• November 16, 2022
• General News

ISLAMABAD: A fact finding committee set up by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to probe the murder of senior journalist and anchorperson Arshad Sharif has summoned two prominent members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) including Faisal Vawda and Murad Saeed. The two politicians have been directed to appear before the committee on Monday, November 21. […]

• November 16, 2022
• Right to Information

KARACHI: Despite the existence of a provincial right to information (RTI) law, which guarantees citizens access to information with regards to the working of public functionaries, Sindh’s populace has failed to gain anything substantial from it due to bureaucratic hurdles. The Sindh Transparency and Right to Information Act was unanimously passed back in 2017 and […]

• November 16, 2022
• General News

RAWALPINDI: Interior ministry’s fact-finding team formed to probe slain journalist Arshad Sharif’s murder has called Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Murad Saeed and Faisal Vawda on Monday. The PTI leaders are asked to present evidence, if any, before the team at the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) headquarters. The team has asked for the leaders’ help because […]

• November 16, 2022
• Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD-  President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari on Tuesday said that ICCI plans to establish its own radio station and TV channel to highlight the business and investment opportunities in Pakistan. He expressed these views while talking to Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority’s Director General Finance Shamim Gul Durrani, who visited ICCI […]

• November 16, 2022
• Right to Information

PESHAWAR, Nov 15 (APP): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information (RTI) Commission and Khawando Khor, a local Non-Governmental Organization here Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to appraise people about the rights of women. The MoU also aimed to develop liaison between two organizations and inform public about the benefits of Right to Information Act. […]

• November 16, 2022
• Obituaries

ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist Irshad Rao, a vocal voice against Ziaul Haq’s dictatorship, passed away in Islamabad on Monday after a short illness. He was 76. He was laid to rest in the H-11 graveyard. Mr Rao was a renowned journalist with decades of experience spanning in local and international media. He was the editor of […]

• November 16, 2022
• Right to Information

ISLAMABAD: Around 65 decisions of the Pakistan Information Commission that were challenged are still pending in the High Courts, The Reporters has learnt. As per details, a total of 73 PIC orders have been challenged so far in different High Courts. Five of it have been upheld, two have been reversed, and one has been […]

• November 16, 2022
• Arts and Entertainment

Pakistan Press Foundation strongly urges the government to reconsider ban on screening of the feature film “Joyland” movie that is Pakistan’s submission for the Academy Awards. Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has strongly urged the federal Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to reconsider its decision to ban the screening of the feature film Joyland in Pakistan. […]