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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday reprimanded the electronic media regulator for suspending transmission of news channels and blocking the speeches of PTI Chairman Imran Khan. At the same time, the committee was informed by the management of Radio Pakistan that the two months’ pending pension of its retired employees […]
ISLAMABAD, Apr 11 (APP): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Tuesday said the four-year “dark era” for media and journalists was now over as the coalition government had granted full freedom of speech and expression. Briefing the Senate’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting, she said the incumbent government fully believed in freedom […]
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Tuesday said the government has neither closed any channel nor any program, elaborating: “We have not filed a case against any journalist under the PECA Act. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said this while speaking at a meeting of the Senate’s Standing Committee on […]
Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said on Tuesday that health insurance will be provided to journalists to ensure their welfare as part of the steps to be taken by the provincial government to resolve the issues of media persons. Memon made the announcement during an Iftar reception he hosted for journalists at the Karachi […]
ISLAMABAD – The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday directed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to ensure that speeches of all political leaders are broadcasted live without interruption in compliance with the decision of higher judiciary. The committee met at PTV Headquarters under the chair of Senator Faisal Javed. The […]
The Sindh High Court on Monday disposed of a petition against the disappearance of another Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf social media activist after it was informed that he had returned home Earlier, petitioner Rashid Rauf had submitted that his brother Mohammad Salman Khan, who was a member of the PTI’s social media team, had gone to the […]
ISLAMABAD: The Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AEMEND) has slammed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) for an ‘illegal’ ban on the coverage of bomb blasts and firing incidents, ARY News reported on Monday. The Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AEMEND) said in a statement that the ban […]
TAXILA: President of his own faction of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Afzal Butt, has said media in Pakistan was passing through a crucial time as it was facing massive curbs on freedom, censorship as well as mass layoffs from the electronic and print media industry. Addressing the reception arranged in honour of […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has moved United Nations (UN) for an ‘independent’ investigation into the murder of senior journalist Arshad Sharif, who was shot dead in Kenya in October 2022. Taking to Twitter, PTI leader Murad Saeed noted that parliamentarians, including former prime minister Imran Khan wrote to the United Nations (UN) demanding an independent investigation […]
HARIPUR: The Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) and Individual Land (IL) organized a two-day training for journalists here on effective use of the Right to Information (RTI) law for investigative journalists, countering fake news, importance of local governments, gender-sensitive reporting and reporting about marginalized groups of the community. The training was facilitated by […]
The Constitution of Pakistan is the highest law of the land. It guarantees certain fundamental rights for all citizens, including the right to freedom of expression. Article 19 of the constitution stipulates that “every citizen shall have the right to freedom of speech and expression, and there shall be freedom of the press, subject to […]
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