LAHORE: Journalist bodies have condemned the arrest of Lahore-based newsman Shahid Aslam by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for his alleged involvement in the release of tax records of former army chief. The FIA shifted the journalist to Islamabad, where a court remanded him to custody for two days on Saturday. At the time of […]
ISLAMABAD–The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has strongly condemned the arrest of BOL News journalist Shahid Aslam, calling it an attack on the freedom of the press. The union called for the immediate release of Aslam and threatened nationwide protests if its demands were not met. In a joint statement, PFUJ President Afzal Butt […]
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali on Sunday congratulated the newly elected cabinet of Tank Press Club (Registered). The elections of the Tank Press Club were completed in which Noor Muhammad Barki was elected, unopposed, as the President. Sheikh Rehmatullah was elected as the General Secretary, Noor Alam Mehsud as Senior Vice President, Kafaitullah Paracha […]
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: A local court on Saturday approved a two-day physical remand of journalist Shahid Aslam, who was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for his purported part in the leaks of former army chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa’s personal tax data. In November 2022, the tax information of Gen (retd) Qamar’s family was […]
Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Faisal Karim Kundi has strongly condemned the hand grenade on the house of Parachinar-based senior journalist, Mohammad Ali Turi and said that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been asked to submit a report. While a telephonic talk with the […]
ISLAMABAD: The investigation team probing the murder of journalist Arshad Sharif will leave for Dubai and Kenya on Saturday (today) to gather information from the officials in the two countries, Dawn has learnt. The expenses of the Special Joint Investigation Team’s (SJIT) visit will be arranged from the budget of the Islamabad police, officers close […]
Chief Secretary Balochistan, Abdul Aziz Uqaili said the government would establish information commission under Right to Information Act 2021 soon in the province to ensure easy access to information to the masses. The top civil officer of the province said in a tweet that rules of the commission have been sent to Balochistan cabinet for […]
The speakers at a condolence reference held on the third death anniversary of veteran journalist Masood Ahmed Malik here Thursday, demanded that the journalist fraternity needed to celebrate the achievements and sacrifices of senior journalists to make the younger generation acquainted with the legacy of professional media men. The condolence reference was organized by the […]
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Secretariat has banned the entry of unauthorized social media influencers, Youtubers, and Tiktokers in the precincts of Parliament House. According to the National Assembly Secretariat, it is pertinent to mention that this decision was taken in the context of an incident of misbehavior with Parliamentarians by some unauthorized Youtuber/social media influencers at […]
ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister Mian Shehbaz Sharif has appointed the Chief Information Commissioner and an Information Commissioner for the Pakistan Information Commission in accordance with Section 18 of the Right to Access to Information Act, 2017. According to notifications issued by the Establishment Division on Tuesday, Mr. Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui has been appointed as Chief […]
LAHORE:The Faculty of Humanities and Kauser Abdullah Malik School of Life Science, FCCU in collaboration with Pakistan Academy of Science organised a two-day workshop on Science Journalism. The concluding session of the workshop was held at FCCU on Thursday. Dean of Humanities, Dr Altaf Ullah Khan and Director ORIC and Dean Postgraduate Studies Dr Kauser […]
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party MPA Jam Owais and his four servants were acquitted in a case pertaining to the murder of activist Nazim Jokhio after Malir’s District and Sessions’ Court on Thursday accepted the out-of-court settlement between the accused and the victim’s legal heirs. Jam Owais and his four servants — Muhammad Mairaj, Ahmed Khan […]
President Dr Arif Alvi has said that social media was one of the reasons for differences between former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-army chief General (retired) Qamar Javed Bajwa. In an interview with BBC Urdu, the president said that misunderstandings were created by giving “undue importance to social media” and said that the country’s […]
The number of Pakistani accounts on social media platforms has crossed 217 million. According to a report by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Pakistanis have 217.1 million profiles on different social media platforms, translating to 70.1 million active social media users. YouTube is at the top with 71.7 million users in Pakistan whereas Facebook stands second […]
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