LAHORE: A bomb blast at the railway station caused chaos in the city, resulting in the cancellation of all entertainment and cultural events. At least three people were killed and numerous others were injured in the blast, causing fear and panic in the city. All cultural and entertainment events have been cancelled due to bomb […]
Usman Manzoor ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party government on Tuesday failed for the third time in a month to obtain a gag order against the media from the Supreme Court. The government, which is openly defying Supreme Court’s judgement, has sought curbs on the media from the apex court in three hearings of contempt of […]
By Syed Talat Hussain There are various reasons for which the media is coming under increasing pressure from powerful groups, each pressing its own agenda, contracting the space for fair and balanced editorial judgment. The most obvious one is the issue of reach. Media, particularly news channels and now also private radio, are seen as […]
KARACHI – “The power of the Press is a concept which is neither new nor a foreign to our region. In fact, it was a major component in Pakistan’s independence right from the British Raj,” said Sindh Minister for Information Shazia Marri while addressing a seminar at the Karachi University on “Media Ethics and Laws […]
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) not to block any website against the provisions of the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-Organisation) Act, 1996. The court also issued notices to the federation, through the Ministry of Information Technology and telecommunication secretary and the PTA, through its chairman. The petitioners, Awab Alvi, […]
Karachi April 6, 2012 Safety of Journalists urged The participants of National Roundtable discussion have said that reporting in conflict areas had become a difficult task and journalists have been facing enormous challenges and threats; therefore, serious and effective measures should be taken to ensure the safety and security of journalists. It was said that […]
April 13, 2012 Lahore Free access of journalists sought for reporting from conflict areas The media and civil society professionals have sought end to role of intelligence agencies, free access to the conflict zones and proper training of media professionals for better, responsible and independent conflict reporting. They expressed their views at a round table […]
NEW YORK: Deadly, unpunished violence against the press rose sharply in Pakistan and Mexico, continuing a dark, years-long trend in both nations, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in its newly updated Impunity Index released on Tuesday. The global index, which calculates unsolved journalist murders as a percentage of each country’s population, shows that […]
Syed Talat Hussain A new trend threatens journalists’ judicious editorial judgment and credibility. This is the trend of increasing demands from a long list of groups that want media space by hook or by crook. True, the afflicted souls in Pakistan have always turned towards the media to express their grievances and to seek justice. […]
Umar Cheema ISLAMABAD: The government showed its true colour on the question of press freedom in a recent meeting of Unesco in Paris where it neither produced any report of inquiry into the killings of journalists nor endorsed the UN draft plan on the safety of journalists and the issue of impunity. Also, the country’s […]
Karachi, Journalists working in conflict areas face enormous challenges and threats and there is a dire need to change the mindsets of policymakers in media organizations to ensure safety and security of journalists. This was said by participants of a roundtable discussion on Reporting Conflict held at Hotel Avari Towers in Karachi on April 6, […]
LAHORE: Though Pakistan is a signatory to the United Nations Convention Against Torture (UNCAT), a lot more work remains to be done at home in terms of legislation against torture, a group of journalists from various print, electronic and broadcast organisations was told at a media workshop on issue of torture. The two-day workshop was […]
Sir: Freedom of speech is one of the greatest merits of democracy. However, the bitter reality is that Pakistan is on the top of the list of the countries that are dangerous for journalists. Many journalists fail to perform their duties honestly because they work under threats from both ends — intelligence agencies and militant […]
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Human Rights, Islamabad, Ms Amna Imran Khan, held a meeting with the Home Secretary Punjab, Shahid Khan at his office on Wednesday, in connection with the consultation process aimed at finalization of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report to be submitted to the United Nations by October this year. The UPR established […]
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