• October 31, 2023
• General News

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi on Thursday said the government was committed to the freedom of media and the well-being of media workers, ARY News reported. The minister expressed the caretaker government’s commitment during his meeting with representatives of the National Press Club, Parliamentary Reporters Association, and Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of […]

• October 31, 2023
• General News

Nighat Dad, the executive director of the Digital Rights Foundation (DRF), on Friday was appointed to the high-level advisory board on Artificial Intelligence (AI) by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. The 39-member advisory board, comprising distinguished and accomplished individuals from around the world, will concentrate on addressing the global governance of AI, as their […]

• October 31, 2023
• General News

The funeral prayer for the distinguished journalist and senior member of the Karachi Press Club, Syed Ghouse Mohiuddin, is scheduled to take place today. The funeral prayer will commence at 1pm, immediately following the Dhuhr prayer, and will be held at the Jamia Mosque Baitul Mukarram, situated in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal area. Following the funeral prayer, […]

• October 30, 2023
• General News

Pakistan has failed to combat rising impunity for crimes against journalists despite legislation for their safety, according to Freedom Network’s Annual Impunity 2023 report released on Sunday. The report titled “One step forward, two steps back — Pakistan legislates on the safety of journalists, but still fails to protect them” was launched ahead of the […]

• October 30, 2023
• General News

KARACHI: The alleged murder of journalist and Vlogger Nazim Jokhio, by the ruling elite raises serious concerns on the safety and protection of journalists in Pakistan. In last four years, more than 42 journalists have been killed in the country and several have been threatened with serious repercussions for them or their families. On November […]

• October 30, 2023
• General News

MUZAFFARGARH: A senior journalist belonging to a private channel was injured while resisting a robbery on Thursday. According to police, two armed suspects stopped journalist Amir Sheikh in Bagh-e-Iram Colony and stole cash and a motorcycle. The suspects allegedly tortured Sheikh when he tried to resist them taking the bike. The victim was later shifted […]

• October 30, 2023
• General News

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said the government believed in the freedom of media and considered it an “important pillar of the state”. He expressed these views as Information Minister Murtaza Solangi called on him here at the PM House. The meeting discussed the problems concerning the All Pakistan Newspaper Society (APNS), the Council […]

• October 29, 2023
• General News

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Friday said the government believed in the freedom of media and considered it an “important pillar of the state”. The prime minister expressed these views as Information Minister Murtaza Solangi called on him here at the PM House. The meeting discussed the problems concerning the All Pakistan Newspaper […]

• October 29, 2023
• General News

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Friday said the government believed in the freedom of media and considered it an “important pillar of the state”. The prime minister expressed these views as Information Minister Murtaza Solangi called on him here at the PM House. The meeting discussed the problems concerning the All Pakistan Newspaper […]

• October 29, 2023
• General News, Obituaries

KARACHI: Prof Shahida Kazi, one of the first women journalists of Pakistan in the print media and a great teacher who mentored thousands of students currently associated with different media houses passed away on Saturday after a brief illness. She was 79. A highly prolific journalist of her time, Prof Kazi had many distinctions to […]

• October 29, 2023
• General News

KOHAT: A Geo News reporter and a cameraman were injured after falling off a motorcycle when unidentified men opened fire on them on Rawalpindi Road in Kohar on Saturday. As per details, Syed Yasir Shah, who is a senior journalist, and the cameraman accompanying him were shot at by two masked motorcyclists on their way […]

• October 22, 2023
• General News

LAHORE/KENYA: Kenya’s President Dr William Ruto held a number of meetings with regard to the death of journalist Arshad Sharif but he has been met with a wall of silence and unable to do anything to bring the Pakistani journalist’s killers to justice, Geo News can now reveal. Interviews held with various individuals mentioned in […]

• October 22, 2023
• Freedom of Expression

“I have not observed any journalist organization providing practical support to journalists in their professional work thus far in AJK.” Said Safeer Ahmed Raza. Safeer Ahmed Raza, a reporter for 24 News channel based in Muzaffarabad, said that he has been associated with the field of journalism since 2003. However, he has never seen any […]

• October 22, 2023
• General News

Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) urged United Nations (UN) to form a fact-finding commission for the probe into the murder of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif, ARY News reported. As per details, PFUJ President Afzal Butt said that the Pakistani and Kenyan governments have failed to arrest the suspects of Arshad Sharif’s murder. Whereas, Union’s […]