• July 14, 2023
• social media

The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony on Thursday emphasized the urgent need for awareness among all sections of society, particularly religious scholars, professors, journalists, lawyers, traders, political and social leaders, and institutions in the country to prevent the misuse of social media platforms for spreading derogatory and inappropriate content. It called upon them […]

• July 14, 2023
• Obituaries

Senior journalists, former colleagues, and co-workers at a reference paid glowing tributes to veteran journalist, writer, editor, and columnist Mumtaz Liaqat who passed away recently (July 2, 2023) and termed his death an irreparable loss for the journalist community of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Wherever he worked and whichever assignment he undertook, he did complete justice […]

• July 14, 2023
• Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD –  Pakistan Electronic Me­dia Regulator Author­ity (PEMRA) has issued 3,899 licenses for cables, 140 for satellite Televi­sion Channels, 269 for FM, 23 Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), 3 TMA, 1 teleport and 1 Direct to Home (DTH) each, and 36 landing rights permissions since 2022. PEMRA Chair­man Muhammad Saleem Baig told this to Old Ra­vians […]

• July 14, 2023
• Media and Governance, Social Media

ISLAMABAD: To counter the dissemination of fake news and propaganda, the government has decided to amend the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act of 2016 (PECA), and relevant laws are being studied. Last year, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif constituted a committee under Law and Justice Minister Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar; the committee has now nearly completed […]

• July 14, 2023
• General News, Right to Information

LAHORE: The Punjab Information Commission has said the attitude of the Lahore High Court (LHC) towards the implementation of access to Information Law is deplorable. The commission said the LHC has not responded to the requests made by the Constitution and law to provide information, including salaries and benefits of judges, despite the passage of […]

• July 14, 2023
• Broadcasting, Social Media

To counter the dissemination of fake news and propaganda, the government has decided to amend the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act of 2016 (PECA), and relevant laws are being studied. Last year, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif constituted a committee under Law and Justice Minister Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar; the committee has now nearly completed its […]

• July 14, 2023
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) condemns the online harassment campaign against a women journalist, ARY News Senior Reporter Sahrish Khokher. It is unacceptable that Khoker is facing harassment online on social media platforms. Khokher’s online harassment has led to physical threats against the reporter. We urge the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to follow up on Khokher’s […]

• July 14, 2023
• Front Page, PPF Activities

Highlighting the alarming rise in instances of threats, attacks on, and detentions of media professionals, journalists emphasized that the continued impunity for perpetrators remains a primary reason why such incidents continue. The journalists gathered in Karachi called for the immediate passage of media safety laws in the provinces of Punjab, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where […]