ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday expressed concern over increase in media curbs and held both government and military agencies responsible for the situation. While launching its fact-finding report “Curbs on freedom of expression in Pakistan” at a press conference, the commission called on the federal and provincial governments and other […]
Saleem Safi, a prominent Pakistani journalist, columnist and anchorperson has been the target of abuse and harassment on social media after a comment he made former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. In a TV show on August 19, Safi claimed that during his tenure as prime minister, Nawaz Sharif had borne the expenses of PM house from his own pocket. The journalist also posted some pictures […]
KARACHI : Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) on Monday announced the Press Laws and Regulations Committee. According to a CPNE statement, the approval for setting up Press Laws and Regulations Committee was given by CPNE President Arif Nizami during a recent meeting of the council’s standing committee. The Daily Khabrain Chief Editor Imtinan Shahid […]
PESHAWAR: The journalists in the provincial capital on Monday pledged support to anchorperson Saleem Safi against the smear campaign on the social media. “This is not the way to confront journalists for reporting facts. Journalists like Saleem Safi cannot be silenced through such tactics,” said Saiful Islam Saifi, Khyber Union of Journalists president, while addressing […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon has expressed concern over the one-year ban on local broadcasts of France 2, and on shutting down Gabonese tri-weekly newspaper Echos du Nord for a month. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali has condemned these steps by the country’s media regulator, […]
KARACHI:A local court remanded on Saturday a detained suspect in police custody in a case pertaining to murder of an eyewitness in the journalist Wali Babar murder case. The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) officials claimed to have arrested Faisal alias Shah Faisal during a raid in Pak Colony on Friday and recovered an illegal weapon […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda has expressed concern over the assault and detention of photojournalist James Akena for covering demonstrations in Uganda on August 20. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali has condemned this attack and called on the Ugandan authorities and military to respect press […]
