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Call for filling two posts of information commissioners

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PESHAWAR: Coalition on Right to Information (CRTI) has demanded the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to fill two vacant seats of information commissioners in the KP Information Commission (KPIC) immediately. A statement issued here said that due to delays in appointment of the information commissioners the citizens’ constitutional right to access information held by public bodies had […]


Punjab cabinet reacts strongly to police help for Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrests of social media users

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Members of Punjab cabinet have strongly reacted to help by provincial police to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in arrests of social media users. Punjab cabinet meeting, chaired by PTI Chairman Imran khan, decided to seek explanation from IG Punjab over the matter. The letter penned to IG Punjab, directs him to […]


No media restrictions in Pakistan: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS)

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Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa at a gathering dispelled the impression that the establishment in Pakistan was involved in mistreatment of journalists or restricting freedom of the press in the country, The News learnt on Thursday. The army chief was speaking to members of the Washington-based think tank community at a […]


Journalists Hold Talks with Officials over Harassment Issue

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LAHORE: A court-ordered panel of journalists on Wednesday held another meeting with senior officials of the interior and information ministries over harassment and assaults faced by media professionals in the country. The Islamabad High Court had formed a committee comprising office bearers of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, the National Press Club, and senior […]


Fake news story and clarification

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A few days ago most of the media channels and newspapers reported an incident of a young woman getting raped by 20 men in an Artistic Millers office. The report was a headline and a video was also shown. The story became trending on social media and many people made many comments. The next day […]


Witness in Ajay Lalwani murder case killed

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SUKKUR: A witness in the Ajay Lalwani murder case was killed on Wednesday in a road accident in district Khairpur. Journalist Naresh Kumar, witness in the murder case of Ajay Lalwani, was killed after a truck rammed into his motorcycle at Karimabad National Highway in Khairpur. Police took the truck into its custody, while the […]


In Balochistan, Families of Slain Journalists Await Justice

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Journalist Shahid Zehri, reporter for Metro One News television in the industrial city of Hub in Lasbela district of Baluchistan, was killed in a targeted bomb blast on 10 October 2021. Responsibility for this attack was accepted by the banned organisation Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a proscribed separatist group based in Balochistan. In its statement, […]


Sophia Mirza wants ex-husband banned from appearing on TV

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LAHORE: A court in Lahore has refused to ban media appearances of businessman and Liberia’s Ambassador-at-Large Umar Farooq Zahoor on an application filed by his former wife and actor Sophia Mirza. The former model had moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) for asking the Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to issue directions to TV channels […]


Election commission Pakistan (ECP) Challenges Pakistan Information Commission (PIC)’s Decision at Islamabad High Court (IHC)

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday served notices to respondents in an appeal against the decision of Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) regarding provision of details about recruitments in Election Commission of Pakistan. Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the appeal filed by ECP. The chief justice inquired the ECP lawyer that what information the […]


Info Secretary calls for inculcating modern media techniques in ministry officials

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Secretary Information and Broadcasting Shahera Shahid says officers from all attached departments and sub-offices of the ministry would be encouraged to undertake the capacity building courses in greater number in future. Addressing the graduation ceremony of training programmes at Information Service Academy in Islamabad, she said such trainings are crucial to keep the officials abreast […]


Supremacy of Parliament to Be Honored At All Costs: NA Body

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ISLAMABAD: The Standing Committee of National Assembly on Rules of Procedure and Privileges on Monday categorically stated that nobody is above the law and supremacy of the Parliament should be honored at all costs. The committee under the chairmanship of Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon, MNA also directed to inform all federal/provincial secretaries, ministries, divisions, departments […]


Missing person tells IHC he’s warned against using social media platforms

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ISLAMABAD: The local police Monday produced a missing person before the Islamabad High Court (IHC).Chief Justice Athar Minallah presided over the hearing on a petition filed by Munib’s father Mohammad Akram. Justice Minallah had directed the police and intelligence agencies to produce Muneeb Akram in the court on Monday. When asked by the chief justice […]


Veteran journalist Zawwar Hasan is no more

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KARACHI: Veteran journalist Zawwar Hasan, whose career ranged from sports reporter and editorial writer to travel magazine editor and public affairs manager, passed away peacefully in San Francisco, US, after a brief illness, four months short of his 97th birthday. Born in January 1927 in Pratapgarh, India, he did his LLB from Allahabad University, then […]


TikTok enhances parental control on children’s accounts

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ISLAMABAD: Popular short-video sharing platform TikTok has launched a new initiative to create awareness about how parents can monitor and control their children’s in-app experience, the company has said in a statement. With its #Family First initiative, the platform aimed to create awareness on how parents can use ‘Family Pairing Feature’ to monitor activities on […]