ISLAMABAD: New digital platforms, including social media, have unleashed innovative ideas to disseminate information and educate the masses on different issues, it has emerged. But at the same time, it has become difficult to differentiate between authentic information and hoaxes or disinformation. Such flow of disinformation, or fake news, is accelerating and affecting the way […]
Fellow journalists, colleagues, friends and members of family remembered veteran journalist, a teacher and a thorough gentleman Tariq Mehmood Malik in glowing words at a condolence reference held at the National Press Club on Malik’s second death anniversary. They cherished memories of the time spent with Malik and called him a warm-hearted man, a competent […]
Twitter on Sunday said that it will remove accounts created solely for the purpose of promoting other social platforms and content that contains links or usernames. The move would impact content from social media platforms like Meta Platforms’ Facebook and Instagram, along with Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Nostr and Post while allowing cross-content posting, Twitter […]
RAHIM YAR KHAN: Police on Saturday registered a case against an executive engineer (EXEN) of public health engineering department on charges of attacking and slapping a journalist. According to a first information report filed by City A division, Naeem Bashir, district reporter of Daily Dunya, on Friday visited the office of EXEN Amjad Saleem and […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has been requested to order the federal government to make public complete details of the Toshakhana gifts received by political rulers and bureaucrats from foreign dignitaries since the creation of Pakistan. “The right to information is an integral part of a progressive democratic state and the same has been […]
LAHORE – President Dr Arif Alvi has said that the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector is a game-changer for the national economy. He stressed the need to bring about a paradigm shift in ideas, attitudes besides improving intellectual and innovation abilities among the youth. Addressing the launching ceremony of Web 3.0 here at the […]
On December 9, Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin-ul Haque announced that Google, the world’s largest search engine and video-sharing platform, was set to open a liaison office in Pakistan. Google had already registered itself as a company in Pakistan. Registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) is the […]
Several journalists in provincial capital have faced attacks, intimidation and violence while performing their duties over past three years; however, all these issues were resolved by the journalist bodies as government to failed to take any action. The failure to take legal action is resulting into more attacks and threats for journalists. Khyber Union of […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) strongly condemns the attack on Sadiqabad Press Club in the Punjab province. The attack on the club premises during which threats were issued to the president of the press club are unacceptable. The relevant authorities must ensure that the perpetrators of this attack are held accountable and security is provided to […]
ISLAMABAD (The Reporters, December 15, 2022): Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) on Thursday urged the federal government to immediately appoint the information commissioners of the Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) as dysfunctional commission cannot perform its duties. In a letter written to Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Federal Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, and Secretary Ministry of […]
Secretary of Information and Culture Department Asif Bilal Lodhi chaired the meeting of the executive committee of the journalist support fund at Alhamra on Thursday to deliberate on the provision of financial support to the deserving journalists suggested by the LPC. Director General Public Relations Department Rao Pervez Akhtar, president of Lahore Press Club Azam […]
It is presumed that Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has laid down certain rules to regulate electronic media to keep it within limits of civilised and healthy entertainment. But it seems that the authority has forgotten or ignored the purpose of its establishment. One may point out a few aspects that need immediate attention […]
The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing journalist Arshad Sharif’s murder on Thursday recorded the statements of PIMS medical team. Sources privy to the matter said the medical team handed over the photographs taken during autopsy of Arshad Sharif to the inquiry team. While the JIT has also penned a letter to the fact-finding committee to […]
TODAY we are constantly exposed to information overload. Especially with the development of social media, where the control is weak, people are caught in a surge of news that is questionable whether it is true or not. News can quickly reach the masses and can lead to provocation. However, the Allah Almighty says in the […]
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