Members of the federal cabinet are divided over introducing new legislation stipulating a crackdown on social media activists involved in “defaming the armed forces and judiciary”. Some cabinet members have suggested that the proposed punishments should also be applied to those involved in launching campaigns against parliamentarians. However, a few cabinet members were of the […]
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial has said that he did not believe in media control, but mutual respect. CJP Bandial gave this remark over newly appointed Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Shehzad Ata Elahi’s contention regarding the regularisation of social media. During the hearing of former prime minister Imran Khan’s petition against […]
KARACHI – Javeria Siddique, the widow of slain Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif, has broken her silence in wake of disgraceful social media campaigns that aimed to malign her character. Three months after the killing of a Pakistani defiant journalist, a malicious campaign hit social media which sparks disinformation about the second marriage of Javeria Siddique. […]
The Peshawar High Court Abbottabad circuit bench has issued notices to officials of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Information and Public Relations Department and Joint Stock Companies and Societies and sought comments on a petition challenging the alleged illegal funding provided by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government to an unregistered press club during its tenure. The PHC Abbottabad circuit’s […]
ISLAMABAD—According to a recent report by the Institute for Research, Advocacy and Development (IRADA), Pakistan’s digital journalism start-ups are championing public interest content, free expression, and gender inclusivity despite facing financial challenges, safety risks, disinformation pressures, and resource constraints. The 2022 “Challenges of Viability, Sustainability and Resilience of Indie Digital Journalism” report on the State […]
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umer Ata Bandial on Tuesday said that his remarks were misreported and misconstrued on the social media. He made these observations while hearing a petition filed by PTI chairman challenging the amendments made in the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) 1999. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was informed on Monday that the Kenyan authorities were reluctant to cooperate with the Special Joint Investigation Team (SJIT) of Pakistan in the investigation of the murder of senior journalist Arshad Sharif. Additional Attorney General (AAG) Chaudhry Amir Rehman presented the progress report before a five-judge bench, led by Chief Justice […]
ABBOTTABAD: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) Circuit Bench in Abbottabad has issued notices to the secretary for the Information and Public Relations Department, the director general of Information and the provincial registrar of the joint stock companies and sought comments in a writ petition filed against the alleged illegal funding provided by outgoing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf […]
KARACHI: Reporters Sans Frontiers has ranked Pakistan in 157 out of 180 countries with a score of 37.99 on account of severe constraints in media freedom. It said the country ever since Independence has oscillated between civil society’s quest for greater press freedom and the political elite’s constant reassertion of extensive control over the media. […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday reserved its verdict on an appeal of co-accused Ammad Yousaf against the order of the district court in the Shahbaz Gill sedition case. Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard the case filed by Ammad Yousaf through his lawyer. The petitioner’s lawyer argued that the complaint was filed by […]
The deadline for submission of applications is February 26, 2023 Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) invites applications for the PPF Media Safety Fellowships. The fellowship programme aims to promote freedom of expression by supporting media professionals to produce stories about media safety and impunity. The fellowships will include the following: An honorarium of up to sixty thousand rupees. […]
درخواستیں جمع کرانے کی آخری تاریخ 26 فروری 2023 ہے۔ پاکستان پریس فاؤنڈیشن کی جانب سے پی پی ایف میڈیا سیفٹی فیلوشپس کے لیے درخواتتیں موصول کی جارہی ہیں۔ فیلوشپ کا مقصد آزادی اظہار کو فروغ دینا ہے اور میڈیا کے پیشہ ور افراد کو مدد فراہم کرناہے تاکہ وہ میڈیا کی حفاظت اور جرائم […]
KARACHI: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has urged the Pakistan government not to criminalise criticising the armed forces as it posed a serious threat to journalistic freedom. It also stressed that as general elections were approaching, the law could seriously hinder the democratic process. According to a report issued by RSF on Monday, journalists could face […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday described the recent visit of a Special Joint Investigation Team (SJIT) to the UAE and Kenya to probe the tragic killing of journalist Arshad Sharif as “a story of foot dragging and people not cooperating”. “It is not a productive trip of SJIT and the fresh interim report has […]
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