A court in Islamabad granted post-arrest bail to Journalist Mohsin Jameel Baig in a case pertaining to the possession of unlicensed arms. Judicial Magistrate Waqar Gondal conducted hearing on Friday in the bail petition filed by the counsel for Mohsin Baig. The counsel pleaded the court to grant bail to his client. The court accepted […]
Nine months after leading Pakistani TV journalist and commentator Hamid Mir was forced off the air, Reporters without Borders (RSF) and its local partner, Freedom Network Pakistan (FNPK), urge the government to end its silence about this censorship and tell Geo News he can resume hosting his show. Pakistani citizens were deprived of one of […]
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Friday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of senior journalist and Group Editor of Daily “Nai Baat” Atta Ur Rehman. In a condolence message, he prayed to the Almighty to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant courage to the deceased’s […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Friday announced that it would observe a ‘Black Day’ on February 28 (Monday) in protest against the Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) Ordinance 2022, deeming it a “draconian law” intended to restrain media freedom and stifle dissent. In a statement, PFUJ President Shahzada Zulfiqar and Secretary […]
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah on Thursday described the Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) Ordinance 2022 as “oppressive and draconian”. The court also extended its order to refrain the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from directly arresting anyone without the complete implementation of its standard operating procedures (SOPs) till March 10 – the […]
Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP), Khalid Javed Khan on Friday said that Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) government has no intention to restrict social media ISLAMABAD: Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP), Khalid Javed Khan on Friday said that Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) government has no intention to restrict social media. We have made the […]
The office-bearers of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the media organisations on Friday met with Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Karachi to share their concerns over the recent amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016. According to the JAC office-bearers, the recent amendments to the PECA severely […]
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