30 | March | 2023 | Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)

Pakistan Press Foundation welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court questioning PEMRA’s “unsolicited media-gagging order” on the conduct of judges.

March 30, 2023
Broadcasting

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) welcomes the decision of a special bench of the Supreme Court to question a prohibition order issued by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) prohibiting coverage of the conduct of judges. We urge PEMRA to take notice of the scathing response by the apex court bench that has called into […]

Law proposed to transfer implementation of media protection law to info ministry

March 30, 2023
General News

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Javed Abbasi Monday introduced the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in the National Assembly. The bill aims to transfer the responsibility of implementing the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Act, 2021 from the Ministry of Human Rights to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. […]

Journalists consider pitfalls, the promise of social media

March 30, 2023
General News

KARACHI: Senior journalists and media practitioners on Wednesday blamed social media for contributing the most to the spread of misinformation in society, but acknowledged that more proactive steps were needed — both from the media and the media consumers — to be able to spot fake news and prevent it from causing wider social harm. […]

Lahore High Court strikes down ‘Sedition Law’: Freedom after speech

March 30, 2023
Freedom of Expression

LHC The Lahore High Court on Thursday declared sedition laws as ultra vires of the Constitution and struck down Section 12-A of the Pakistan Penal Code. The order of the court came on a set of petitions filed by citizens challenging the sedition law on grounds that the government used it against its rivals. Justice […]