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‘Setting up media courts is an attack on media’

‘Setting up media courts is an attack on media’LAHORE: A Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker termed the government’s suggestion of setting up media courts as an “attack on the media itself”. Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Hina Pervez Butt strongly condemned the government’s suggestion in a resolution

GFMD DELIVER AN ORAL STATEMENT AT THE UN HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT

GFMD DELIVER AN ORAL STATEMENT AT THE UN HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENTOn July 19th at the 2019 UN High-Level Segment held at the United Nations HQ, GFMD, represented by Owais Aslam, Secretary General of Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) and member of the GFMD Steering Committee, delivered an oral statement.

PBA slams Geo’s relocation by cable operators

PBA slams Geo’s relocation by cable operatorsKARACHI: The Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) has condemned the relocation of Geo News from its original position to later numbers of channels by the media regulator Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra). In a statement on Tuesday, the PBA said a complaint was lodged

Firdous says federal govt committed to freedom of press

Firdous says federal govt committed to freedom of pressKARACHI: Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information, has assured the APNS that the federal government is committed to the freedom of press and address the problems faced by the newspaper industry.

Firdous Awan visits KPC, assures journalists of support

Firdous Awan visits KPC, assures journalists of supportKarachi: Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, the special assistant to the prime minister on information and broadcasting, has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan will effectively advocate the case of Pakistan during his meeting with US President Donald Trump. Speaking

PPF condemns detention of Cuban journalist

PPF condemns detention of Cuban journalistPakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of Cuba has expressed concern over the detention of Ricardo Fernández Izaguirre, a journalist and correspondent of 14ymedio portal. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali has condemned the detention of journalist and

Why Is Pakistan’s Media In Crisis?

Why Is Pakistan’s Media In Crisis?It has been an eventfully torrid new millennium so far for the media sector in Pakistan, which has grown enormously in terms of scale and influence. From virtually a staid state-owned broadcast sector at the turn of the century, the sector has morphed

Ruling party’s leader assaulted senior journalist

Ruling party’s leader assaulted senior journalistImtiaz Khan Faran, senior Pakistani journalist and president of the Karachi Press Club (KPC) was physically assaulted by Masroor Ali Sial, senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) during the recording of a talk show on June 20, 2019. On June 24, a video