• September 28, 2023
• General News

ISLAMABAD: As the general elections approach, media organisations in Pakistan Tuesday launched an appeal to the key mainstream and regional political parties involved in the election campaign to commit to concrete measures in favour of press freedom. Pakistan’s leading press clubs, national and provincial unions of journalists, Paris-based global media watchdog organisation Reporters Without Borders […]

• September 28, 2023
• General News

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Wednesday filed an application in the Supreme Court to withdraw its review petition against the court’s verdict on the 2017 sit-in by the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) at Faizabad in Islamabad. The media watchdog’s decision comes just a day after the Intelligence Bureau also filed an application in […]

• September 27, 2023
• General News

Even in the age of modern technology, journalists living in small towns, villages and villages are not aware of the knowledge of right or wrong news or any information about it. Similarly in university students are taught everything in books but practically nothing about tools or media safety. Mohammad Shirazi has been involved in journalism […]

• September 27, 2023
• General News

After completing his late-night work at the office, Fayyaz Zafar, a journalist from the Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, encountered a startling scene as he descended the stairs. Parked below were police cars, and before he could comprehend the situation, they swiftly apprehended him and placed him in their vehicle without explanation. When Fayyaz inquired […]

• September 26, 2023
• General News

Peshawar  –   Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Azam Khan on Monday took notice of the alleged decision of a local jirga regarding demolition of the house of a local journalist, Miraj Khalid Wazir in Azam Warsak area of South Waziristan, and directed the Additional Chief Secretary Home for necessary steps on immediate basis to provide […]

• September 26, 2023
• General News

HYDERABAD: Speakers at a condolence reference for slain journalist Jan Mohammad Mahar have demanded speedy justice for Mahar’s heirs and said that it is police failure to lay hands on the culprits despite having identified them. They said at the reference organized by Hyderabad Union of Journalists at local press club on Monday that the […]

• September 25, 2023
• General News

There was a time when the human mind was bound to the information provided in ink. The authenticity of the sources could be trusted without a doubt. You can either call it unawareness or a happy-go-lucky attitude where people were too consumed with their personal matters to care much about their surroundings. The rise of […]

• September 24, 2023
• Freedom of Expression, General News

ISLAMABAD: A local court in Islamabad on Sunday sent journalist Muhammad Khalid Jamil to jail on a 14-day judicial remand in a case pertaining to spreading “provocative narrative against the state institutions through social media platforms”. The journalist was presented in an Islamabad district and sessions court today after completion of a two-day physical remand. […]

• September 24, 2023
• General News

When people hear the name Waziristan, their minds immediately turn to militants, terrorism, armed clashes, weapons and other stereotypes and misperceptions. After all, this was the area of the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) that saw the Zarb-i-Azb army operation against various militant groups between June 2014 and February 2017. It is unfortunate that […]

• September 24, 2023
• General News

SWAT: A local court has confirmed the pre-arrest bail of senior journalist Amjad Ali Sahab. The court was presided over by Additional Sessions Judge Mohammad Tahir Aurangzeb. On August 31, Mingora police registered an FIR under Sections 500, 504PPC, and 25-D against Amjad Ali Sahab, after which he sought bail before arrest from the court. […]

• September 24, 2023
• General News

BEIJING: An 11-member media delegation comprised of journalists from Islamabad, Quetta, and Gwadar wrapped up its week-long visit to China and left for Islamabad here on Sunday. During the visit, the delegation, led by Dr. Furqan Rao, Incharge, China Desk, Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), explored China’s economic development and rich culture and also visited […]

• September 23, 2023
• General News

An Islamabad district and sessions court on Friday remanded journalist Muhammad Khalid Jamil in the custody of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for two days after he was arrested last night. According to the FIA, the journalist was detained on charges of spreading “provocative narrative” against state institutions through social media posts. A photo of […]

• September 21, 2023
• General News

  In the period between 2018 and 2023, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly has emerged as a frontrunner among the provincial assemblies in Pakistan, with a score of 8.5 out of 11 in terms of transparency and access to information.   These findings are the result of a comprehensive comparative analysis conducted by the think tank, […]

• September 20, 2023
• General News

  LAHORE:The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday gave the Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Usman Anwar one last opportunity to produce journalist Imran Riaz Khan in the court by Sept 26. Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti heard a plea filed by Imran’s father, seeking recovery of his son, who according to him […]