The election of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in April 2022 brought initial hopes for an improved climate for press freedom in Pakistan, however the country’s journalists continue to face physical attacks, harassment, and arrests, according to data collected by IPI on press freedom violations in Pakistan between April and September of 2022. IPI documented at […]
News organizations that have yet to embrace digital fully will be severely disadvantaged, according to a report titled ‘Journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions 2023.’ Authored by Nic Newman for Reuters Institute, the report says that the next few years will not be defined by how fast we adopt digital but by how we […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed-off the case regarding alleged harassment of journalists after assurance of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) that no inquiry against any journalist was pending at this time. A three member bench headed by Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan heard the case. The Deputy Attorney General said that the top court had […]
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (PEMRA) Regional Office in Karachi has raided offices of the cable operators airing illegal Indian channels and contents in violation of the apex court’s directions as well as of the authority. According to a news release, the raids were conducted under an enforcement drive which was launched in line with […]
PARACHINAR: Unidentified men lobbed a grenade into the house of a journalist situated on the outskirts of Parachinar city here late Tuesday night, police said. According to the police, the house of a journalist Mohammad Ali Turi was attacked with a grenade, which damaged the two-storey building. However, no loss of life was reported in […]
KARACHI – Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Wednesday handed over cheques for the endowment fund to the Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE), and Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), besides giving away a cheque for the grant to Matli Press Club. According to a statement issued here, Secretary General CPNE Aamir Mehmood, […]
In the annual report published by the PTA, it has been reported that the telecom sector achieved a record high revenue of Rs 694 billion in the financial year 2021-22 as the use of telecom services grew substantially. While there is little positive news on the economic front currently, it is encouraging to see how […]
Data compiled by the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) shows that a total of 21 journalists have been killed in Balochistan since 2002. Balochistan is considered the most dangerous province in the country for journalists. It is generally believed that during coverage of violent incidents, journalists are under great pressure from the management of news channels […]
CHARSADDA: Faiz Mohammad was elected as president and Haji Sadiqullah general secretary of Mohammadzai Union of Journalists (MUJ) here on Tuesday. A meeting of the election committee was held here with Mansoorullah in the chair. Faiz Mohammad was elected as president and Siddiqullah general secretary. Other office-bearers included vice-president Zahid Khan, joint secretary Mohammad Tariq […]
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) has finalised the draft of the first-ever Telecom Airwaves Spectrum Refarming Framework. The framework on spectrum refarming has been prepared with recommendations from Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), Frequency Allocation Board (FAB) and industry stakeholders. Frequency or airwaves spectrum refarming is […]
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Absence of the accused in former Pakistan Elctronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) chairman Absar Alam attack case in the court while the court was in session rendered them unpenalized. Islamabad District and Sessions Court Judge Rifat Mehmood Khan heard the plea and issued non-bailable warrants for the accused Hammad Suleman and […]
ISLAMABAD: Veteran journalist Shahnaz Tatari was laid to rest at the H-8 graveyard on Monday. She had breathed her last on Sunday following a cardiac arrest at the age of 70. Ms Tatari was the wife of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Syed Abrar Rizvi and mother of journalist Kashif Rizvi. A large number of […]
OKARA: A young man was shot dead allegedly over clashes on social media near Jaan-i-Mola graveyard in the Ghaziabad locality. As per the FIR, Faizan and his father Muhammad Ilyas were going to the nearby barber’s shop when they were intercepted by four armed suspects, including Ali Barki, Nomi Mughal, Amir and Adeel, near a […]
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday said that Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM’s) government had taken practical steps for the protection of the rights of the journalist community. In her congratulatory message to the newly elected office bearers of Peshawar Press Club, she said that the incumbent government fully believed in freedom […]
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