ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) called on Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi at his residence. The PBA delegation included Mir Ibrahim, Mian Amir Mahmood, Shakeel Masood, Naz Aafreen Saigol and Muhammad Malick, while Federal Minister for Water Resources Moonis Elahi, MNA Hussain Elahi and Senator Kamil Ali Agha were present on […]
KARACHI: Frustrated over delay in getting justice in the case of the murder of her husband Nazim Jokhio, who was murdered on November 3 for resisting the hunting of houbara bustards, the widow on Wednesday said that she has pardoned all the suspects nominated in the case, including Pakistan People’s Party MNA Jam Abdul Karim […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has remarked failure to place PEECA Ordinance before parliament proves ill-intent of the Executive. The miscellaneous applications against PECA Amendment Ordinance came up for hearing before a single bench of IHC, presided over by Chief Justice (CJ) IHC Athar Minallah on Wednesday. Adil Aziz Qazi from PFUJ, Usman Warraich […]
Chief Information Commissioner of KP Right to Information Commission (RTIC) Sajid Khan Jadoon Tuesday said that the main objective of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right Information Commission was to provide information to the citizens, control corruption and ensure good governance. He expressed these views while talking to media after the inauguration of first Appellate Forum / Divisional […]
The government barred private news channels from covering Prime Minister Imran Khan’s rally on Sunday. The administration stopped the private media from entering the PTI rally site at Parade Ground and media vans, which had arrived to cover the event, were stopped at Faisal Avenue, about 7km from the venue. However, teams of the government […]
On Friday, the Islamabad High Court observed that the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) amendment ordinance was promulgated in violation of Article 89 of the constitution since a session of the National Assembly had already been convened when the president promulgated the ordinance. IHC Chief Justice Minallah was hearing petitions by media bodies, political […]
M. Aftab, an eminent journalist and former Director-General of the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) passed away this afternoon, his family said. He was 84. M. Aftab was in a local hospital for the past two weeks after complications due to fluctuating blood pressure, his family said. He left behind a daughter and son. M. […]
KARACHI: The annual meeting of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) General Council held on Saturday unanimously elected Sarmad Ali as president, Jamil Ather as senior vice president, Shahab Zuberi as vice president, Ms Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani as secretary general, Mohsin Bilal as joint secretary and Muhammad Awais Khushnood as finance secretary of the society. […]
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Friday granted 10-day protective bail to Pakistan People’s Party MNA Jam Abdul Karim in the Nazim Jokhio murder case. The PPP lawmaker, who is in Dubai, through his attorney moved the SHC seeking remedy to appear before the trial court. His lawyer expressed the apprehension that the MNA might […]
PESHAWAR—Jamshed Baghwan, the Peshawar bureau chief of Express News Television was intercepted and harassed by three unidentified men outside the traffic police headquarters as he headed for work on Monday. Baghwan lodged the First Information Report (FIR) of the incident at the Shaqi Police Station. According to the FIR, three unknown individuals on motorbikes intercepted […]
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General (DG) Dr Sanaullah Abbasi has said cybercrimes have abundantly increased with the abundant use of internet and social media. He said the FIA received over 100,000 complaints from across the country in 2021 and in the first quarter of 2022, the number of complaints reached 60,000. He said that […]
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah on Friday asked how self-censorship could be done in a democratic country as it adjourned hearing of petitions challenging the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) Ordinance till March 30. The Additional Attorney General (AAG) adopted the stance that Attorney General for Pakistan was to argue […]
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has expressed a deep sense of sorrow and grief over the death of former Multan Press Club president and senior journalist Ghazanfar Shahi. In a condolence message, he extended sympathies to the bereaved family and prayed that may Allah Almighty rest the departed soul in eternal peace. Ghazanfar […]
ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday directed the Ministry of Human Rights to submit its response 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 IHC comprising Chief Justice of IHC Justice […]
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