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Daily Archives: July 26, 2023

Journalists To Be Screened For Hepatitis At RPC On July 27

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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. […]


Imran withdraws plea against media coverage ban

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  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 […]


Imran withdraws plea against media coverage ban

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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 […]


Pakistan to form PTA style body to regulate websites of TV channels, newspapers

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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 […]


Punjab govt yet to allow Barbie’s screening

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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 […]


Rising toll of journalist deaths in Balochistan raises concerns: A look at the troubled landscape

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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 […]