• August 2, 2023
• General News

KARACHI-The Sindh Government on Tuesday constituted a 10-member committee under the chairmanship of the Secretary Sindh Information Department to resolve the problems of journalists who are members of the Karachi Press Club. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has also endorsed the committee while notification has also been issued by the Chief Secretary Sindh. […]

• August 2, 2023
• Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday urged the media to avoid false information. Addressing a news conference, Aurangzeb said: “The National Assembly has passed the Pemra bill. I want to thank all the media workers for supporting the bill. The government has been consulting on this bill for the last 12 […]

• August 2, 2023
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is alarmed by injuries to Geo News cameraperson Samiullah Khan while on duty when a suicide blast at a workers’ convention for the political party, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazal (JUI-F), killed 54 people and injured 83 others on July 30 in the Bajaur district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. We pray for the speedy and complete […]

• August 1, 2023
• Broadcasting

LAHORE  –  Pakistan Electronic Media Regulato­ry Authority (PEMRA) is responsible for granting licenses to the country’s television channels, FM radios, and cable operators. It is also in authority to oversee and enforce PEMRA regulations. A few days ago, the fed­eral government approved the PEM­RA Amendment Bill (2023) through the National Assembly Standing Committee. The media […]

• August 1, 2023
• General News

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb inaugurated Foreign Media Digital Monitoring Wall at Directorate of Electronic Media and Publications in Islamabad on Monday. Addressing the inauguration ceremony, she said through this digital system, information will be disseminated among 52 countries through Radio Pakistan. She said ninety local and 35 international media channels and social […]

• August 1, 2023
• Arts and Entertainment, Broadcasting

LAHORE: On the orders of Punjab’s Chief Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, significant development has occurred regarding the screening of the Hollywood movie Barbie in the province. A full censor board meeting has been scheduled for today (Tuesday) to reevaluate the film’s content and decide whether to grant permission for its screening in Punjab. The decision comes […]

• August 1, 2023
• Arts and Entertainment, General News

Punjab authorities gave approval for the screening of fantasy-comedy film ‘Barbie’ in the province on Tuesday, more than 10 days after its debut in Pakistan. The movie’s release in Punjab was halted over ‘objectionable content’, even when the Punjab Film Censor Board had issued a no-objection certificate for it. Earlier, Punjab Inform­ation Secretary Ali Nawaz Malik said […]

• August 1, 2023
• Opportunities, PPF Activities, Scholarships and Fellowships, Training and Capacity Building

Reflective of the challenges faced by journalists in Pakistan, journalists, and media professionals shared their experiences and discussed the risks to the safety of the media in the country at a workshop for Pakistan Press Foundation’s (PPF) Media Safety Fellowship’s fifth cycle. The workshop held in Islamabad from July 16-19 brought together journalists and media […]