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Monthly Archives: February 2023

Journalists stress curbing misinformation on social media

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Senior journalists and anchors called upon journalists to present and promote a bright picture of Pakistan, considering it as their prime duty, and avoid misinformation, being spread on the social media, and being followed by people blindly. Speaking about the hybrid warfare, senior journalists Mansoor Ali Khan, Dilawar Chaudhry, Salman Ghani, Irshad Arif and Sajjad […]


Transgender anchor survives gun attack

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LAHORE: Marvia Malik, Pakistan’s first transgender news anchor, survived a gun attack on Thursday night outside her residence in the Lahore Cantonment area. According to Ms Malik, she was returning from a pharmacy when two attackers opened indiscriminate fire. In her statement to the police, Ms Malik claimed she had been receiving threatening phone calls […]


Two-day training workshop for journalists from today

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A two-day training workshop titled “Hybrid warfare: challenges and way forward ‘’ for journalists will be held at Aiwan-e-Iqbal complex on February 23-24 under the Pakistan Information Centre (PIC) and Press Information Department (PID) Lahore. The workshop was aimed to enhance the working capacity of local journalists, wherein they would be given briefing about hybrid […]


APNS condoles death of Bashir Ahmed

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KARACHI: Sarmad Ali, President and Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, Secretary General of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society have expressed profound grief on behalf of APNS office-bearers over the sad demise of Bashir Ahmed, Publisher Daily Multan Nama, and Multan. The APNS offered condolence to the bereaved family and prayed that Almighty Allah rest the departed soul […]


Two dozen booked for torture of journalist in Rahim Yar Khan

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RAHIM YAR KHAN: Police on Tuesday registered a case against two dozen people for alleged torture of a journalist. Complainant Liaqat Hussain alias Tehsin Bukhari, a crime reporter working with daily Qoum, in first information report said he was on his duty with some other journalists and a building inspector of district council Arshad Sial […]


Pakistan: Government seeks to criminalize criticism of the military

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The IPI global network is alarmed by a proposed bill in Pakistan that would punish criticism of the Pakistan military and judiciary with prison. The measures would expand on the already restrictive provisions in the criminal code that are increasingly used to slience critial media and independent journalism in Pakistan. The Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act, […]


Real journalism asks tough questions

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While there are exceptions, too often both the Israeli and Arab press fail miserably when it comes to reporting on violent acts in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Already this year, there have been dozens of murderous assaults by Israeli forces into Palestinian populated areas and deadly Palestinian attacks against Israelis. Aspects of the press coverage of […]


Government taking practical steps for resolution of journalists’ problems: Marriyum

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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Tuesday that the government was aware of the problems being faced by the journalist community and it was taking all possible steps to solve them. The minister was talking to a delegation of the Murree Press Club which met her here. During the meeting, the […]


Efforts being made to implement right to information law

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KARACHI: Chief Information Commissioner of the Pakistan Information Commission Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui has underlined the need for awareness regarding the law of right to information (RTI). Delivering an awareness lecture organised by the Karachi Press Club on its premises, he said that easy access to the information in citizens’ life largely contributed to good governance. […]


PEMRA bans TV coverage of terror attacks

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The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Monday prohibited television news channels from covering terrorist attacks. PEMRA directives came in continuance to the earlier directives on the issue urging TV channels to adhere to the PEMRA’s Electronic Media Code of Conduct 2015. PEMRA bans TV coverage of terror attacks In a notification issued today, the […]


Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz raises issue of Arshad Sharif’s murder with Kenya’s president

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Monday held a telephonic conversation with President of Kenya, Dr William Ruto and discussed the issue of the murder of renowned journalist Arshad Sharif, ARY News reported. During the telephone conversation, the prime minister expressed his gratitude to the Kenyan president for the cooperation extended to Pakistani investigation […]


Temporary AJK TV employees seek regularisation of service

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  MUZAFFARABAD: As many as 11 temporary employees of Pakistan Television (PTV), appointed at its Muzaffarabad Centre between 2004 and 2009, have called upon the head of the National Assembly’s special committee on affected employees to get them regularised on “humanitarian grounds” at the earliest in keeping with the length of their service. The request […]


Commission for the Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners (CJMP) chairperson vows to tackle impunity for crimes against journalists

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KARACHI: Former Justice Rasheed A Rizvi has said the Commission for the Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners (CJMP) will proactively strive for tackling impunity for crimes against journalists and media in Sindh province. In his concluding remarks, while attending Pakistan Journalists Safety Coalition (PJSC)-Sindh chapter meeting here on Thursday (16 December 2023), former […]


Public release of films’ censorship record to risk national security: Censor Board

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ISLAMABAD: Public release of the record relating to the censorship of films can risk Pakistan’s defence and security; the Central Censor Board stated it in response to an information request filed by this scribe. In November last year, Oscar contender Pakistani film “Joy Land” was banned from screening in the country. The regulatory body claimed […]