KARACHI: In a statement issued Thursday the Joint Action Committee announced the immediate formation of a committee with representatives from PBA, APNS and PFUJ to work towards resolving issues being faced by media workers. The statement was issued on behalf of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA), Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors […]
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided to challenge the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022, in the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The party has prepared the petition seeking withdrawal of the laws which it insists are targeting the press and freedom of expression. It states the ordinance is a violation of fundamental human […]
The federal government is increasingly coming under pressure over the recently promulgated ordinance introducing “controversial” amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), with the changes being challenged in the high courts of Islamabad and Lahore on Tuesday and the journalist community announcing a protest outside the Parliament House on March 1 against them. […]
THE courts have already given an indication, it seems, as to the legal merits of the reprehensible amendment to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016, made by the PTI government via an ordinance last week. While hearing a petition filed by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists against the move, the Islamabad High Court […]
LAHORE: Professor of Mass Communication Dr Mehdi Hasan passed away after a protracted illness on Wednesday at the age of 85. He is survived by his wife Rakhshanda Hasan, sons, grandchildren, brothers, nieces, nephews, and thousands of students, Geo News reported. Dr Hasan — who was awarded the most prestigious award Sitara-i-Imtiaz by the President […]
Islamabad: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, while expressing serious concern over lack of deliberation on latest amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to withdraw/review the ordinance. Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Aminul Haq wrote a letter to the prime minister in this regard. […]
ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday turned down police request to extend physical remand of journalist Mohsin Baig and sent him to jail on judicial remand in a case registered against him for allegedly attacking Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officers and injuring one of them during a raid. Police produced the accused Baig before […]
QUETTA: Balochistan government on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of a suspect, who allegedly opened fire on journalist Athar Mateen during a robbery bid, from Khuzdar district of the province. Parliamentary Secretary to Balochistan CM on Information Bushra Rind said that the prime suspect in Athar Mateen murder case has been arrested after Sindh police identified […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has expressed concern at the unauthorized raid conducted by officials of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) at the house of editor and analyst Mohsin Baig. While the FIA is within its jurisdiction to investigate complaints, a raid conducted prior to the registration of the criminal complaint, is condemnable and an act […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has rejected the recent amendments to the Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 by the federal government that are a move to stifle free speech in Pakistan. These amendments to the law are likely to have a chilling effect on free expression in Pakistan and result in censorship across the media. In […]
Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab on Information and Spokesperson Government of the Punjab Hasaan Khawar has said that proactive disclosure of information to the public by state institutions is the most basic and foremost part of the government’s mission to promote the Right to Information Act. There is still a long way to go. […]
ISLAMABAD: While deploring a recent amendment to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016, three bar associations unanimously turned down the change to the law terming it an attempt to stifle dissent and freedom of expression. In a statement on Tuesday, the Supreme Court Bar Association said, “Under the guise of PECA Ordinance, the […]
The Karachi Press Club (KPC) has expressed dismay over PTI-led government’s alleged attempts to impose fresh curbs on the freedom of speech and expression that “Pakistani citizens are constitutionally entitled to”. “Through a presidential ordinance, itself an inherently undemocratic tool for legislation, the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PT) has slapped fresh amendments onto the black law […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging the recent polls of National Press Club (NPC) Islamabad while declaring the plea as non-maintainable. Chief Justice Athar Minallah, hearing the case, remarked that it was a point of concern if the journalists’ community could not arrange peaceful elections. The court observed that […]
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