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Reporters Without Borders ‘outraged’ at Malala attack

PESHAWAR: International press freedom organisation, Reporters Without Borders, on Thursday joined worldwide condemnation of the Taliban attack on 14-year-old campaigner Malala Yousufzai in Mingora. “Reporters Without Borders is outraged at this cowardly attack on such a young activist. The cruelty of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in targeting this young girl is absolutely disgusting,” the organisation […]


Initiatives being taken to implement media code: Press Council of Pakistan head

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) Raja Shafqat Abbasi said on Thursday that the PCP is taking many initiatives to implement media code of ethics for media practitioners in Pakistan. This he said during a meeting with German envoy to Pakistan Dr Cyrill Nunn who called on him at the PCP Secretariat. The PCP […]


Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists challenging verdict of Islamabad High Court in Supreme Court

Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, representative body of the rights of journalists all over the country has taken a serious view of the verdict of Islamabad High Court that made it believe that it would pave the way of curtailing the sovereignty of journalism and independence of freedom of expression. PFUJ President Parvaiz Shoakat and […]


Journalists’ symbolic protest

LAHORE: Journalists led by Lahore Press Club office-bearers held a symbolic protest at the airport by wearing black armbands on chief minister’s arrival. They were protesting government’s failure to solve the problems being faced with regard to Journalists’ Colony. Shahbaz got angry at the journalists’ protest and refused to answer any question regarding the housing […]


Islamabad High Court bars media from printing, airing anti-judiciary material

By: Faisal Kamal Pasha ISLAMABAD: Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) here on Tuesday directed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) chairman “to ensure that no programme containing uncommendable, malicious and wicked material is telecast by any of the channels in which person of the honourable chief justice of Pakistan […]


Press Council of Pakistan finalises names to head probe bodies

ISLAMABAD: The Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) has finalized the names of four eminent jurists’ to head the inquiry commissions to deal with complaints. A three-member inquiry commission headed by a retired judge of the High Court or a person qualified to be a judge of High Court is to be constituted by the Press […]


The Balochistan National Party-Mengal protests against killing of journalists

QUETTA: The Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) on Saturday staged a protest demonstration outside the Quetta Press Club against target killing of journalists and dumping of mutilated bodies of missing persons. The protesters were holding banners and placards inscribed with anti-government slogans. Addressing the protesters, BNP-M General Secretary Akhtar Hussain Langov alleged that the state institutions […]


Karachi Union of Journalists (D) demands security for journalists

Karachi: The Karachi Union of Journalists (D) held a protest at the press club against the killing of Mushtaq Khand, a journalist killed in firing on a rally in Khairpur on Sunday. The journalists were carrying banners and placards inscribed with slogans in favour of the freedom of press and against the government’s apathy over […]


One television cameraman killed, three journalists injured in attack on political gathering

A cameraman for a television channel was killed and three journalists were injured on October 7, 2012 in an attack on a political party gathering in Khairpur district of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province. Mushtaque Khand, cameraman for “Dharti TV” news channel was killed while Mukhtiyar Phulpoto, correspondent for Daily “Awami Awaaz”, Faheem Mangi, correspondent for […]


AG, CNN sign agreement for Dais news channel

Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc’s CNN International and Pakistan’s Associated Group (AG) have signed a broadcast affiliate agreement for a new Pakistani news channel, Dais. The agreement will provide Dais, which will be broadcast in the Urdu language, access to a range of CNN video and newsgathering resources. The agreement also grants CNN reciprocal […]


Lahore High Court seeks report from Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and Pakistan Electronic Media and Regulatory Authority

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday sought a detailed report from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and the Pakistan Electronic Media and Regulatory Authority (Pemra) regarding steps taken by them to stop blasphemous material on internet. The counsels of the PTA and Pemra appeared before the court and sought more time to file […]


Lawyers, media persons vow protests till cops’ arrests

SADIQABAD: A joint meeting of lawyers and journalists held in Sadiqabad condemned the alleged police torture on them at a police station and demanded that the chief justice of Pakistan and the Punjab chief minister should take a notice of the “act of terror” committed by the police. Meanwhile, the lawyers’ strike continued for fourth […]


APNS rejects centralised media policy

Karachi: “The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) strongly rejects the undemocratic and unconstitutional Centralised Media Policy recently notified by the PID and resolves to resist its implementation by all means,” stated a press release of APNS. “The APNS rejected the contention of the Ministry of Information that with the implementation of the Centralised Policy the […]


Protection for journalists sought

PESHAWAR: The local journalists on Wednesday staged protest against the killing of a newsman in Khuzdar, Balochistan. C arrying placards and banners, the journalists gathered protested the Peshawar Press Club and chanted slogans against the government. Speaking on the occasion, the journalists’ representatives said the government had failed to provide them security. They asked the […]