ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Wednesday clarified that there was no shut down of the internet in the country as reported by netizens. PTA spokesperson Khurram Mehran said that one of the companies — Transworld Associate — which is a communications company in Pakistan has a slight degradation issue. “There is a minor issue in […]
Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, was vocal in condemning some acts of the government, especially about the government decision to take a private TV channel off air. “We had condemned action taken against Geo in the past and if it is happening with the ARY, it should also be condemned,” Mr Sayed said. He also talked […]
SAMAA TV journalists covering a protest near Karachi’s Numaish Chowrangi were attacked by several PTI supporters who left reporter Zamzam Saeed and cameraperson Imran wounded. A TV camera was also damaged in the attack. In another attack that came a few hours later, reporter Yasir Hussain was injured. He was beaten by the PTI supporters […]
Senior journalist Talat Aslam has passed away. He was 67 years old. Aslam was the senior editor of The News. Talat Aslam remained associated with several leading newspapers and magazines of the country in his long journalistic career Following news of his death, leading politicians, journalists and people from various background took to social media […]
ISLAMABAD: The transmission of ARY News has been suspended in parts of the country, ARY News reported on Tuesday. As per details, the transmission of ARY News has been reportedly taken down in parts of Pakistan following the orders of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to the cable operators. In several cities, PEMRA […]
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday removed ARY News’ mic before addressing a press conference here in Punjab’s capital, ARY News reported. The PML-N leader once again singled-out ARY News and not only removed the most popular news channel’s mic ahead of presser but also leveled a number of […]
Rawalpindi – A delegation of All Pakistan Newspapers Society called on Director General ISPR Maj-Gen Babar Iftikhar at Rawalpindi yesterday. The delegation included Sarmad Ali, Naz Afreen, Mujeebur Rahman Shami, Kazi Asad Abid, Shahab Zuberi, Imtinan Shahid, Umar Shami, S K Niazi, Gauhar Zahid Malik, Mumtaz Tahir, Mehtab Khan, Awais Khushnood, Syed Ayaz Badshah, Haroon […]
Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has advised all journalist organisations to unite to work out a joint strategy on a life insurance and health insurance policy for the working journalists. During a meeting with a joint delegation of the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) and the Hyderabad Union of Journalists (HUJ), which called on […]
ISLAMABAD: Marriyum Aurangzeb, the federal information minister, has assured the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) that the present government strongly believes in the freedom of expression, and it will safeguard the freedom of press and address the problems faced by the print media. The information minister was speaking at a meeting of the executive committee […]
WHILE the Nazim Jokhio murder case remains a hot topic of indoor discussions and debate in streets, law experts see legal hitches in the case which could ultimately benefit the influential elite in the end. For the last five months, the case has been moved back and forth between the ordinary sessions court and the […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has demanded immediate appointment of a judge of the Implementation Tribunal for Newspapers Employees (ITNE). In a joint statement, PFUJ president Shahzada Zulfiqar and secretary general Nasir Zaidi said the ITNE had been without a judge for more than two years, which resulted in pendency of hundreds […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is concerned at the registration of cases against four journalists — Sami Ibrahim, Arshad Sharif, Imran Riaz Khan and Sabir Shakir. These cases registered on sedition and defamation charges are a concerning attempt to police members of the media and restrict their ability to report freely. We urge the relevant authorities […]
A person who was using a Twitter account with the username Rameez Raja Live was traced for making a fake account in the name of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Prime Minister’s Focal Person on Digital Media Abubakar Umer on Monday revealed that the person behind the fake account has been traced and a case has […]
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) ruled on Monday that the murder of Nazim Jokhio does not qualify to be defined as terrorism, as it returned the final charge sheet to the investigating officer to submit it to a regular court to conduct the trial of the high-profile case. Following the ruling, influential lawmakers belonging to the […]
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