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Daily Archives: April 13, 2023

Journalist Sadia Mazhar Faces Harassment for Exercising Right to Information

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ISLAMABAD: Sadia Mazhar, a journalist based in Sahiwal, has been facing threats and harassment from officials of public bodies in response to her information requests filed under the Right to Information laws. Mazhar is known for her regular practice of filing information requests to public bodies to obtain information for her news stories. Recently, Mazhar […]


National Press Trust gets interim head after president’s nod

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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday approved the appointment of Saeed Ahmed Sheikh, a Grade 20 officer of the Information Group, as the interim chairman of the National Press Trust (NPT). President Alvi also approved the Management Position 1 (MP 1) scale for the NPT chairman post, which has almost no function and responsibility […]


Pemra’s appeal against TV channel dismissed

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The Supreme Court has said if the power of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) under clause (b) of Section 27 is to be exercised in respect of “any aspects” of a programme or advertisement, it must be exercised after obtaining and considering the opinion of the Council of Complaints. A two-judge bench comprising […]


Sindh High Court (SHC) rejects petition against media ban on Altaf

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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking removal of a ban on media coverage of Muttahida Qaumi Movement founder Altaf Hussain. After hearing parties concerned, a two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M. Shaikh turned down the petition as the petitioner remained unable to satisfy the bench about maintainability […]


PPP committed to democracy, freedom of expression: Memon

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Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon reiterated his party’s commitment to the principles of democracy, rule of law, freedom of expression, and public rights in the country. Speaking at the iftar dinner hosted for journalists at the Karachi Press Club, Memon acknowledged the important role journalists played in restoring […]