• October 29, 2015
• Front Page

Over the last decade media in Pakistan have experienced a remarkable growth and transformation in its role. Though there have been serious reversals in recent years, Pakistan continues to enjoy vibrant, independent and fairly free media. The advent of private TV channels since 2002 revolutionized Pakistan’s media environment. Almost one hundred private television channels are […]

• October 26, 2015
• Media and Governance

The government on Thursday appointed senior journalist Absar Alam as chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA). The appointment was made on advice of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and an official notification in this regard will be issued in a day or two. Alam, a senior career journalist, has worked with a number […]

• October 13, 2015
• Front Page, General News

The KP Assembly with Presiding Officer Shaukat Ali Yusafzai in the chair on Monday passed a bill to provide Rs 1 million to journalists who are killed in the line of duty during terrorism incidents in the province. The KP Journalists Welfare Endowment Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was moved by Information Minister Mushtaq Ghani in […]

• October 8, 2015
• General News

Karachi: Extolling the late journalist S R Ghauri for his fearless and objective and truthful writings, Sindh Information Minister Nisar Khuhro said on Wednesday that “we should all have the courage and the freedom to uphold the truth and we should be enabled to do so without let or hindrance”. He was speaking as chief […]

• October 8, 2015
• General News

LAHORE: Federal Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique on Wednesday said the billionaires selling biscuits, soap, ghee and oil had jumped into the media industry, adding that they didn’t have any knowledge about the basics of journalism. However, he said, they had great respect for those anchor persons and media house owners who started their journalism career […]

• October 5, 2015
• Arts and Entertainment, General News

ISLAMABAD: The life of slain journalist, Daniel Pearl, was celebrated at the National Art Gallery (NAG) on Saturday night as part of an international event, the Daniel Pearl World Music Days. The programme included stirring performances of poetry, music and dance. The event, titled ‘Harmony for Humanity’, demonstrated the importance of the arts in promoting […]

• September 14, 2015
• General News, Media and Society

Islamabad – Journalists Foundation Pakistan has awarded ‘Pillar of Pakistan Award’ to martyred journalist Siraj-ud-Din in recognition of his valuable services in the field. The journalists paid rich tribute to the brave journalist who lost his life for restoration of peace. According to details, The Journalists Foundation Pakistan organized a function at the Dr Abdul […]

• July 28, 2015
• General News

LANDI KOTAL: Social activist and senior journalist Ashrafuddin Pirzada said at a press conference in Landikotal on Monday that he had been receiving threatening phone calls and text messages since the past few weeks. Pirzada said the caller, apparently a Taliban fighter, is warning him of ‘dire consequences’ if he continued to speak up against […]

• July 27, 2015
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

Islamabad: The most famous television journalist in Pakistan lives like a fugitive. Hamid Mir tells no one where he is going, how he will get there or where he will spend the night. At Mir’s office, his curtains are always drawn. He uses at least two cellphones and, until recently, he rotated among three residences […]

• July 22, 2015
• General News

Karachi: The federal government has decided to appoint veteran journalist Azfar Bukhari as an adviser to promote higher education and the official notification in this connection is likely to be issued after Eid holidays. Bukhari has received various national and international awards, and also been praised by the Sindh Assembly through a unanimously passed resolution […]

• July 6, 2015
• General News

LAHORE: The Waris Mir Foundation has published a book titled ‘Waris Mir Kahani’ on the death anniversary of the country’s noted journalist and writer. His death anniversary falls on July 9. The 287-page book is primarilya compilation of articles about Waris Mir by prominent columnists, intellectuals, writers and political activists, which is a testimony to […]

• July 2, 2015
• Obituaries

WANA: A local journalist Roshan Mehsud died in Tank on Wednesday. He was 55. His funeral prayer was offered at the Spin Masjid in Tank which was attended by local journalists, government officials and notable of the area. The deceased was laid to rest at the Mehsud graveyard. He was brother of journalist Rauf Mehsud. […]

• June 29, 2015
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

QUETTA: A young journalist affiliated with a Quetta-based newspaper was shot dead at his home in the Usta Mohammad district of Balochistan on Sunday morning. Zafarullah Jattak, 35, was sleeping in his home at the time of the attack. The deceased was working as tehsil reporter for Daily Intikhab. According to DSP Khawand Bukhsh, armed […]

• June 25, 2015
• Media and Governance

By: Azfar-ul-Ashfaque KARACHI: Based on the statement of an unnamed ‘authoritative Pakistani source’, a BBC report said on Wednesday that the MuttahidaQaumi Movement had been receiving funds from the Indian government — a charge categorically rejected by the MQM. The website of the BBC News carried the news report — Pakistan’s MQM ‘received Indian funding’ […]