Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is concerned at the registration of cases against four journalists — Sami Ibrahim, Arshad Sharif, Imran Riaz Khan and Sabir Shakir. These cases registered on sedition and defamation charges are a concerning attempt to police members of the media and restrict their ability to report freely. We urge the relevant authorities […]
A person who was using a Twitter account with the username Rameez Raja Live was traced for making a fake account in the name of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Prime Minister’s Focal Person on Digital Media Abubakar Umer on Monday revealed that the person behind the fake account has been traced and a case has […]
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) ruled on Monday that the murder of Nazim Jokhio does not qualify to be defined as terrorism, as it returned the final charge sheet to the investigating officer to submit it to a regular court to conduct the trial of the high-profile case. Following the ruling, influential lawmakers belonging to the […]
Federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar on Monday said the government believed in freedom of expression and did not believe in any restrictions. He expressed these views while meeting Saram Aziz Head of Public Policy for South Asia, Meta, parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp. Saram Aziz said that prospects for further […]
ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb Monday said that the government fully believes in independence of social media as the Constitution of Pakistan protects the rights of citizens and freedom of expression. Talking to a six-member delegation led by TikTok Regional Head of Asia Pacific in Islamabad, she said that the […]
PESHAWAR: An anti-terrorism court here on Monday granted bail to a journalist, Khadim Khan Afridi, arrested by counter-terrorism department few days ago in connection with the murder of a policeman around a decade ago. The court accepted his bail petition on condition of furnishing two sureties of Rs100,000 each. Khaidm Afridi, who is a former […]
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday accepted journalist Imran Riaz Khan’s plea for protective bail after multiple sedition cases were registered against him. Several cases have been lodged against senior journalists including Khan, Arshad Sharif and Sabir Shakir for allegedly spreading hate against army and state institutions. Subsequently, Khan filed two petitions with the […]
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has banned advertisements of illegal and unapproved private housing schemes on television channels following request of the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) According to RDA Spokesman Hafiz Irfan, the Pemra has directed all satellite TV channels, all FM radios and all distribution networks not to advertise unapproved and […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issued notices to the federal government and the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on a petition challenging appearance of former finance minister Ishaq Dar in the media. Advocate Azhar Siddique filed the petition on behalf of a citizen, pleading that Dar had been declared a proclaimed […]
THATTA/ HYDERABAD: The police in Thatta on Sunday lodged a case against ExpressNews anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan for a range of offences, including criticising state institutions and abetting mutiny. The journalist was booked at Thatta’s Dhabeji police station under Sections 131 (incitement to mutiny), 153 (provoking to cause riot), 452 (trespassing) and 505 (statement conducing […]
ISLAMABAD / HYDERABAD: The Islamabad High Court will take up a petition on Monday (today) seeking protective bail for journalist Arshad Sharif in the FIRs registered against him in several cities over the last couple of days. Through an interim order passed late on Saturday night, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah had granted protective bail […]
Economic and media experts at ten-day training sessions have said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was blessed with plenty of natural resources including mines and mineral, tourism sites, gemstones and water and required special attention of its journalists to highlight these hidden treasures for economic prosperity and wellbeing of people. The experts said that there was a […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday granted a protective bail until Monday to ARY’s anchor Arshad Sharif. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the case against the anchor who had earlier ordered Inspector General Police (IG) Islamabad and DIG Islamabad to assist in presenting Arshad at the hearing at 11:30pm. The order came […]
KHYBER: Journalists in Khyber district continued protest demonstrations on Friday to press the authorities for the unconditional release of their arrested colleague, Khadim Afridi. Landi Kotal Press Club members and activists of political and civil society organisations held a demonstration. Holding placards and banners, the participants demanded investigation into the ‘unlawful and deceitful’ arrest of […]
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