ISLAMABAD—prominent television presenter Saleem Safi has urged the newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif not to give any government positions to media persons. In an open letter to the PM Sharif published in Daily Jang, he wrote: “Instead of controlling the media, just regulate it in consultation with the media organizations to stop the spread of […]
KARACHI: An antiterrorism court (ATC) on Friday issued notices for April 21 to the prosecution, accused and others to advance their arguments about the fate of the final charge sheet in the Nazim Jokhio murder case. The ATC-XV judge directed lawyers for all the parties concerned to assist the court regarding the acceptance of the […]
Amnesty International has urged Pakistani authorities to immediately release eight people arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for “criticizing the state” on Twitter. “The Pakistani authorities must stop using the draconian Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) to punish people who are simply exercising their right to freedom of expression online,” Dinushika Dissanayake, the human […]
SUKKUR: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to act positively to fulfill his commitment made in his inaugural speech in the National Assembly to resolve problems, being faced by the journalists’ fraternity. In a statement on Friday, PFUJ President Shahzada Zulfiqar, Vice-President Lala Asad Pathan and Secretary General […]
KARACHI: Five journalists and a renowned writer were declared innocent by an Additional Sessions Court, Sukkur, in a case registered against them by the Sukkur police under the sections of waging war against the country and the Anti-Terrorism Act. In March, 2021, the Sukkur Police had registered the said case against journalists, writers and political […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday instructed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) not to harass social media activists and disposed of a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf petition. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the case filed by the PTI, challenging FIA action against its workers. The court instructed the director, Anti-Cyber Crime Wing FIA, to […]
PESHAWAR: Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif visited the Peshawar Press Club (PPC) to placate journalists who were protesting the manhandling by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers at the recent public meeting addressed by the party Chairman Imran Khan. PTI Information Secretary Zahir Shah Toru also accompanied him as part of […]
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