• August 10, 2021
• Media and Governance

The government is working on establishment of Pakistan Media Development Authority to address the media related issues in the country. This was announced by Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain during an interview with PTV tonight. The Minister said the Authority is aimed at formulating laws and regulations for print, electronic and social […]

• July 7, 2021
• Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Tuesday said the incumbent government believed in freedom of expression and had never imposed any curbs on media during its ongoing tenure. Talking to a private news channel, he said the government was continuously working to bring improvement in journalists’ lives. The minister said the […]

• June 6, 2021
• Media and Governance

LAHORE: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday assured a delegation of newspaper editors that an authority to regulate the electronic, print and social media would be set up only after taking the input from all stakeholders.   The minister, while speaking to a delegation of the Council of the Newspapers Editors headed by Arif Nizami, […]

• June 5, 2021
• Media and Governance

LAHORE: A resolution was submitted to the Punjab Assembly on Friday condemning attacks on journalists and rights activists in the country. The resolution was submitted by independent MPA Jugnoo Mohsin. Ms Mohsin drew the attention of the state towards growing incidents of torture and murder of journalists. Speaking on the floor of the House, she […]

• June 4, 2021
• Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Thursday said that the PTI government is introducing large-scale reforms in the media sector to improve its performance, ensure the job security of its workers and protect freedom of the press. “[The proposed] media regulatory authority is part of our agenda to introduce new media […]

• June 2, 2021
• Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday said he has decided to convene a meeting of the committee to take up the issue of press freedom in the country with particular reference to the recent attacks on journalists in the federal capital. He announced this while talking to reporters […]

• June 1, 2021
• Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Monday said it was up to a media house to which broadcaster will be broadcast and which team will do so.   “These decisions are made by the media houses on their own. We have nothing to do with their internal decisions. All the institutions […]

• May 31, 2021
• Media and Governance

A government programme will be launched in Sindh to provide financial support to the journalists of the province and resolve their problems. The information to this effect was given by Sindh Information and Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Sunday as he addressed a meeting of officers of the information department at his […]

• May 26, 2021
• Media and Governance

PESHAWAR: Following in the footsteps of the centre, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has also decided to table a journalist’s protection bill in the provincial assembly. The federal government had on Friday last tabled the much-awaited Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill, 2021, in the National Assembly aimed at protecting journalists and media professionals. In […]

• May 24, 2021
• Media and Governance

SAILKOT – Special Assistant to the Punjab Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan inaugurated the corona vaccination of the journalist community in Sialkot by administering vaccine to journalists herself at the office of the Deputy Commissioner. Addressing the media, she said that the Punjab government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Sardar Usman […]

• May 21, 2021
• Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Human Rights (MOHR) after detailed consultation with stakeholders has prepared the Protection of Journalists and Media Professional’s Bill, 2020 to promote, protect and effectively ensure the independence, impartiality, safety and freedom of expression especially among female journalists. “The government is working progressively to resolve problems being faced by the journalist’s community […]

• May 19, 2021
• Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD   – The National Assembly, on a private members’ day, witnessed verbal brawl between women legislators form the government and the opposition over introduction of ‘Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill, 2021’. The lawmakers from both sides claimed ownership of the bill which is aimed at protecting rights of journalists. The arguments from both […]

• May 18, 2021
• Media and Governance

LAHORE: Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Monday said that protection of the lives of journalists was the top priority of the incumbent government. Talking to media after visiting coronavirus vaccination centre set up at Lahore Press Club, she said that for better working of journalists their health […]

• May 7, 2021
• Freedom of Expression, Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved two crucial bills for the protection of journalists and media workers and making the forced disappearances in the country a criminal offence. “Today, the (federal) cabinet approved the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill and the Forced or Involuntary Disappearance (Criminal Law Amendment) Bill,” said federal Minister for […]