ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has issued a show-cause notice to News One, a private TV channel, for airing ‘unethical’ remarks about the performance of a federal minister during a talk show. However, even before the legal formalities were completed and a show-cause notice was issued to News One on Friday for […]
Last date of Submission: 27th February 2022 Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has issued a call for applications for Fellowship program on Media Safety in Pakistan. The fellowship program aims to promote freedom of expression by providing support to media professionals to produce stories related to issues on Media Safety and Impunity. The fellowship programs will include […]
درخواست جمع کرانے کی آخری تاریخ : اتوار،27 فروری، 2022۔ پاکستان پریس فاوٗنڈیشن (پی پی ایف) نے پاکستان میں میڈیا کی حفاظت کے فیلو شپ پروگرام کے لیے درخواستیں وصول کرنے کا اعلان کردیا۔ اس فیلو شپ پروگرام کا مقصد آزادی اظہار رائے کو فروغ دینا اور میڈیا کارکنان کو مدد فراہم کرناہے تاکہ وہ […]
Newly elected office bearers of Karachi Press Club called on Chief Secretary Sindh Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah here at Sindh Secretariat on Friday. The Press Club delegation includes President Fazil Jamili, Secretary Muhammad Rizwan Bhatti, Vice President Rashid Memon, Joint Secretary Aslam Khan, Treasurer Abdul Waheed Rajpar and members of the governing body Khalil Nasir, […]
LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has expressed condolences over death of senior journalist and columnist Ashiq Jafferi. In a condolence message, the CM extended heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved family and prayed to Allah Almighty to rest the departed soul in eternal peace. The chief minister paid glowing tributes to the journalistic […]
Chief Justice Athar Minallah of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has expressed the view that the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 (PECA) is being used to restrict freedom of expression in Pakistan. The remarks by the IHC Chief Justice came during the hearing of a petition filed by Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday sought federal government and PEMRA’s reply in a plea seeking a ban on airing statements of former finance minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ishaq Dar. The former finance minister is currently in London for medical treatment in London and he had been skipping the court […]
Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah said on Friday that conflict of interest should be kept in consideration while issuing licences to TV channels. Justice Minallah’s remake came during the hearing of a plea filed by the Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) against Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) for issuing more TV licences than […]
Gujrat. Four persons including a local journalist were murdered within less than 24 hours in three different incidents in Gujrat district. It is reported that one SherazYousaf, aged-36, vice president of Mangowal Gharbi Press Club was shot dead allegedly by six armed persons near village ChakDhillo when he was driving back to home in his […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), on Wednesday, sought comments from the Ministry of Human Rights in a petition challenging the Section 6 (Good faith Obligation of journalists and media persons) of the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Act, 2021. A single bench of Chief Justice Athar Minallah issued the directions, while hearing the […]
Sindh Information and Labour Minister Saeed Ghani has said the provincial government will soon establish a commission and adopt its terms of reference, as envisaged in the Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners Act 2021, to ensure the safety of media persons in the province. He made this announcement in his address to […]
KARACHI: A district and sessions court in Malir District on Tuesday ordered the transfer to an anti-terrorism court (ATC) of a case of murder of a young man which triggered a campaign for justice on social media platforms. The body of Nazim Jokhio was found inside a Malir farmhouse in November. The victim had died […]
Special Assistant to Chief Minister (SACM) Punjab on Information and Spokesperson for the Punjab Government Hasaan Khawar Tuesday said that free media was a guarantor of reforms at government as well as institutional level in a democratic state. He said that the government was working towards creating a conducive environment for the media fraternity and […]
NOWSHERA: Tehsil Chairman Ishaq Khattak on Monday called upon the journalist community to play their vital role in strengthening the democracy and supremacy of the democratic institutions. Speaking at a function held at the Nowshera Press Club for the newly-elected members, he said that constructive journalism would always be welcomed to help resolve the core […]
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