ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) have rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) Ordinance 2021 that the federal government intends to impose. The proposed law is draconian in scope and devastating in its impact on the constitutional principles and guarantees […]

The Sindh Assembly passed a landmark law on Friday to promote, protect and ensure the independence, impartiality, safety and freedom of expression for journalists and other media practitioners. Pakistan ranks 145 out of 180 countries on the media rights watchdog, Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) 2021 World Press Freedom Index. Reports of journalists being intimidated, threatened, […]

Haripur police Friday allegedly manhandled a journalist of a private TV channel for filming a video of the police on Friday, reported 24 News HD TV channel. The police tortured the cameraman of a private TV channel at Khanpur Road of Haripur and snatched his camera as well. The cameraman was filming a video of […]

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has claimed that attacks on journalists have reduced in Pakistan ever since Prime Minister Imran Khan took over. During an interview with Stephen Sackur for BBC programme “HARDTalk”, which was released on Friday, the minister, who was even termed as “one of the government’s most robust defender”, gave […]

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has claimed that attacks on journalists have reduced in Pakistan ever since Prime Minister Imran Khan took over. During an interview with Stephen Sackur for BBC programme “HARDTalk”, which was released on Friday, the minister, who was even termed as “one of the government’s most robust defender”, gave […]

ISLAMABAD: The capital police have constituted a team to investigate the attack on journalist Asad Ali Toor. The team will be headed by SP Saddar with DSPs Special Branch and Ramna Circle as well as Shalimar SHO its members. According to the police, the team will work under the supervision of SSP investigation. It will […]

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is alarmed at the armed attack on journalist and blogger Asad Ali Toor in his home on May 23, 2021 in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad . PPF urges the authorities to investigate the attack on Toor and to ensure that those behind it are held accountable. The attack on Toor provides yet […]