• July 31, 2023
• Social Media

ISLAMABAD –  The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has been moved against uploading of photos of under-trial suspects by the Islamabad police on social media. The petition was filed by Danish Ishraq Abbasi Advocate who cited the Interior Secretary, Islamabad Inspector General of Police, and the federal government as respondents. In his petition, he stated that […]

• July 31, 2023
• Freedom of Expression

One of the injured includes Geo News cameraman Samiullah and has been shifted to the district headquarters hospital in Lower Dir as he is said to be in critical condition. The cameraman has sustained injuries on his head and his chest. Source: Geo News

• July 30, 2023
• Freedom of Expression

Pakistan is one of the countries where journalism is dangerous because there is no punishment for those who torture journalists and no decision is taken in such cases. Taking into account this situation, laws on protection of journalists and other mass media workers and ensuring freedom of speech were adopted and have been waiting to […]

• July 29, 2023
• Obituaries

LAHORE: He was 52. He was laid to rest in the local graveyard in the evening. He was elected president of the Vehari Press Club in 2008. Source: Dawn

• July 29, 2023
• Views and Opinion

In today’s constantly changing world, even as the print media somewhat sadly fades away, the media in all its other forms has become a more and more powerful entity. We can see this in Pakistan where debates over the media, its perceived role, what its role should be, and what popular topic of ‘fake news’ […]

• July 28, 2023
• Broadcasting

In the heart of Islamabad, the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting convened in the Radio Pakistan office, where the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was put forth.   The Minister for Information, Marriyum Aurangzeb, clarified the necessity for this amendment, remarking that the media landscape had experienced a […]

• July 27, 2023
• General News

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Wednesday declared as historic the provision of stopping of government advertisements to media organisations over non-payment of salaries to their employees under the Pemra Amendment Bill, 2023. In a press release issued here, the media representative body called upon Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb to make it binding […]

• July 26, 2023
• General News

The Society of Liver Diseases Study Pakistan will organize a one-day Hepatitis free screening camp at Rawalpindi Press Club(RPC) on Thursday RAWALPINDI, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 26th Jul, 2023 ) :The Society of Liver Diseases Study Pakistan will organize a one-day Hepatitis free screening camp at Rawalpindi Press Club(RPC) on Thursday. […]

• July 26, 2023
• General News

  LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday withdrew a petition against a de facto ban on his coverage on news channels after the Lahore High Court directed his counsel to approach the media regulatory body’s council of complaints first.   At the outset of the hearing, Justice Rasaal Hassan Syed asked the […]

• July 26, 2023
• General News

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday withdrew a petition against a de facto ban on his coverage on news channels after the Lahore High Court directed his counsel to approach the media regulatory body’s council of complaints first.   At the outset of the hearing, Justice Rasaal Hassan Syed asked the counsel […]

• July 26, 2023
• Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD – After controlling all electronic media via PEMRA, the government has decided to formulate a regulatory body to oversee online media. As opposition and critics argue PEMRA has been used as a tool to manipulate media outlets, stifling dissent and critical reporting, the incumbent authorities move one step further and now decided to get […]

• July 26, 2023
• Views and Opinion

The Punjab government has not given the go-ahead to the screening of the Hollywood movie Barbie in the province despite the issuance of a no-objection certificate by the Punjab Film Censor Board. Barbie’s box-office debut began in parts of Asia, including Pakistan, on July 21. The movie was halted in theatres across Punjab for containing […]

• July 26, 2023
• Freedom of Expression

On September 29, 2012, Abdul Razzaq, who lives in Khuzdar district, Balochistan, received the news that his brother, Abdul Haq Baloch, had been killed by unknown individuals. Abdul Razzaq shares that his brother had been a journalist for ten years and was working with a private TV channel at the time of his death. “A […]

• July 25, 2023
• Broadcasting, General News

ISLAMABAD, Jul 25 (APP): The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) on Tuesday clarified that it had not issued any statement to reject the PEMRA Amendments Bill 2023. “This is to clarify that some media persons have tweeted regarding the rejection of “PEMRA amendments bill 2023”, CPNE has not issued any such statement,” the council […]