Move to raze Sukkur Press Club building stirs protests
SUKKUR: An eviction notice served to the local press club by the district administration on Tuesday sent a wave of anger among media personnel, who took to the streets...
Journalists’ protection bill to be tabled in NA: minister
KARACHI: Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that his ministry is planning to present a bill in the National Assembly for protection of journalists. The new...
APNS flays govt’s ad distribution policy
KARACHI – The All Pakistan Newspaers Society (APNS) has taken exception to the advertisement distribution policy of Federal Government as major part of advertising is being allocated to dummy and ghost publications in contrast to...
SHC seeks record of suspects in Daniel Pearl case
KARACHI – The Sindh High Court on Monday heard appeals of detained suspects in the Daniel Pearl case, a US journalist who was killed in Karachi in 2002 while...
While regulating media…: Govt decision will be final
ISLAMABAD: The proposed Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (PMRA) would regulate content for print, electronic and digital/social media under an “Ethical Code of Practice” to make it more responsive to the issues...
PPF condemns South Sudan Media Regulator’s decision to summon journalist
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan has expressed concern over summoning the Editor in Chief of Al-Watan newspaper...