ISLAMABAD: The National Press Club (NPC) management has restricted the entry of PTI leader Qasim Suri in the club, due to his statement against senior journalist Saleem Safi. The NPC management termed the statement by Mr Suri as “an attack on press freedom”. According to the statement issued by NPC President Anwar Raza, Secretary General […]
The joint panel of Democratic and Aqeel Ibrahim groups won the annual elections of Hyderabad Press Club, bagging all the seats. The candidates of Sahafi Dost and Workers Dost groups lost the election on all the seats, according to the results announced here Friday night. Lala Rehman Samo has been elected as President with 88 […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been asked to intervene in the effort to locate Pakistani national Syed Fawad Ali, who is said to have gone missing since Aug 23. Syed Fawad worked as a journalist known for exposing corrupt practices in Pakistan. He fled to Malaysia in 2009 seeking refuge and […]
Pakistan is the fifth most dangerous country for journalists as nearly 1,700 newsmen have been killed worldwide over the past 20 years, an average of more than 80 a year, according to an analysis published by Reporters Without Borders. The two decades between 2003 and 2022 were “especially deadly decades for those in the service […]
President Lahore Press Club Azam Chaudhry and Secretary General PFUJ Rana Muhammad Azeem on Friday called on Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi at his office. Principal Secretary to CM Muhammad Khan Bhatti, Secretary Information Asif Bilal Lodhi, Press Secretary to CM Iqbal Chaudhry and DGPR Punjab Rao Parvez Akhtar were also present. The CM […]
The right to information is a fundamental right of every citizen and nobody should deny access to public information. However, government departments often create hurdles in providing information to the citizen. This was said at a conference organised by the Centre for Peace and Development Initiative (CPDI) in collaboration with the Sindh Information Commission (SIC) […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) condemns the misbehavior of a sitting minister in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province with Geo News reporter Rasool Dawar. It is condemnable that Dawar received death threats and abuse in response to a request for comment on a story. Speaking to PPF, Dawar said that on December 23 he was informed by […]
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Hindu Council, in order to identify non-Muslim holy places of worship across the country, has announced the All Pakistan Minorities Heritage Photo contest under the theme “Non-Muslim Religious Heritage sites.” The last date for participation in the photo competition being held with technical support by the Press Network of Pakistan is January […]
KARACHI: A session’s court on Friday framed an amended charge against three guards of interned Pakistan People’s Party lawmaker Jam Awais in the Nazim Jokhio murder case. MPA Awais along with his six guards has already been indicted for torturing to death 26-year-old Jokhio at his farmhouse and concealing evidence in November 2021. On Tuesday, […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been informed that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established help desks in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad to facilitate IT exporters to increase exports of IT. The prime minister was informed this during a meeting presided over by him on Friday regarding the promotion of exports in the […]
Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Shazia Marri on Thursday expressed deep grief over the sad demise of the father of President Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and senior journalist, GM Jamali. In her condolence message, the federal minister expressed heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved family members for their irreparable loss. She […]
Inspector General Police Punjab Aamir Zulfiqar Khan has said that supremacy of constitution and adherence to the law is the main component of his policy, in the light of which the protection of life and property of the citizens and their selfless service will be ensured. IG Punjab expressed these views while talking to media […]
Joyland, a movie which remained mired in controversy in Pakistan, has become the countries first-ever movie to be shortlisted for the Oscars, Dawn.com reported. On Thursday, the Academy announced the shortlisted movies and films in 10 categories for the 95th Awards. Joyland was among 15 films shortlisted in the International Feature Film category and will […]
The government has released funds amounting to over Rs 4.21 billion to execute Information Technology related projects during the first four months of the current fiscal year under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP 2022-23). According to official data available with APP, the government has authorized the utilization of development funds amounting to Rs. 4,211.21 […]
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