KARACHI: An antiterrorism court on Friday reserved till May 10 its order on the fate of the Nazim Jokhio murder charge sheet from which the investigating officer had removed the names of two sitting Pakistan Peoples Party lawmakers as accused. Complainant Afzal Jokhio had nominated PPP MPA Jam Awais, his elder brother MNA Jam Abdul […]
Islamabad: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah said on Friday that the courts have given a clear message, and no one will be allowed to violate the Constitution. Justice Minallah’s remark came as he heard the case regarding the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) harassment of journalists. Journalist Arshed Sharif and his counsel were […]
ISLAMABAD: In its flagship annual report, the State of Human Rights in 2021, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious reservations concerning freedom of expression in 2021. In at least nine cases, journalists were intimidated or silenced altogether, whether in the form of assault, enforced disappearance, murder or overt censorship. Additionally, the […]
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly condemned the harassment of media persons, bemoaning the attitude of the PTI leadership that “seems to be turning a blind eye to these fascist tactics”. According to a statement issued on Thursday, PFUJ President Shahzada Zulfiqar and Secretary-General Nasir Zaidi said that the PTI workers openly threatened […]
ISLAMABAD—The Indian government has blocked six more Pakistani YouTube news channels and Facebook pages for spreading disinformation on national security, law and order, and foreign relations. In the latest crackdown, the Indian government added 16 more channels to the list of banned YouTube channels. Out of those 16 channels, ten are from India, and six […]
ISLAMABAD—Chairman PEMRA Muhammad Saleem Baig (pictured), in response to the issue raised by ARY News regarding the blockage of its transmission, has said that the regulator has not given any order in this regard. During the Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting meeting at the Parliament House, he asked the ARY spokesperson to provide […]
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has sought from the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) a soft copy of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairperson Imran Khan’s address to supporters on Tuesday (April 26) where the PTI chief had lashed out at Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja, calling him a “planted agent” of the […]
Islamabad: A delegation of officials belonging to the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) on Thursday called on former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan. The meeting discussed in detail fake news in the media and reviewed all the angles attached to it. Ex-PM Imran was also told that during the previous […]
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday ordered the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and capital police to stop harassing ARY News anchor Arshad Sharif and any other journalist. The court order, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, directed the FIA’s Director General Muhammad Tahir Rai and Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad […]
Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has felicitated the newly elected body of Sindh Journalists Council 2022 elected in general body meeting on Wednesday. The Minister praised the struggle Sindh journalists council for raising the voice of security of journalists community and promoting and protecting right of freedom of expression. Sharjeel extended congratulations to Rafiq […]
EVER since he has begun pounding the pavement again, the ousted premier has taken to bemoaning what he describes as a “media blackout” against him. He repeated this at the PTI workers’ convention in Lahore on Wednesday, and tauntingly asked freedom of expression advocates why they had gone silent. Only four channels, as far as […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) here on Thursday advised societies operating without proper No Object Certificate (NOC) to refrain from advertising the illegitimate business on social media platforms. According to a press release, PTA has been approached by Lahore Development Authority (LDA) pursuant to the direction issued by Lahore High Court in a writ petition […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday issued a stay order on the transfer of the suspended director news and two other senior officials of the state-run PTV to the far-flung area of Turbat, Baluchistan, by the previous government. Suspended Director News Rashid Baig and reporting head Shahid Ajmal Malik from the PTV’s Islamabad […]
ISLAMABAD: Officials of the information ministry on Wednesday informed a parliamentary committee that the project to convert radio from analog to digital technology would cost approximately Rs3.5 billion. The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting, which met here with Senator Faisal Javed in the chair, was briefed by the officials about the ‘Digital Radio […]
