ISLAMABAD: The World Press Freedom Day will be observed throughout the globe, including Pakistan, today (May 3). Throughout the world, May 3 serves as an occasion to inform the public of violations of the right to freedom of expression and as a reminder that many journalists brave death or jail to bring people their daily […]
Through out the world, May 3 is being celebrated as World Press Freedom Day with the commitment to inform people across the globe about violation of freedom of expression and to remember those who died while performing professional duties. In this connection, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Reporters sans Borders (RSF) […]
Senior journalists believe that strengthening of the journalistic bodies as well as imparting safety training and extending insurance cover to media persons is inevitable to protect journalists from threats and harassment in Pakistan, especially Karachi. Karachi has emerged as one of the few highly dangerous places with respect to press freedom in Pakistan where journalists […]
Washington: In the latest survey of press freedom around the world, PakistanÂ’s score worsened from 63 to 66 to reflect increased attacks on journalists who attempted to cover the growing political crisis and conflict between the executive and judiciary throughout the year, in addition to overt censorship and other restrictions, particularly those imposed on the […]
Aitzaz Ahsan repeatedly asked media men to switch off their cameras just before Sher Afgan was thrashed by a mob in Lahore recently. The SCBA president, however, did not request the media men not to cover the 25-hour journey of the chief justice of Pakistan from Islamabad to Lahore after he was first removed by […]
ISLAMABAD – The participants of the dialogue on ‘Media Regulatory Laws’ condemned media gagging laws enacted from time to time and urged a durable solution to the conflicts between government and media in the country. The dialogue was arranged by ‘Intermedia’ here on Saturday. The participants spoke at length over Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority […]
The PPP government has taken it upon itself to be the torchbearer of freedom of press that it takes as the axis of strong democracy. The examples of this are easily discernible from the exceptional speed shown by the PPP-led government in taking the initiative of repealing black laws like the penalizing amendments in Pemra […]
Karachi (PPI) – Reporters Without Borders sent an open letter to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani hailing a bill introduced by his government in the national assembly to repeal repressive amendments to a 2002 broadcast media law that were decreed by President Pervez Musharraf on 3 November 2007. “This is a victory for the editorial […]
ISLAMABAD (April 18 2008): Centre for Media and Democracy (CMD) Pakistan has welcomed the repeal of Pemra laws by the coalition government, saying that more positive steps are needed to free the media from all sorts of curbs. This was expressed at a meeting of the CMD Board of Directors, which was held here on […]
KARACHI, April 7: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman has asked the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to investigate how transmissions of two major satellite television networks were suspended on Monday. All channels of the Geo and ARY networks, including their news channels, were off air for over two hours on Monday […]
Pakistan Press Foundation welcomed announcement by Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani & the Information Minster Ms. Sherry Rehman of intention to revoke the draconian amendments made to Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Ordinance 2007 after imposition of emergency on November 3, 2007. PPF also welcomed expanding scope of access to information and commitment for effective […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) welcomes the announcements made by the newly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Yousuf Raza Gilani and the Minster of Information Ms. Sherry Rehman of government’s intention to revoke the draconian amendments made to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Ordinance 2007 after the imposition of emergency on November 3, 2007. PPF […]
ISLAMABAD, Mar 29 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Saturday said his government believed in freedom of press and said the “black laws” of Nov 3 would be revoked. Addressing the parliament soon after a unanimous vote of confidence, Gilani said a law on freedom of information would be enacted so as to help […]
PESHAWAR, March 25: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani may speak about freedom of the press in his inaugural speech in the parliament, but here in the NWFP government officers have been restricted from leaking official information to the press. “I am directed to refer to … and to state that Rule 38 of the […]
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