen to use his constitutional right of access to information to ensure elimination of corruption and other malpractices from the country. Addressing an awareness seminar tilted “Right to Information” at the S.M Law College, he said […]


Unemployment, inflation force media worker to commit suicide in Karachi

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Unemployment, inflation and the burden of loans forced a journalist to commit suicide in Karachi. According to details, a media worker named Fahim Mughal, a resident of Federal B Area, Karachi, committed suicide due to unemployment and economic hardships. The police said journalist Fahim Mughal was fired from a local newspaper a few months ago. […]


PPF organized 9th safety & security workshop for Bloggers and Human Rights Defenders

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Intimidation, harassment, threats, assault, kidnapping, accounts hacking, stories plagiarism are some fears expressed by a group of bloggers and human rights defenders at a three-days training workshop on Safety and Security for Bloggers and Human Rights Defenders being held on 26 to 28 Nov, 2021 at a private hotel in Islamabad. The workshop is being […]


Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors asks PML-N to apologise for ‘unfair’ advertisement policy

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The (CPNE) Thursday condemned PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz’s admission with regard to the distribution of advertisements to favourite media houses while ignoring certain media groups, and demanded that the PML-N leadership should tender an apology for its undemocratic and anti-media steps. In a statement, the CPNE demanded that the committee constituted by the government […]


Committee formed to probe Maryam’s media cell admission

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ISLAMABAD:The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Thursday set up a committee to probe Maryam Nawaz’s admission that a viral audio clip in which she can be heard instructing someone to stop ads to certain TV channels was authentic. The PML-N vice president had admitted in a press conference a day earlier that the audio […]


Islamabad High Court orders meeting of missing journalist Mudassar Mehmood’s family with government officials

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday directed the secretary interior to arrange a meeting of the legal heirs of missing journalist Mudassar Mehmood with highest state functionaries. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah issued the direction while hearing a petition filed by Rana Mehmood Ikram, father of the missing journalist. The petitioner moved the […]


Another ‘first one’ of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government: PTV Sports gets relief from court after Pakistan Cricket Board suspends agreement

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LAHORE: Like various other ‘The first ones’ of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, a controversy erupted recently when the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) suspended its broadcasting deal with the state-run television network, PTV Sports. However, a civil court in Lahore barred the Cricket Board from granting broadcast rights to any private channel when the PTV Sports […]