ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) is set to observe press freedom day today to highlight its struggle against the restrictions on press imposed by the martial law regime 41 years ago on this day (July 5). According to a press release, unions of journalists affiliated with the PFUJ will hoist black flags on […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, headed by Afzal Butt, will launch a movement for press freedom on Thursday (tomorrow) to protest the “unannounced censorship” being faced by the media and the moves to curtail the distribution of Dawn in several parts of the country. In a statement released on Tuesday, the PFUJ said […]
ISLAMABAD: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and its partner in Pakistan, Freedom Network (FN), have expressed concern over reports of media censorship in the country, observing that “censorship and intimidation of media are incompatible with democracy”. In a joint letter written to caretaker Prime Minister Nasirul Mulk, the RSF and FN called upon the authorities to […]
PESHAWAR – Experts on electoral and governance stressed journalists for highlighting election laws and code of conduct for the candidates to ensure transparency and impartiality of the public and private institutions in the general elections. A 3-day training session for journalists on civic education, election laws and administrative and role of political parties was organised […]
KARACHI: The caretaker Sindh Chief Minister, Fazal-ur-Rehman, has said the media is the most important pillar of our country and it has to play a very constructive role in holding free, fair and transparent general elections on July 25. Fazal-ur-Rehman was talking to a delegation of the All Pakistan Newspaper Society (APNS) led by its […]
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Sherry Rehman on Wednesday brought to the notice of a European Union delegation the difficulties being faced by media, especially Dawn, across the country. Talking to a four-member delegation of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Pakistan led by Michael Gahler, Senator Rehman said […]
ISLAMABAD: Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), while declaring the current situation of press freedom in the country “complicated and unsatisfactory”, has said that editors and journalists are forced to self-censor their work amid pressure from certain quarters. According to a statement issued here, this was stated in a resolution that was passed during a […]
