LAHORE: The Punjab School Education Department (SED) has suspended two schoolteachers for using social media networking platforms in violation of an order barring them from such practices. The department has suspended schoolteachers – Umar Daraz of Government Girls Primary School 311/WB Tehsil Dunya Pur and Muhammad Waseem (PST) of Government Primary School Akhtarabad, Bahawalpur City, […]
With the new government setting about swiftly dismantling its predecessor’s information policy, the sword hanging over the media’s head seems a little less menacing. On Tuesday, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb announced that the Pakistan Media Development Authority — which, had the PTI government had its way, would have been armed with draconian powers to control the media […]
Senior Civil Judge Mohammad Qaddafi bin Zair sentenced a man to four-year rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs50,000 on him under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca 2016). According to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the conviction was announced by the judge while hearing a criminal case filed under Section 21 of […]
KARACHI: Civil Society held a protest, on Tuesday, outside Karachi Press Club, against striking off the names of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MPA Jam Awais and his brother MNA Jam Abdul Karim from the charge sheet of the Nazim Jokhio murder case. The protesters demanded justice for Jokhio and his family. They held placards demanding […]
ISLAMABAD: In her first policy statement, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Tuesday announced the long-demanded scrapping of the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) in “whatever shape or form it was”, vowed that no black law would be enacted that restricted freedom of expression, and criticised the social media drives against journalists and incitement to violence […]
The bar associations across the country have strongly condemned the “smear social media campaign” against the superior judiciary and demanded of the government to take notice of it under the cyber laws. In a joint statement, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) along with the legal fraternity noted that the campaign had […]
Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry on Tuesday said the AJK government would take all possible measures to address the problems being faced by the Kashmiri journalist community. Addressing the swearing-in ceremony of the members of the Central Working Committee of Central Press Club here, he said, “We will take care […]
LAHORE: Athar Masood, a senior journalist of Daily Jang, passed away on Monday. He was 70. He underwent heart bypass operation on Monday, but could not recover. He is survived by three sons — Mohsin Masood, Ahsan Masood, Hassan Masood — and a widow. He was laid to rest in Lahore. A large number of […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) condemns the recent acts of violence against the media community. In the weeks following the removal of the government led by Imran Khan there have been multiple incidents of physical violence as well as the online harassment of media personalities. Political sentiments have been running high since the proceedings of a […]
Rights activist, classical dancer and theatre artiste Sheema Kermani took to the Twitter on Monday against striking off the names of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MPA Jam Awais and his brother MNA Jam Abdul Karim from the charge sheet of the Nazim Jokhio murder case. “If our lives and property aren’t safe from our elected […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) Spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said the PTI was running trends to malign state institutions, build a false narrative, and mislead the people of Pakistan. In a press conference on Monday, she said the trends instigated hate speech and online violence. In a day, the trend was initiated by 924 Twitter handles, […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday directed the authorities concerned to ensure the security and safety of senior journalists and their homes. Following the directions of the premier, PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb has contacted the Inspector General of Police (IG) Islamabad Ahsan Younis and told him that those who tried to harass journalists and attacked […]
ISLAMABAD: The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan reached 113.11 million by end-March 2022 compared to 111.38 million by end-February 2022, registering an increase of 1.73 million, revealed the Pakistan Telecommuni-cation Authority (PTA). The number of cellular subscribers in Pakistan increased by 1.79 million to 193.42 million by end-March 2022 compared to 191.63 […]
Last date for receiving applications: Saturday April 30, 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 […]
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