Srinagar: In occupied Kashmir, dozens of journalists staged a protest demonstration in Srinagar against crippling restrictions, imposed by India on Kashmiri journalist fraternity in the name of new media policy. The journalists gathered under the banner of ‘J&K Media Guild’

THE state of media freedom in Pakistan today is far from satisfactory. The last two years have seen growing pressures of all kinds on the media leading to shrinking space for freedom of expression. Journalism in a democracy is all about speaking truth to power, but doing so in this

KARACHI: Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) has condemned the shutting down of 24 News by Pemra yesterday. Pemra’s action has resulted in loss of livelihood of hundreds of media workers and journalists besides loss of millions to the media house. PBA demands that Pemra should immediately restore

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has reiterated its commitment towards ensuring press freedom and fight for human rights in the country. On July 5, 1977 – considered as a “black day”

(MENAFN – Tribal News Network) BARA: A journalist from Khyber tribal district was killed in a quarrel with Afghan refugees on Saturday. TNN correspondent reported that Bara Press Club member Hidayat Shah Afridi had a quarrel with

ISLAMABAD—Islamabad Police on Monday arrested two security guards, one of whom allegedly fired at journalists protesting the suspension of 24 News Television outside the offices of electronic media regulator PEMRA. A

SUKKUR: Journalists on Sunday held a rally in front of the Kandhkot press club to protest against the suspension of transmission of private TV channel ‘24’. The protesters raised slogans against the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority and said they would

LAHORE: The executive committee of Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Sunday decided that three senior lawyers would attend the hearing of the case against Jang group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman. The committee, on a motion submitted by PBC

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Thursday suspended the satellite TV channel licence of Central Media Network Pvt. (Value TV illegally using name as 24 News) with immediate effect. A Pemra statement said Value TV, illegally using name as 24 News, was issued