• August 5, 2022
• Front Page

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) welcomes the safe return of Pakistani journalist Anas Mallick who had gone missing in Kabul, Afghanistan, a day earlier. World Is One News (WION) Bureau Chief for Pakistan Mallick, was said to have been missing for many hours before his safe return was confirmed. Mallick was in Afghanistan to cover the […]

• August 5, 2022
• Freedom of Expression

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani journalist Anas Mallick, who had gone missing in Kabul a day ago, is “safe”, Pakistani envoy Mansoor Ahmed Khan said on Friday after talking to him on the phone. “Regarding reports about Pakistani journalist Anas Mallick, I have just talked to him on phone briefly. He is in Kabul and safe. Embassy will […]

• August 5, 2022
• Freedom of Expression

Senior photojournalist Faisal Khan was covering the protest of the teachers when the Punjab police baton charged him. News Analysis, Top News, PFUJ condemns police attack on journalist covering teacher’s protest, photojournalist Faisal Khan, Rawalpindi police torture, Teachers protest in Rawalpindi Source: Asia Think Tank

• August 5, 2022
• Obituaries

Veteran journalist and former advisor to Chief Minister Punjab on media Khalid Butt breathed his last on Thursday evening. He was not feeling well for the last many days. Mr. Khalid Butt was associated with daily Pakistan Observer as Resident Editor of Lahore. He started his journalistic carrier from daily Pakistan Times and then worked […]

• August 5, 2022
• Information Technology

The Telecom revolution in Pakistan took place in the early 2000s due to the deregulation of the industry. As a result, many private players ventured in, thousands of new jobs were created, and consumers benefited immensely in the form of low cost and better services. In addition, government revenues increased through taxes and spectrum auctions. […]

• August 5, 2022
• Information Technology

It’s very important to digest some IT (Information Technology) sector statistics before understanding the IT minister’s concerns about FBR (Federal Board of Revenue) and SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) policies, disrupting its trajectory right at the takeoff stage. IT export remittances, including telecommunications, computer and information services, rose to an all-time high of $2.616 billion […]

• August 4, 2022
• Freedom of Expression, General News

NOWSHERA: A local journalist on Wednesday narrowly escaped bid on his life when unknown car riders allegedly tried to crush him to death. Shaheen Shah, a local journalist and general secretary of the Nowshera Press Club, told the police that he was coming to press club when unidentified car riders intentionally hit him and fled […]

• August 4, 2022
• Social Media

ISLAMABAD: The WhatsApp account of Chairman of the Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani was hacked on Wednesday which may take a week to restore. The Senate chairman contacted WhatsApp management via email to lodge a complaint. The management team of the Meta-owned instant-messaging app assured Sanjrani that the account has been monitored and the data is […]

• August 4, 2022
• Information Technology

The first meeting of China- Pakistan Joint Working Group (JWG) on Information Technology Industry was held virtually on Wednesday and discussed avenues for cooperation between the two countries in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. The Pakistani side was led by Additional Secretary (Incharge), Ministry of IT and Telecommunication, Mohsin Mushtaq, while the Chinese […]

• August 4, 2022
• Information Technology

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail Wednesday presided over the first meeting of spectrum auction advisory committee for improvement of mobile broadband services in Pakistan at Finance Division. Minister for Information Technology and Telecom Amin-ul-Haq, Minister of Economic Affairs Divison Sardar Ayaz Sadia, Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar, Minister for Power Khurram […]

• August 4, 2022
• Information Technology

The country’s exports of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services continued the strong double-digit growth run in FY22, as per the latest data from the central bank. Standing at $2.6 billion, the ICT services exports showed a year-on-year growth of 24 percent last fiscal, and in the process provided an additional half a billion dollars […]

• August 3, 2022
• Information Technology

KARACHI: Sindh Madressatul Islam University Vice Chancellor Dr Mujeeb Sahrai on Tuesday inaugurated the Dr Ibrahim Mulla High Performance Computing Lab at the varsity. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, he said that the newly established computer lab, which is equipped with latest and modern computers and other IT facilities, would benefit the faculty and postgraduate […]

• August 3, 2022
• General News

LAHORE: Afzal Butt was elected president and Arshad Ansari secretary general of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists unopposed. A 3-day Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists biennial delegates meeting (BDM) was attended by a large number of journalists from all over the country. The delegates demanded right of association which is their basic right, underlined […]

• August 2, 2022
• Front Page

Last date for receiving applications:  August 14, 2022 Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is inviting applications for the PPF Investigative Reporting Fellowships. The fellowships aim to facilitate Pakistani journalists to produce investigative reports that meet the professional, ethical and legal standards on issues relating to human rights, transparency, environment, inequity, governance and corruption. The fellowships will […]