The Senate Standing Committee on Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage avowed that Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) action against journalist Shahid Masood of ARY channel was a violation of law and code of conduct. The committee chaired by Senator Kamil Ali Agha held on Monday expressed serious concerns over the “restrictions” on freedom of […]

KARACHI: Two media houses were ransacked as activists chanting pro-MQM slogans went berserk on Monday evening after listening to the highly provocative speech of their London-based chief Altaf Hussain and resorted to a violent protest, firing and arson that left at least one person dead and a dozen others wounded in an attack reminiscent of […]

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is expected to take up the draft of the Right to Information Bill, 2016, in its next meeting. But the information ministry is planning to review the bill as soon as the law ministry returns the draft. Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid told The Express Tribune on Sunday that the ministry is […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid on Thursday strongly condemned incident of firing on van of Dawn News television channel in Karachi. In a statement issued here the minister said that such attacks tantamount to attack on freedom of expression and unacceptable for the government. In coordination with provincial governments […]

Islamabad – The Islamabad High Court yesterday rejected the ARY Communications’ plea to suspended PEMRA’s decision to ban its prorgramme “Live With Dr Shahid Masood” for 45 days for allegedly casting aspersions on Chief Justice Sindh High Court. A single bench of IHC comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb conducted hearing of the petition of the […]

Islamabad – The Islamabad High Court yesterday rejected the ARY Communications’ plea to suspended PEMRA’s decision to ban its prorgramme “Live With Dr Shahid Masood” for 45 days for allegedly casting aspersions on Chief Justice Sindh High Court. A single bench of IHC comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb conducted hearing of the petition of the […]

KARACHI: Two employees of Dawn News channel sustained bullet wounds when their van came under attack in District Malir of Karachi in the late hours of Wednesday. According to police, at least two armed assailants, riding a motorbike, opened fire on the media group’s vehicle near DC office in the Quaidabad neighbourhood. As a result […]