On September 22, Waheed Khan Tajik, President of Jandol Press Club, and Shamal TV cameraman Sami ul Huq were attacked by staff at Samar Bagh Hospital in Lower Dir district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while reporting on the alleged neglect of a critically injured patient by medical specialist Dr. Saeed Ullah. Speaking to the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) on […]
On September 25, the Lahore High Court (LHC) issued notices to the Punjab government and other relevant parties in response to a petition challenging the controversial Punjab Defamation Act 2024. The petition, filed by Punjab Union of Journalists (Workers) President Ziaullah Khan Niazi, contends that the law violates constitutional protections of basic human rights. The then-acting […]
On September 26, Senior journalist and long-time Nawa-i-Waqt correspondent Syed Qamar-ud-Din Shah passed away in Attock after a prolonged illness. He was in his late seventies and had been suffering from various ailments for the past few years. Shah had been a correspondent for Nawa-i-Waqt for 35 years. Several prominent figures attended his funeral prayer, including former Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Functional […]
On September 26, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari underscored the media’s critical role in promoting the tourism industry on World Tourism Day. They emphasized tourism’s potential to foster peace, economic growth, and cultural understanding. President Zardari specifically highlighted the need to highlight Pakistan’s rich historical heritage, particularly the Indus and Gandhara civilizations, to […]
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