ISLAMABAD: In compliance with an order of the Lahore High Court (LHC), the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) banned on Sunday ARY News anchor Mubashir Lucman and his programme ‘Khara Such’ till further orders of the court. The ban will also apply on his appearance in any other TV programme in any capacity. “We […]

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QUETTA: No arrests have been made over the murders of three journalists, Irshad Mastoi, Abdul Rasool, and Muhammad Younas, in the city despite a lapse of 40 days after. This was said by journalists who had gathered to commemorate their slain colleagues on the 40th day of their killing during a condolence reference held at […]

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QUETTA: Former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association and prominent human rights activist Asma Jehangir has offered to voluntarily defend journalists in anti-terrorism cases filed against them in Balochistan. A delegation of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) comprising Zahra Yusuf, Asma Jehangir, I.A Rehman, Ghazi Salahuddin, Mohammed Hanif and Tahir Hussain visited […]

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Joint statement of shared concerns about attacks on journalists in Pakistan  29 May 2014  H.E. Mr. Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Dear Prime Minister Three years ago today, journalist Saleem Shahzad was abducted…

In response to the public call made by the honorable Judicial Commission, for any individual or organization to come forward to submit any testimony and / or materials that can aid in investigating the attack on prominent journalist Mr Hamid…

Participants 1- Owais Aslam Ali, PCOMS and Pakistan Press Foundation, Karachi 2- Iqbal Khattak, PCOMS, Peshawar 3- Jabbar Khattak, Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE), Karachi 4- Shaikh Wasim Ahmed, Radio Broadcasters Association (RBA), Islamabad 5- Mazhar Abbas, senior journalist,…

حصہ اول: حفاظتی پالیسی کی رہنما ہدایات اور میڈیا ہاؤسز کے لیے معیاری دستور العمل (ایس او پیز) 1۔ عملے کی جانب سے میڈیا کوریج کا بنیادی اصول “کوئی خبر زندگی سے زیادہ اہم نہیں ہے” ہوگا۔ یہی اصول نیوز…