• November 20, 2021
• General News

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Friday congratulated “working journalists” on the Senate’s approval of the Journalist Protection Act. “Congratulations to working journalists. Today, the Journalist Protection Act was also passed by the Senate,” said Fawad. Journalists in Pakistan for the “first time” will enjoy rights that they only got in developed societies, he claimed. The […]

• November 20, 2021
• General News

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister Kamran Khan Bangash has said that the approval of the Working Journalists Protection Bill by the Senate was a historic step that would help the journalists to get their due rights. He said approval of the bill is the fulfillment of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s commitment for the freedom of press […]

• November 20, 2021
• Obituaries

KARACHI: Mirza Ismail, a former staff member of Dawn, died in New York last week after a long illness following a stroke last year on his birthday. He was showing signs of improvement, but the death of his wife a month and a half ago came as a blow to him. He was 80. Mirza […]

• November 20, 2021
• Social Media

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has restored the services of TikTok on assurances of the popular video-sharing platform to control “immoral/indecent content” after nearly a five-month suspension. “Subsequent to imposition of ban on 20 July 2021, PTA remained in communications with the TikTok management. As a result of continuous engagement, senior management of the platform […]

• November 20, 2021
• Obituaries

KARACHI   –  Veteran journalist and former Bureau Chief of Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Karachi, Masood Sattar died in a road accident here on Friday in the age of 68.  According to his family members, the deceased succumbed to his injuries he received after being hit by a rickshaw at Drigh Road. He was rushed […]

• November 20, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

The upper house of parliament on Friday passed four bills, including the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill 2021 and the National Accountability Amendment Bill 2021, amidst protests from the opposition benches. The development comes after the government managed in getting through a record number of 33 bills, including the controversial bill on electronic […]