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Pakistan, Turkiye Agree to Enhance Cooperation in Digital Transformation, E-Governance and Smart Technologies

Pakistan and Turkiye agreed to strengthen cooperation in digital transformation, e-governance, and smart technologies. The understanding was reached during a meeting between Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja and Turkiye’s Ambassador to Pakistan Irfan Neziroglu in Islamabad on February 6. Minister Shaza Fatima emphasized the Pakistan Software Export Board’s (PSEB) commitment to fostering international […]


SESSI Announces Social Security Coverage for Unemployed Journalists

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On Wednesday, the Sindh Employees Social Security Institution (SESSI) Commissioner, Miandad Rahoojo, announced an initiative to provide monetary and medical benefits to unemployed journalists. Speaking at an awareness session organized in collaboration with the Karachi Press Club (KPC), Rahoojo stated that these journalists would be registered as ‘home-based workers,’ a designation that grants them access to essential […]


Govt Pushes Major Reforms to Revamp PTV

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On September 12, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar announced ongoing efforts to revamp Pakistan Television (PTV) into a more dynamic and profitable media organization. Addressing the National Assembly during Question Hour, the minister outlined key initiatives to modernize the state broadcaster. Tarar highlighted the government’s plan to introduce private anchorpersons into PTV to enhance the […]


MQM-P Stands with Journalists Against Controversial Punjab Defamation Bill

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On May 27, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) pledged its support to journalist organizations opposing the recently passed defamation bill by the Punjab Assembly. Representatives from various journalist organizations met with MQM-P chairman Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and other party leaders at the MQM-P’s Bahadurabad office in Karachi. The delegation included leaders from the Council of Pakistan Newspaper […]


Media compliance app launched to aid journalists in election coverage

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Caretaker Federal Minister of Information Murtaza Solangi inaugurated on Monday the cutting-edge Media Compliance application designed to streamline the reporting process for journalists and media personnel. The inauguration ceremony marked a significant milestone in ensuring a transparent and accountable electoral process. The Media Compliance application provides a user-friendly platform that enables journalists to file complaints […]


CM lays foundation-stone of media tower at DGPR

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Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi paid a visit to the Directorate General Public Relations (DGPR) Offices and laid the foundation-stone of the Digital and Social Media Tower. He inspected various sections of the DGPR office, met the officers and directed them to perform their duties in a proactive manner so as to effectively bring […]


Media helpline launched for quick redressal of journalist’s complaints: Solangi

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ISLAMABAD  –  Caretaker Federal Minister of Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi said on Monday that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MOIB) has launched a media helpline to redress complaints of both local and foreign journalists during elections. Addressing the launching ceremony of the media helpline, he said, in the present era of […]


Pemra signs MoU with Lebanon body

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ISLAMABAD: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation between the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority and the Audio-Visual Council of Lebanon was signed in Beirut during a ceremony held at the CNA office on Wednesday. According to a Pemra statement, the MoU aims at fostering friendly relations between the two regulatory bodies of Pakistan and […]


CPEC Balochistan Forum to equip journalists in under-developed areas

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ISLAMABAD: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Media Forum Balochistan Initiative was launched on to equip the journalists in underdeveloped areas of Balochistan with information of the Chinese investment in the region and its positive impacts. In an exclusive interview with Gwadar Pro, Caretaker Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi said that the CPEC […]


Karachi University launches BS degree in Digital Media Marketing

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The University of Karachi (KU) has launched a new four-year Bachelor of Science (BS) degree program in Digital Media Marketing. Admissions for the program are open for the academic year 2024. KU Vice Chancellor, Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraq, officially inaugurated the BS Digital Media Marketing program during a ceremony held at the Sarwar Naseem […]


Harassment free workspace vital for women’s financial empowerment: President

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Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday terming financially-empowered women an important contributor to socio-economic development said their emancipation necessitated a harassment-free environment at workplaces. “The State and the society need to provide every woman a safe and secure space in public and domestic domains where they could thrive amid equal opportunities,” he said in […]


Solangi underlines need of state media reforms at par with modern standards

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ISLAMABAD  –  Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi on Thursday urged the Senate’s Standing Committee to discuss and work out the plan for reforms in the state media institutions. Addressing the Senate Committee on Information and Broadcasting, the minister underlined the need to carry out reforms in the state broadcasters […]


Pakistan urges strengthening of developing countries’ media to fight misinformation

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Pakistan has underscored the need for building capacities and technological resourcefulness of the media in the developing countries to combat fake news, saying factual information was the “greatest need” of the people. “The rapid pace of advances in new technologies, particularly in digital technologies, are having a major impact on the world, affecting all our […]


Pakistan Press Foundation calls for applications for the PPF Media Safety Fellowships

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The deadline for submission of applications is February 26, 2023   Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) invites applications for the PPF Media Safety Fellowships.  The fellowship programme aims to promote freedom of expression by supporting media professionals to produce stories about media safety and impunity. The fellowships will include the following: An honorarium of up to sixty thousand rupees. […]