ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday remanded the case against suspension of transmission of Geo Television to the Sindh High Court with the direction to decide it on merit within a month. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar, Justice Muhammad Moosa K Leghari and Justice Chaudhry Ejaz […]
Karachi (PPI)- The International Federation of Journalists has announced its full support to its affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists PFUJ in its campaign against draconian laws imposed on, November 3 to gag the press. Particularly affected are electronic media and broadcasters, with the closure of 45 private TV channels and two FM radio […]
ISLAMABAD: A full bench of Supreme Court (SC) will today (Monday) resume hearing into the petitions moved by Geo News against ban on its transmissions. The bench comprises Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar, Justice Mohammad Moosa K. Leghari and Justice Ch Ejaz Yousaf. Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), federal government and Attorney General for […]
KARACHI (January 05 2008): Provincial Minister for Information, Dewan Mohammed Yousuf Farooqui and Secretary Information Fasihuddin Khan, have condemned the armed attack on Ali Kazi, Chief Executive KTN and Editor Kawish, and Naz Sehto, Senior Reporter daily Kawish on Thursday night. The firing incident took place at Waggan while they were on way to Naudero […]
The police in PakistanÂ’s southern province of Sindh have registered criminal cases against 34 journalists, during the period of rioting that followed the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on December 28, 2007. According to the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), police have registered cases against under the anti-terrorism and anti-riot acts and […]
DADU: Police on Thursday booked four journalists, allegedly on the instructions of former federal minister Liaqat Ali Jatoi, at Johi and Mehar police stations. Reports said two senior journalists, Attique Ahmed Janwary and Niaz Janwary, were booked at police station Mehar, the native town of Liaquat Ali Jatoi, while two other journalists, Zulfiqar Ali Abbasi […]
KARACHI, Jan 3: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has condemned arrest and registration of cases against journalists in Sindh, since the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and demanded their immediate release and withdrawal of the cases. The PFUJ said in a statement that in the interior of Sindh some journalists had […]
Islamabad: Journalists, students and civil society members on Thursday set up a protest camp outside the Islamabad Press Club and rallied to PEMRA office, demanding media freedom. The PPP leader Babar Awan, former minister J. Salik and others made speeches during the rally. Awan said the curbs placed on media by the PEMRA were “unacceptable”. […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of Geo Television case till January 7 after the deputy attorney general told the court that the government has not yet received the paper book from the petitioners. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar, Justice Muhammad Moosa K Laghari […]
LAHORE: Twenty-one journalists and four media workers were killed in South Asia in 2007. Pakistan topped the list with seven deaths followed by Sri Lanka with six and Afghanistan with five killings, said an annual report launched by the South Asian Media Commission (SAMC) on Monday simultaneously from Pakistan, India Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, […]
ISLAMABAD: The authorities of Dubai Media City (DMC) and IMC Dubai have restored the Geo News channel immediately and asked the administration of the channel to start telecasting its programmes from the facility in the DMC from Thursday midnight. The abrupt shutdown of Geo News on the 16th of this month, caused unease across the […]
“We believe that the freedom of press is not just confined to allowing the TV channels, FM radio, online outlets and the print media to operate. In fact, as long as these organisations are unable to exercise complete control of the editorial content and have the freedom to decide which programme will go on air, […]
The journalists’ community observed a ‘black day’ on Wednesday against restrictions imposed on the media and closure of TV channels. A protest meeting was held at the Karachi Press club. The black day was organised under the second phase of the protest plan announced by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ). The three-day protest […]
KARACHI (November 29 2007): Speakers at a protest meeting of the KUJ Dawn Unit here Tuesday evening demanded immediate withdrawal of the PCO, ending curbs on media, restoration of all news channels, and implementation of the 7th wage award. The secretary-general of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, Mazhar Abbas, speaking to journalists demanded immediate […]
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