• May 9, 2020
• Covid-19, Media and Governance

The Advisor to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information and Public Relations Ajmal Khan Wazir has said that journalists have always risked their lives in pursuit of professional obligations and the provincial government will extend all out support to the media persons affected by Covid-19 PESHAWAR: The Advisor to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information […]

• May 8, 2020
• Covid-19, Social Media

ISLAMABAD: Recognizing the significance of communications as a tool for public information during the Coronavirus epidemic, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Thursday notified the creation of a three-member Media Cell led by the hospital’s deputy director coordination. The Media Cell will create official accounts of PIMS on Twitter, Facebook and related social media […]

• May 8, 2020
• Covid-19

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Thursday provided relief packages to media persons who had tested positive for coronavirus. According to an official handout, the packages were handed to the elected office-bearers of the Peshawar Press Club. Speaking on the occasion, Adviser to Chief Minister on Information and Public Relations Ajmal Wazir said the KP […]

• May 7, 2020
• Covid-19

Islamabad : A webinar on ‘Press Freedom and Journalism During Crisis’ was held here in partnership with the European Union Delegation to Pakistan, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Embassy of Sweden in Pakistan and Media Matters for Democracy. It was attended by more than 50 participants from civil society, media professionals, academia, international […]

• May 6, 2020
• Covid-19, Media and Governance, Print Media

MANSEHRA: The Mansehra district administration gave away ration packages to newspaper hawkers here on Tuesday.Deputy Commissioner Aurangzeb Haider Khan handed over the packages to 28 newspaper hawkers at a function held at his office. Speaking on the occasion, the official said newspaper hawkers had been affected as were other segments of the society because of […]

• May 5, 2020
• Covid-19

PESHAWAR: Another journalist working with a private television channel tested positive for coronavirus, raising the number of infected mediapersons to eight in the provincial capital. The infected cameraperson isolated himself at home after the test result was communicated to him. All the infected mediapersons have a history of covering stories related to Covid-19 and have […]

• May 4, 2020
• Covid-19, Social Media

ISLAMABAD: The measures taken by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) during the lockdown being observed to stem the spread of coronavirus have resulted in the decline of cybercrime cases — including financial crimes – across the country. The data analysis of complaints at the cybercrime wing (CCW) unveiled a substantial decline in the rate of online […]

• May 4, 2020
• Covid-19, Freedom of Expression

ISLAMABAD: The UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his message on Press Freedom Day said, “Journalists and media workers are crucial to helping us make informed decisions. As the world fights the COVID-19 pandemic, those decisions can make the difference between life and death.” “On World Press Freedom Day, we call on governments — and others […]

• May 3, 2020
• Covid-19

PESHAWAR: At least seven journalists have tested positive for the Covid-19 in the province while the government would provide all facilities to the affected media persons. Adviser to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Information and Public Relations Ajmal Wazir said this during a meeting with a delegation of Peshawar Press Club and Khyber Union of Journalists on […]

• May 3, 2020
• Covid-19, Freedom of Expression

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has chalked out a wide ranging plan to observe Press Freedom day today (3rd of May) and will arrange protest rallies across the country as the media and press freedom in the country is deteriorating continuously and apart from media freedom, freedom of speech and expression guaranteed in […]

• May 3, 2020
• Covid-19, Freedom of Expression, Media Safety

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has decided to launch the second phase of “Save the Journalist Movement” from Sunday (today) to mark the Press Freedom Day. A sit-in would be staged outside Parliament House in Islamabad on Sunday, announced the leadership of the PFUJ and the Rawalpindi Islama­bad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) […]

• May 3, 2020
• Covid-19, Freedom of Expression

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has expressed safety concern over the alarming situation for Pakistani media personnel during COVID-19 pandemic. The PPF Saturday released World Press Freedom Report on Media Safety and Press Freedom in Pakistan 2019-2020 on the eve of World Press Freedom Day, which will be observed on May 3 (Sunday). This year, the […]

• May 1, 2020
• Covid-19

Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ) has expressed deep concern over the alarming increase of coronavirus cases in media houses across the country. In a joint statement PFUJ President Shehzada Zulfiqar, and Secretary General Nasir Zaidi said that since the outbreak of COVID-19, most of the journalists have been covering coronavirus-related news without proper equipment, […]

• April 28, 2020
• Covid-19, Media Safety

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) Secretary Information Marriyum Aurangzab has expressed grave concern at high incidence of coronavirus in media houses. In a statement issued on Monday, she demanded the government take immediate and concrete measures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all journalists. She said that provision of protective gear [personal protective equipment] […]