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Advertisement of Neo News, daily Nai Baat stopped after senior journalist Talat Hussain started his program

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Lahore: The government stopped the official advertisements of New News and Daily Nai Baat According to details, senior journalist Talat Hussain’s program Bolo Talat Hussain has been started and the government is constantly putting pressure to stop Senior journalist Talat Hussain’s program on the news management. Political parties, journalist organizations and personalities belonging to different […]


The Islamabad High Court Adjourns Hearing on Petitions against PECA Ordinance

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ISLAMABAD   –   The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday deferred hearing in identical petitions challenging vires of the    Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022.A single bench comprising Chief Justice of IHC   Athar Minallah conducted a hearing of the petitions,  filed by Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Pakistan Broadcasters Association, Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors […]


Prime Minister Imran Khan orders probe into social media campaign against institutions: sources

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday took notice and ordered relevant authorities to investigate the social media campaign against state institutions, sources told Geo News. The decision was made during a meeting of the PTI leaders, sources said, where a report on the campaign was presented to the prime minister. The people who had run […]


Media bodies demand Prime Minster Imran prove ‘anti-government drive is funded’

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ISLAMABAD: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the media has challenged the prime minister to prove his “scandalous allegations” that media houses have been bought by political parties and some are being funded by foreign sources. Prime Minster Imran Khan made these allegations in his public address in Malakand on Sunday. In a statement issued […]


Response sought from government on plea against journalist protection law

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday directed the Ministry of Human Rights to submit its response on a petition moved against the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Act, 2021. A single bench comprising IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the petition. The ministry didn’t file its response despite having been given a […]


PEMRA issues show-cause notice to Dunya News chief

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ISLAMABAD—Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued a show-cause notice to the head of Dunya News over airing indecent and abusive remarks by the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant Shahbaz Gill against parliamentarian Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani during the program ‘On Front with Kamran Shahid’ without any editorial control or utilizing time-delay mechanism. According to […]


Jokhio murder charge sheet pending with PG’s office for scrutiny, court told

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KARACHI: A judicial magistrate has given time to the investigating officer (IO) for filing a charge sheet in the Nazim Jokhio murder case before the administrative judge of the antiterrorism courts. Young Jokhi was found murdered at a Malir farmhouse of Pakistan People’s Party MPA Jam Awais on November 3 last year. His brother Afzal […]


The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors slams Prime Minister for baseless allegations against media

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The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors on Sunday lashed out at Prime Minister Imran Khan over false and baseless allegations against the media, demanding that the government tender a collective apology. In a statement, CPNE President Kazam Khan said no one has abused the freedom of expression more than Prime Minister Imran Khan. “Why not […]


Lawyers condemn PECA Ordinance, proposed governor rule

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KARACHI: Former presidents of Supreme Court Bar Association and Sindh High Court Bar Association strongly condemned introduction of Pakistan Electronic Crimes (amendment) Act Ordinance as well Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf’s activists attack on the Sindh House in Islamabad and the proposed imposition of Governor Rule in Sindh and asked government to refrain from taking any unconstitutional or […]


Family of slain journalist yet to get justice

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SUKKUR: The family of slain journalist Ajay Lalwani is still awaiting justice as his killers have yet to be taken to task. On the occasion of his first death anniversary, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Senator Saifullah Abro alleged that the accused belonging to PPP had not been arrested, adding that the family members of the slain journalist […]


Journalist, Poet, Jaan Khaskheli Passes Away Due Heart Attack

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HYDERABAD: Senior journalist, story writer and poet’Jaan Khaskheli’ passed away here early hours of Sunday due to cardiac arrest. He was 65 Jan Mohammad, a well-known journalist and writer by the name of Jan Khaskheli, was brought to National Institute of Cardiology (NICVD) Qasimabad on Saturday night at about 10 o’clock in the morning due […]


Our history is the history of censorship, says scholar

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KARACHI: A book titled Pakistan Mein Media Ka Buhran (the media crisis in Pakistan) by Prof Dr Tauseef Ahmed Khan and Dr Irfan Aziz was launched at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Thursday evening. Presiding over the event, distinguished journalist Husain Naqi said when India and Pakistan became independent countries their leaders did not […]


Information Technology ministry targeting acquisition of 5G technology, says Haque

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Karachi: Prime Minister Iman Khan has provided the digital Pakistan vision to the country and after achieving the milestone of 4G, the federal information technology (IT) ministry was looking forward towards acquiring 5G. Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque said this on Friday while addressing the Pakistan Cloud Summit 2022 as the […]


Meta introduces special initiatives for online safety of women in Pakistan.

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KARACHI: Meta has launched two new initiatives in Pakistan, focused on women’s’ safety online that includes the Online Safety Guide and StopNCII (Non-consensual intimate images) to help users safely navigate cyberspace. The critical safety advisory available in English and Urdu is expected to boost digital literacy and responsible online behaviour among users, thereby creating safer […]