CJA welcomes experts’ report on safe refuge for journalists at risk
KARACHI: The Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) has welcomed the report of the Independent High-Level Panel of Legal Experts (IHLPLE) on media...
IOJK journalist nominated for RSF Press Freedom Awards
RAWALPINDI: A journalist from Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK) has been nominated for the 2020 RSF Press Freedom Awards. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have issued a...
16 journalists move to IHC to demand freedom of expression for Nawaz Sharif
In an unprecedented move, as many as sixteen prominent journalists have reportedly filed a petition in Islamabad...
PEMRA ban on airing Nawaz speeches challenged in court
ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and 15 renowned journalists, anchorpersons and media analysts have filed a petition before the Islamabad High Court...
LHC terms FIR against journalist unnecessary
ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Rawalpindi bench on Tuesday termed the First Information Report (FIR) registered against journalist Asad Ali Toor infructuous. Mr Toor was represented by Advocate retired Col...
Jang group editor released from jail
LAHORE: Editor-in-Chief of Jang Group Mir Shakilur Rehman was released from the jail on Wednesday as he furnished a bond of Rs10 million along with two sureties with an accountability court...
Journalist Protection Bill finalized, says Shibli Faraz
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz on Tuesday said the Journalist Protection Bill had been finalized by the Ministry of Information and Human Rights Division. In...
Jang Group chief asked to furnish Rs10m bond, surrender passport
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued the bail granting order for Editor-in-Chief of Jang Group of Newspapers Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman in a 34-year-old...