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Monthly Archives: November 2021

Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists denounces Fawad’s remarks

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KARACHI: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), while denouncing the statement of Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry regarding recently-held PFUJ National Convention on The Freedom of Media and Freedom of Expression, Thursday said that he should refrain from generating fake news to divert public attention from the shrinking civic space for debate, discussion and dissent. Reacting […]


Journalist attacked, car damaged

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LAHORE: A journalist was allegedly attacked by an unidentified man here on Wednesday, according to police. In the first information report (FIR), a copy of which is available with Dawn, registered with the Ghaziabad Police Station on Thursday, Ambreen Fatima, the wife of journalist Ahmad Noorani, claimed that she and her two children left their […]


Female journalist attacked

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LAHORE: Unidentified assailants attacked female journalist Umbereen Fatima, the wife of journalist Ahmad Noorani in Ghaziabad area. Umbereen Fatima was on her car with her daughter. Unidentified assailants struck the vehicle with an iron rod and shattered the car’s screen. “I have no enmity with anyone”, said Umbereen Fatima. Ghaziabad police registered a case of […]


Islamabad High Court seeks para-wise comments in petition seeking security of media workers, journalists

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ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Wednesday issued notices to the Secretary Information and other respondents for filing report and para-wise comments in a petition of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) seeking security of media workers and journalists. A single bench of IHC comprising Chief Justice of IHC Justice Athar Minallah issued the […]


Therapy Works Chief Executive Officer seeks ban on media coverage of Noor murder case

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Islamabad – Therapy Works Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Tahir Zahoor, an accused in Noor Mukaddam murder case, filed a plea in the court through his lawyer on Wednesday seeking a ban on media reporting of the case. The lawyer also pleaded the court to issue order to PEMRA to stop media from coverage of […]


Member of the Provincial Assembly s’ complaints: Punjab Assembly body seeks social media code of ethics

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LAHORE: Expressing concern at posting of fake and humiliating material against legislators, a special committee of the Punjab Assembly has sought preparation of a code of ethics for the social media and a strict action against the elements behind the move. A meeting of the Special Committee No 11 was held here on Wednesday with […]


All Pakistan Newspapers Society, Pakistan Broadcasters Association, Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists concerned over ads uproar

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ISLAMABAD: Media organisations including APNS, PFUJ and PBA have expressed concern over the statements of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) vice president and federal information minister regarding advertisements released to the media during past government. The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) expressed its profound concern on the statement of PMLN Vice President Maryam Nawaz in which […]


Students urged to play proactive role on social evils

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Chief Information Commissioner, Pakistan Information Commission, Muhammad Azam Khan on Wednesday urged students to be proactive and agitate against all social evils mainly corruption in public sector organizations through seeking right of access to information under article 19-A. “You are an educated core. Being our future hope, you should raise your voice and write on […]


Digital technologies can add Rs 9.7tr to Pakistan’s annual economic value by 2030: report

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Report claims Pakistan has the potential to go further in its digital transformation journey despite many achievements is has made already. Identifies major pillars of action and technologies Pakistan could pursue to reach the projected growth opportunity. President Arif Alvi says he is amazed by the report’s finding about the potential of digital transformation in […]


Murdered for exposing truth – PPF remembers Zubair Ahmed Mujahid

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Fourteen years ago on November 23rd a journalist Zubair Ahmed Mujahid, correspondent of daily Jang Urdu in Mirpurkhas, Sindh province of Pakistan was shot dead while traveling on a motorcycle with another journalist. He was targeted by unidentified gunmen and his case has not yet been submitted in any court by the police. In fact, it […]


On World TV Day Panelists Lament Pakistani Content Doesn’t Reflect Society

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KARACHI: Marking the World Television Day on Tuesday, the panels comprising renowned actors and broadcasters have lamented that content and news programs produced by Pakistani TV have so far failed to reflect the true picture of the society, ARY News reported. The day organized by the Sindh Madressatul Islam University (SMIU), as it marked the […]


Supreme Court Bar Association defends Lahore moot proceedings, rejects allegations of pushing an agenda

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ISLAMABAD: The third Annual Asma Jahangir Conference was an attempt to bridge the growing polarization in society, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) explained on Tuesday amid a vicious campaign against the event’s organisers. In a statement, the SCBA rejected the allegations made by certain quarters of furthering any agenda other than that of a […]


Senior Sports Journalist Khalid Khan Passes Away

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s senior sports journalist and Daily Dawn Reporter Khalid Hasan Khan died in a local hospital on Monday in Karachi. A passionate cricket writer Khalid was hospitalized after suffering a brain hemorrhage over two weeks of ago. Khalid was senior member of Karachi Press Club and Karachi Union of Journalists. He was 58 and […]


The right to freedom of expression

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The speeches made by some of the speakers at the recently-held Asma Jahangir Conference have caused a considerable controversy. Two speakers — Nawaz Sharif, a former prime minister of Pakistan and Ali Ahmed Kurd, a firebrand former president of Supreme Court Bar Association — in particular stepped up their criticism of country’s institutions. What is […]