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Monthly Archives: March 2023

APNS annual general council meeting to be held on March 20

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The Executive Committee of the APNS at its meeting held on Thursday at Karachi adopted the Annual Report for the year 2022-23 as well as the Annual Accounts for the year 2022. The Executive Committee appreciated the Secretariat’s efforts in recovering current and old dues. The members of the Executive Committee considered the state of […]


Constructive, positive journalism need of the hour

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ATTOCK (MARCH-05): The newly elect office bearers of the Punjab Press Club Attock (Regd) on Sunday during their monthly review meeting have stressed upon the participants to determine the destination of the nation using their writing power with the commitment to promote constructive and positive journalism in the society being fourth pillar of the State.Speaking […]


Pemra chief assures ICCI of help with launch of Radio, TV channels

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media regulatory Authority (Pemra) Chairman Muhammad Saleem Baig on Saturday assured the ICCI of all-out cooperate for the launch of launch of an ICCI radio and TV channel, saying the start of the radio and tv channel would benefit the business community and the economy. Pemra Chairman Muhammad Saleem Baig was talking […]


Journalists, traders’ delegations call on KP Governor

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Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Haji Ghulam Ali on Saturday said that journalism is a sacred profession and journalists associated with this profession not only interpret public aspirations but also play their role in changing public opinion. Pakistani journalists living abroad have a heavy responsibility to highlight the positive image of their country and nation, he said […]


The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Forms Committee In Journalists’ Legislation Case For Consultation With Stakeholders

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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday ordered to form a five-member committee in a case seeking legislation for the rights of journalists and sought its report on March 17. The committee would be comprising Federal Minister for Law & Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar, Federal Minister for Information & Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb, Secretary Information Shahera […]


Journalist Syed Fawad Ali Shah found jailed in Pakistan after going missing in Malaysia

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On August 23, 2022, freelance Pakistani journalist Syed Fawad Ali Shah went missing in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, according to news reports. Shah had lived in Malaysia as a registered refugee since 2011, according to his wife Syeda, who spoke with CPJ. Syeda, who asked to be identified by her first name, said […]


50 PTI workers booked over alleged manhandling of journalists

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Rail Bazaar, Faisalabad police on Thursday booked 50 workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on charges of thrashing media persons, snatching and damaging their belongings. Submitting an application, the Electronic Media Association Vice President Munawar Iqbal said that the media persons were performing their duty at the GTS Chowk to cover the PTI rally. He said […]


APNS Annual General Council Meeting on 20th

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KARACHI: The Annual General Council Meeting of the APNS will be held on March 20, 2023 at Karachi. The Executive Committee of the APNS at its meeting held on March 02, 2023 at Karachi adopted the Annual Report for the year 2022-23 as well as the Annual Accounts for the year 2022. The Executive Committee […]


National Assembly (NA) panel to consider journalists protection bill

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ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Thursday decided to consider the bill on protection of journalists in its next meeting. The committee met here under the chairmanship of Javeria Zafar. The meeting sought a detailed briefing on senior anchorperson Arshad Sharif’s murder. The committee chairman observed that so far, no […]


Explainer: uncovering truth and driving change through data journalism

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Data journalism is an emerging field of journalism that involves the use of data analysis and visualisation techniques to find and report stories. It is the process of collecting, analysing, and presenting data in a way that makes it accessible and understandable to the general public. With the proliferation of data in the digital age, […]


Pemra, PID, PBC, APP and other acts

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Ministry directed to submit draft legislation approved by cabinet ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting directed the Ministry of Information to submit all the draft legislation, approved by the federal cabinet, pertaining to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), the Press Information Department (PID), the Pakistan Broadcasting […]


Request for Key Amendments in KP RTI Law Goes Missing

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Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Information Commission is currently facing a backlog of 1,500 appeals, and the pendency is increasing with each passing day. The Commission has requested the KP government to make key amendments in the KP RTI law, but the file containing the proposed amendments has gone missing. The amendments are related to […]


Amid growing backlog, 1,500 cases pending with information commission

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PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief information commissioner Farah Hamid Khan on Wednesday said currently, around 1,500 cases against government departments over information delay or denial were pending with the KP Information Commission and the number was growing. Ms Khan told a ceremony held here to launch a study on “Comparative Analysis of Right to Information Laws […]


Media workers thrashed at PTI presser

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TOBA TEK SINGH: Faisalabad journalists and press photographers boycotted the press conference of former PTI minister Farrukh Habib at his office in Samanabad on Wednesday after party activists tortured some reporters and cameraman. Habib had invited the media to hail the ‘party victory’ in the Punjab and KP polls case after the apex court ordered […]