• March 2, 2022
• General News

ISLAMABAD: A Foreign Policy magazine report, published recently, says the government of Pakistan is bent upon tightening its control over media, censor and punish journalists through new laws via oversight bodies, in order to enhance its power. The report titled “Pakistan’s new media crackdown threatens press freedom,” says the government of Pakistan wants to stifle […]

• March 2, 2022
• General News

KARACHI: The widow of slain Nazim Jokhio on Tuesday approached the Sindh High Court against an inordinate delay in filing the final charge sheet in a case pertaining to the murder of her husband by the prosecution before an antiterrorism court. Shereen Jokhio filed a petition before the SHC stating that on Feb 8, a […]

• March 2, 2022
• General News

LARKANA: Police claimed to have killed a suspected robber, who had gunned down journalist Athar Mateen in Karachi a few days ago, in an alleged encounter in Larkana on Tuesday. Police said acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Qambar and Karachi police intercepted the suspect at Noor Wah point, but he resorted to […]

• March 2, 2022
• General News

ISLAMABAD: After receiving threats from unknown persons in the recent past, Dawn Islamabad’s crime reporter found his car locks tampered with. Munawer Azeem had been receiving threats from people who had been claiming to be personnel of Islamabad police. After the matter was taken up with the senior officials of the Islamabad police, some unknown […]

• March 2, 2022
• General News

LAHORE: A delegation of All Pakistan Newspapers Society, Pakistan Broadcasters Association, Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors, Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists and Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Editors called on Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervez Elahi at assembly chamber on Tuesday. Chaudhry Pervez Elahi while talking to the delegation said that Pakistan Muslim […]

• March 2, 2022
• advertising, Broadcasting, Freedom of Expression

LAHORE: On the concern shown by the Lahore Development Authority (LDA), the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has banned the advertisement of unapproved, under process and illegal housing schemes located in Lahore district. In a notification issued on February 25, Pemra asked all broadcast and print media and distribution service operators not to entertain […]