ISLAMABAD—Pakistan Federal Union Journalists (PFUJ) has strongly condemned reported and alleged life threats to television anchor Saleem Safi. PFUJ President Shazada Zulfiqar and Secretary-General Nasir Zaidi, in a statement, urged the federal authorities to ensure the safety and security of the journalists and media workers. They said it is unfortunate that in a politically charged […]

ISLAMABAD—Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued a show-cause notice to the head of Dunya News over airing indecent and abusive remarks by the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant Shahbaz Gill against parliamentarian Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani during the program ‘On Front with Kamran Shahid’ without any editorial control or utilizing time-delay mechanism. According to […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Wednesday that he agreed to the opposition’s demand of withdrawing the PECA ordinance following the deliberations and finalisation of draft by joint action committee members. The PTI minister said this while speaking in a private news channel when the news anchor asked him […]

ISLAMABAD: After the former Lahore High Court bar president, different journalist associations of Pakistan have also challenged the recently promulgated Pakistan Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act ordinance 2022 (PECA) in the Islamabad High Court. The challenged law has triggered protests from media bodies and civil society who have termed it a “draconian law”. The journalist associations, […]

LAHORE: On the concern shown by the Lahore Development Authority (LDA), the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has banned the advertisement of unapproved, under process and illegal housing schemes located in Lahore district. In a notification issued on February 25, Pemra asked all broadcast and print media and distribution service operators not to entertain […]

LAHORE: On the concern shown by the Lahore Development Authority (LDA), the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has banned the advertisement of unapproved, under process and illegal housing schemes located in Lahore district. In a notification issued on February 25, Pemra asked all broadcast and print media and distribution service operators not to entertain […]

Islamabad: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, while expressing serious concern over lack of deliberation on latest amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to withdraw/review the ordinance. Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Aminul Haq wrote a letter to the prime minister in this regard. […]