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Senate body asks govt to issue ads to media

Senate body asks govt to issue ads to mediaISLAMABAD – The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting recommended giving advertisements to media and sought Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry for briefing on the draft advertisement policy of the government. The committee asked

Fawad assures media persons protection of rights

Fawad assures media persons protection of rightsISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Friday said that the present elected government fully believed in constitutional and fundamental rights of freedom of expression. Talking to a delegation of journalists here, the minister said all possible steps would

PPF condemns online harassment of female journalists in Brazil

PPF condemns online harassment of female journalists in BrazilPakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil has expressed concern over the harassment of female journalists on social media. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali has condemned such incidents of harassment

TV channels told to improve quality of morning shows

TV channels told to improve quality of morning showsISLAMABAD: The Pakis­tan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has advised television channels to produce sensible morning shows and at the same time observed that producers and directors have limited ideas. “The concepts and ideas focus on matrimonial

Vawda’s snub invites journalists’ ire

Vawda’s snub invites journalists’ ireISLAMABAD – Living up to his reputation, Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda once again Wednesday snubbed the media inviting a strong protest from journalists who walked out of his press conference leaving him apologetic. The journalists boycotted the press conference after the minister

72 journalists murdered in Pakistan since 2002

72 journalists murdered in Pakistan since 2002KARACHI: Pakistan is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for media persons, as it has already witnessed the murder of 72 journalists since 2002, stated a report of Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), whose executive summary was shared at a