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CPNE rejects threats to media

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LAHORE: Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) in its meeting rejected all those steps of the government that could put fetters on journalism and right of expression. The meeting of the Standing Committee of the CPNE chaired by CPNE President Jamil Athar Qazi was also attended by Editor-in-Chief of Daily Nawa-i-Waqt and The Nation Majid […]


CPNE demands withdrawal of centralised ads policy

KARACHI: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has demanded of the government to withdraw the centralised ads policy, says a press release on Thursday. The resolution, adopted at the CPNE Standing Committee meeting held under the chairmanship of its President Jamil Athar Qazi the other day, says that the government ads policy has badly […]


Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors seminar: Speakers call for poll schedule

KARACHI: Speakers at a seminar hosted by the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) unanimously demanded of the government to announce general election so as to clear the air of uncertainty. Leaders of political parties, senior journalists and editors speaking at the seminar “Democratic Transition, Free and Fair Elections,” called for improving the security situation […]


Journalists unanimous in upholding media ethics

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By: Ashraf Ansari Islamabad: At a seminar on media ethics and court reporting, senior journalists and lawyers agreed that there was urgent need to abide by the professional norms by media, lawyers and other professionals in fulfilment of national imperatives. Islamabad High Court Bar Association organised the seminar in collaboration with Press Council of Pakistan […]


Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors congratulates Faseih Iqbal

KARACHI: Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) President Jamil Ather Qazi and Secretary General Aamer Mahmood have congratulated former senator Syed Faseih Iqbal, editor-in-chief of Urdu newspaper Zamana and English daily Balochistan Times, on receiving honorary degree of doctorate from the Balochistan governor and chancellor of Balochistan University of IT, Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta. […]


Journalist Fasieh Iqbal honoured

QUETTA: The Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS) has awarded an honorary degree of doctorate of philosophy (PhD) to Syed Fasieh Iqbal, a journalist and former senator, for services in journalism, politics and social work. He was awarded the degree during the university convocation on Wednesday. Mr Iqbal, editor-in-chief of the […]


Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors condoles deaths of MA Majeed and Jamshed Kharal

KARACHI: The President and Secretary General of Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) Jamil Ather Qazi and Aamer Mahmood respectively have expressed their deep sorrow and grief over the sad demise of MA Majeed, veteran journalist and former Editor (Editorial Page) of Daily Dawn. In a condolence message issued here today they said that journalism […]