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Interview of Pakistan’s leading opposition leader taken off air

Interview of Pakistan’s leading opposition leader taken off airAn interview of Pakistan’s leading opposition leader was taken off air soon after it was aired on Hum News on July 11, 2019. The interview Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Vice –President Maryam Nawaz was being conducted by Nadeem Malik, journalist

Govt wants media block on interviews of undertrials

Govt wants media block on interviews of undertrialsIslamabad: The government has decided to approach the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on airing of interviews of convicted persons by the electronic media. During a meeting here on Tuesday with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair, the

PFUJ warns against curbs on press freedom

PFUJ warns against curbs on press freedomIslamabad: The Pakis­tan Federal Union of Journa­lists (Afzal Butt group) has warned that the threat to the freedom of press has assu­med ominous proportions. A meeting of the PFUJ’s Federal Executive Council, held from July 5 to 7 with Mr Butt

Drive against free speech

Drive against free speechTHREATS to journalism in Pakistan, and by extension freedom of expression, continue to rear their head frequently in the online space. On Thursday, a Twitter campaign was launched under the hashtag #ArrestAntiPakjournalists, with over 28,000 tweets published in a matter of hours. Consequently, the hashtag trended at

Zardari’s interview pulled from air: anchor

Zardari’s interview pulled from air: anchorKarachi: An interview of former president Asif Ali Zardari was stopped from being aired shortly after it started on a private news channel on Monday. Hamid Mir, who was the interviewer of the programme on Geo News, took to Twitter to express his outrage

Punjab IGP’s new media policy stirs outrage

Punjab IGP’s new media policy stirs outrageLahore: Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Arif Nawaz Khan has issued a new media policy through which certain restrictions have been imposed on media interaction. The policy has been met with outrage from stakeholders who have termed it as a

PPF condemns attack on cameraman in Ghana

PPF condemns attack on cameraman in GhanaPakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana has expressed concern over the attack on David Ankomah, cameraman of Accra-based Joy News by the soldiers on June 23, 2019. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in