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CPNE concerned over govt steps to ‘control’ media

CPNE concerned over govt steps to ‘control’ mediaKARACHI: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) Sunday expressed deep concern over the proposed Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (PMRA) to be formed under a new media law submitted to the Senate by the federal government to control print, electronic

PPF concerned over continued attacks on journalists in Zimbabwe

PPF concerned over continued attacks on journalists in ZimbabwePakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe has expressed concern over continued attacks on the media practitioners by police officers in Zimbabwe. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali condemned such attacks on

PPF condemns killing of journalist in Afghanistan

PPF condemns killing of journalist in AfghanistanPakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan has expressed concern over the killing of journalist Mohammad Salim Angaar on October 18. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali has condemned the killing and has called on the

PPF condemns death threat to journalist in Paraguay

PPF condemns death threat to journalist in ParaguayPakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Mario Abdo Benítez, President of Paraguay has expressed concern over the death threats to Noelia Diaz Esquivel, journalist and secretary general of the Sindicato de Periodistas del Paraguay (Paraguayan Journalists Union,

SHC restrains TV channel from defaming Bahria Town

SHC restrains TV channel from defaming Bahria TownThe Sindh High Court has restrained Channel 92 and its anchorperson from airing any defamatory programmes and false statements against Bahria Town Chief Executive Officer Malik Riaz, summoning them on November 8, 2018, The Express Tribune has learnt. The Bahria Town

Govt plans new body to regulate media: Fawad

Govt plans new body to regulate media: FawadISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday announced a broad outline of the newly proposed Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (PMRA) to oversee print, electronic and social media. The announcement set alarm bells ringing among stakeholders including journalists who

Journalists walk out of KP assembly

Journalists walk out of KP assemblyParliamentary journalists of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Thursday staged a token walk-out of the house to register protest against the murder of the Haripur based journalist Sohail Khan. The Haripur based journalist had been shot dead after he submitted a formal application with

PFUJ to protest against reporter’s murder today

PFUJ to protest against reporter’s murder todayISLAMABAD: Condemning the murder of Sohail Khan, a journalist from Haripur in Hazara of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists’ (PFUJ) Afzal Butt group has announced to observe protest today (Thursday) across the country. “We strongly condemn the killing

Journalist killed in Hattar

Journalist killed in HattarHARIPUR: Gunmen killed a local journalist in Hattar village here on Tuesday. The police claimed that the killing wasn’t an act of terrorism and instead, a family feud was to blame. SHO of Hattar police station Ali Jadoon told Dawn that Sohail Khan, a correspondent of local