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Sindh govt plans to set up film censor board

KARACHI: There are a total of 29 ongoing schemes worth Rs357.50 million, seven new ones worth Rs42.50 million and three non-annual development programme (ADP) schemes worth Rs86 million which are being implemented in Sindh by the provincial culture department, says a statement issued here on Sunday following a meeting held at the Chief Minister’s House […]


ANP rejects allegations of burning newspaper copies

KARACHI: The Awami National Party (ANP), Sindh chapter, on Thursday rejected the allegations that the party was involved in burning the copies of newspapers and creating hurdles in the broadcast of a television channel. General Secretary, ANP Sindh, Bashir Jan, in his statement issued from the Bacha Khan Markaz condemned the allegations levelled against the […]


Bundles of The News, Jang burnt in Karachi

KARACHI: Armed miscreants kidnapped the driver of a newspaper distribution van along with the vehicle and gutted thousands of newspapers in the early hours of Wednesday. According to the police, Sardar, the driver of the Jang Group, left the printing press with bundles of The News and Jang newspapers for circulation in the city.Unidentified armed […]


Media attacked

The attacks on the Jang group offices in Karachi, the damage to a Geo TV satellite van and the burning of thousands of copies of ‘The News’ and ‘Jang’, the intimidation of street vendors and the cutting of cable TV channels all have a single point of origin. A political party did not feel it […]


PBA flays attack on Jang offices, cable disruption

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) on Tuesday strongly condemned the attack on Jang Group offices and the disruption of cable network in some areas of Karachi for a short time by workers of a political party, says a press release. In the past, other political parties have also taken illegal measures against the public’s […]


CPNE condemns attack on media

KARACHI: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) on Tuesday strongly condemned the incident of firing outside the offices of Geo News and the cutting of cable wires in various areas of Karachi, terming it an attack on the freedom of expression. CPNE President Jamil Athar Qazi, Senior Vice President Qazi Asad Abid, Secretary General […]


Journalist bodies demand action

ISLAMABAD: Various organisations of journalists condemned the firing incident outside the Jang Group offices and disrupting of cable network transmission, and demanded action against the perpetrators of incidents. Talking to Geo TV, Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Secretary Amin Yousuf condemned the incident and termed it an attack on the freedom of journalism and […]


Report exposes hazards faced by journalists

KARACHI: Expressing concerns over the killing of journalists in the country, media practitioners on Friday called for better security measures for their colleagues. Speaking at the launch of Media Commission Pakistan`s report entitled “Attacks on Journalists and Media Freedom” at the Karachi Press Club, they said that journalists were working in an environment of rising […]


Order reserved on plea in journalist murder case

KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court reserved on Thursday its order on a plea of the defence counsel in a case pertaining to the murder of a journalist. Faisal Mahmood alias Nafsiati, Syed Mohammad Ali Rizvi, Shahrukh alias Mani, Naveed alias Polka and Shakil alias Malik with their absconding accomplices have been charged with the murder of […]


Safma opposes plan to block internet

LAHORE: South Asia Free Media Association (Safma) and Media Commission-Pakistan have condemned the government plans to introduce Internet blocking and filtering system and a “vague” set of rules for the electronic media “as an attempt to pressure people’s right to information”. “Media censorship is not new in Pakistan, where military dictators come and go. But […]


Concerns over internet censorship

LAHORE – On the occasion of the International Day of Action Against Internet Censorship, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisation, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan have expressed deep concern over an attempt by the Ministry of Information Technology in Pakistan to further restrict freedom of expression, creativity and peaceful […]


Say no to online censorship

KARACHI: This is with reference to Jahanzaib Haque’s article “How to say yes to online censorship” (March 13). I believe that no system that gives power to the state to censor content on the internet should be allowed to be called ‘developed’. Any such system or firewall will only be used by the government to […]


Daniel Pearl murder convict wants to be shifted to Karachi prison

Jamal Khurshid The Sindh High Court issued a notice to the advocate general on Tuesday on an application seeking the shifting of Syed Salman Saqib, a convict in US journalist Daniel Pearl’s kidnapping and killing conspiracy case, from Hyderabad to a Karachi prison. The court was hearing the appeals filed by main convict Ahmed Omer […]


Concern about new bid to censor the Internet: HRCP, FIDH

Lahore: On the occasion of the international day of action against Internet censorship, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisation, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), have expressed deep concern over an attempt by the Ministry of Information Technology in Pakistan to further restrict freedom of expression, creativity and peaceful […]