Activists of two political parties once again attacked the offices of Geo television network on the night of September 7, 2014. Nobody was injured in the attack. According to press reports, protesters belonging to Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) vandalised the premises of Geo TV, as well as Daily “The News” and […]
ISLAMABAD: Members of the civil society on Tuesday gathered in front of the National Press Club (NPC) to record their protest against the storming of Pakistan Television (PTV) building by the workers of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Monday. The protesters not only damaged furniture and television equipment but forced […]
ISLAMABAD: At least 28 journalists, cameramen and media workers were injured in attack by Punjab police n Islamabad on August 31. The police attack came during clashes between personnel of law enforcement agencies and activists of two political parties, Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) The media persons came under attack while they […]
ISLAMABAD: The representatives of journalists and civil society organisations said that it was a matter of grave concern that some politicians with their a few thousand workers had paralysed capital for their personal political benefits. Addressing the ‘Pro-Democracy’ camp set up in front of the National Press Club (NPC) by Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists […]
ISLAMABAD: The journalists’ community and civil society organisations on Friday maintained that Pakistan couldn’t face more political crisis so the ‘Dharna’ forces should not destabilise the democratic process and instead adopt constitutional ways and means to resolve the political issues to the satisfaction of all the stakeholders. Addressing on the fourth day of “Pro-Democracy” camp […]
ISLAMABAD: Journalists, members of civil society organisations and traders on Wednesday maintained that the greatest threat to democracy always comes from politically sick-minded persons and pledged that they would go to every extent to protect democracy in the country. Addressing a ‘Pro-Democracy Camp’ set up in front of the National Press Club (NPC) by the […]
ISLAMABAD: Civil society organisations and citizens staged a protest on Sunday in front of the National Press Club against four recent incidents in which minorities were killed. A mob in Gujranwala killed a woman and two children of the Ahmadi community on July 27. The next day, two boys belonging to Hazara Shia community were […]
LAHORE: In an emergency meeting Wednesday, Council of Pakistan Press Clubs (CPPC) has appealed to all three factions of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) to get united on one platform to deal with unprecedented emerging challenges faced by country’s print and electronic media. According to a press release issued Wednesday, the CPPC meeting called […]
By: Mumtaz Alvi & Noor Aftab ISLAMABAD: The Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Senator Pervaiz Rashid, on Thursday directed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to ensure smooth transmission of Geo and another private TV channel on the cable network. The minister asserted that the government would not allow anyone to take the law […]
ISLAMABAD: The journalists organisations on Monday continued their protest against the unannounced curbs on Geo and ARY and newspapers Jang and The News and called for complete unity among the media outlets, both print and electronic, to protect the hard-earned freedom of expression. The journalists gathered at the protest camps set up in front of […]
ISLAMABAD: The protest against discriminatory steps towards news channels, including Geo and ARY Television, continued for the second day in front of all press clubs across Pakistan in which journalists called for immediate steps by the government to ensure that all news channels are shown on the cable without any discrimination. The journalists raised slogans […]
ISLAMABAD: The government is committed to resolving all the issues faced by the media workers and their demands are addressed on priority basis, said a spokesperson of the Federal Government here on Thursday. He said there is considerable progress towards meeting the demands put forth by the representative bodies—Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and […]
ISLAMABAD: A rally will be held from National Press Club, Islamabad to Geo office for showing solidarity with Hamid Mir today (Friday) at 3:00pm. The rally will be organised under Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ).Prior to the rally, Hamid Mir will make telephonic address in a function to be organised by RIUJ at the National […]
ISLAMABAD: Raising serious concerns about environmental security of the country, experts at a workshop said that irregular urbanisation and rise of pollution in the urban centres of Pakistan are posing tremendous risks to the environmental security of the country. This was expressed by the experts of a workshop titled “Environment and Climate Change”, which was […]
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