HARIPUR: Senior journalist Raja Saadat Ali Turk passed away here on Sunday, family and hospital sources confirmed. He was 58 and left behind a widow, two sons and a daughter to mourn his death. According to family sources, Saadat Ali Turk, known as Raja Sahib among his friends and acquaintances, came home from the local […]
KARACHI – The daughter of slain Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif has joined the field of journalism as a reporter. Inspired by her father’s passion for investigative journalist, Aleeza Arshad has joined the private news channel, where late Arshad Sharif hosted a show on current affairs. Aleena’s decision to enter the journalism field was hailed by […]
How free will the media be, especially during the coverage of the general election-2023? When the media is told ‘what to do and what not to’ it loses editorial control and freedom. The press and media freedom is nothing but a myth. It was during the 2008 elections when Pakistani electronic media received the following […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Karachi mayor on Wednesday announced the abolition of charged parking fees for all journalists in the city. The newly elected mayor also announced increasing the grant for the Karachi Press Club (KPC). Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that the problems of 75 years cannot be solved in 75 days, but “efforts are being made to […]
ISLAMABAD, Jul 13 (APP): The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Thursday took exception to the massive broadcast of negative news on private news channels and issued directives to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to ensure the projection of positive developments in the country as well. The committee members, […]
Instead of replying to the police encounters queries of a Faisalabad citizen on the direction of Chief Information Commissioner Punjab (ICP), the police summoned the citizen for an inquiry. The police approach enraged the ICP, Mehboob Qadir Shah who issued orders to the Inspector General (IG) of Police Punjab to ensure the timely provision of […]
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