Pakistan Coalition on Media Safety

Month: September 2022

Journalist booked in extortion case after covering eviction of ‘displaced persons’

The Second Additional Judicial Magistrate and Civil Judge of Ghotki, Mohammad Ashraf Dehraj, on Monday adjourned the hearing of an alleged extortion case against a journalist until Sept 19. Nasrullah Gaddani, a reporter associated with daily Awami Awaz and senior vice president of the Mirpur Mathelo Press Club was booked vide FIR No. 182/22 at […]

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Waqar Satti gets bail before arrest till Sept 19th, journalists bodies show support

Senior reporter Geo News Waqar Satti was granted bail before arrest till Sept 19th by Rawalpindi Additional District Judge, against a fabricated case lodged by the Punjab government. A large number of journalists were present to express solidarity with fellow journalists. Journalist bodies already condemned the religiously motivated case against journalists and termed it a […]

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PPF condemns the decision of PEMRA to ban the transmission of Bol News 

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) strongly condemns the decision of PEMRA, an electronic media regulatory authority, to ban the transmission of Bol News and Bol Entertainment. We urge the authorities to look into this matter and immediately lift the ban on both and ensure that the transmission should not be suspended until the completion of legal procedures. On Sep […]

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Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) bans BOL news channel transmission over ’security clearance’

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Monday decided to immediately take both the BOL News and BOL Entertainment TV channels off the air for not getting “security clearance from the Interior Ministry”. The decision to the effect was taken during its 174th meeting presided over by Pemra Chairman Muhammad Saleem Baig, according to […]

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