• April 5, 2020
• advertising

The Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE) has welcomed the notification of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for introducing new payment procedure of the govt advertisements to newspapers, periodicals and TV channels. In a joint statement here on Saturday, CPNE President ArifNizami and Secretary General DrJabbarKhattak said it was a long-standing demand of the CPNE […]

• March 17, 2020
• advertising

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP)’s recent enforcement orders against firms engaging in deceptive marketing practices, set key principles of fair advertising, and serve as essential guidelines both for marketers and producers of goods and services. In an order passed against a leading dairy company, which was fined Rs 35 million for deceptive marketing, the […]

• March 10, 2020
• advertising, Freedom of Expression, Front Page

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has demanded impartial and balanced advertisement policy of the federal and all the provincial governments to ensure freedom of the press and media, says a press release. In a joint statement on Monday, President PFUJ Shehzada Zulfiqar and Secretary General Nasir Zaidi said that policy adopted by […]

• March 1, 2020
• advertising

KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has condemned the move on the part of federal as well as Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governments to stop providing advertisements to the Dawn and Jang media groups, terming the act a violation of the principles of press freedom. In a press release, the APNS said its executive […]

• February 28, 2020
• advertising, Freedom of Expression, Front Page

The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) strongly flayed the continued “ban” on the advertisements of the federal as well as the Punjab and KPK governments on the Dawn Group and Jang Group and termed this a contravention of freedom of press. “The Executive Committee of the APNS at its meeting held on February 27, 2020 […]

• February 28, 2020
• advertising, Freedom of Expression, Front Page

KARACHI: The Pakistan Herald Publications (Pvt) Limited on Thursday filed a petition in the Sindh High Court (SHC) challenging the withholding of advertisements by the federal government from daily Dawn. The petition filed by Advocate Muneer A. Malik on behalf of the PHPL and Hameed Haroon, the CEO of the PHPL, names as respondents the […]

• February 17, 2020
• Access to Information, advertising, Broadcasting, Freedom of Expression, Front Page, General News, Media and Governance, Media and Society, Media Development, Media Ethics, Media Safety, Opportunities, PPF Activities, Print Media, Radio, Scholarships and Fellowships, Television, Training and Capacity Building

درخواست جمع کرانے کی آخری تاریخ جمعہ،27فروری،2020 پاکستان پریس فاوٗنڈیشن (پی پی ایف)نے پاکستان میں میڈیا کی آزادی اور حفاظت   کے فیلو شپ پروگرام کے لیے درخواستیں وصول کرنے کا اعلان کردیا۔ اس فیلو شپ پروگرام کا مقصد آزادی اظہار رائے کو فروغ دینا اور میڈیا کارکنان کو مدد فراہم کرناہے تاکہ وہ میڈیا کی […]

• February 17, 2020
• Access to Information, advertising, Broadcasting, Freedom of Expression, Front Page, General News, Media and Governance, Media and Society, Media Development, Media Ethics, Media Safety, Opportunities, PPF Activities, Print Media, Radio, Scholarships and Fellowships, Television, Training and Capacity Building

Last date: Thursday, February 27, 2020 Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has issued a call for applications for Fellowship program on Media Safety and Impunity in Pakistan. The fellowship program aims to promote freedom of expression by providing support to media professionals to produce stories related to issues on Media Safety and Impunity. The fellowship programs […]

• February 9, 2020
• advertising

Pulse Consultant, a discerning market research firm of Pakistan, has announced its plan to conduct an ad recall survey during HBL Pakistan Super League 2020. The study will collect information from 10 cities across the country comprising 52 percent of national urban population and 85 per cent of Television Audience Measurement. Pakistan Super League (PSL), […]

• February 9, 2020
• advertising, Front Page

Sindh Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah appreciating the positive role of newspapers assured that provincial government would take necessary steps for the promotion and development of media industry. Sindh government would also ensure the payment of arrears on account of its advertisements and their fair distribution to newspapers, he assured. Speaking at a conference […]

• February 7, 2020
• advertising, Broadcasting

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Information Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Thursday said that the process of giving advertisements to the newspapers would be made more transparent. Talking to the officers of Sindh Information Department in Karachi, after assuming the charge of the Information Ministry, he said that dummy newspapers should also be identified so that […]

• February 5, 2020
• advertising, Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to PM on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Tuesday held out an assurance to representatives of journalist bodies that the recommendations of the Senate panel would be implemented. This, she said, while presiding over a meeting here at PID, which was attended by PIO Tahir Hassan and representatives of media […]

• February 5, 2020
• advertising, Social Media

A Pakistani ad agency was referred to as out on social media after it emerged that its marketing campaign for the upcoming Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) was copied from India’s Indian Premier League (IPL). Ad Mad Dude, a well-liked Pakistani Fb web page, is thought for taking aside ad campaigns. Ad Mad Dude shared a […]

• February 3, 2020
• advertising

ISLAMABAD: The government has imposed a ban on online advertisement of tobacco products and stopped tobacco companies from displaying power walls and posters at their sale points. “As per Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-smokers Health Ordinance 2002, there is a ban on advertisement of tobacco products in print and electronic media. However, companies […]