Journalists worry about the state of press freedom after government detains a journalist and shuts down press club :IPI Contributor Kelsey Carolan A Kashmiri journalist holds laptop during a protest against the ongoing internet blockade that completes 100 days in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir, 12 November 2019. EPA-EFE/FAROOQ KHAN Two years ago, Kashmiri journalist Qazi Shibli…
The last three decades have increased freedom for the print media and a liberalization of the broadcasting sector in Pakistan while social media has changed the media scenario the country. The transformation towards a freer political and media environment begun in 1988 with the relaxation of procedures for starting new publications, which resulted in the…
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday gave his assent to the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill to safeguard the rights of working journalists. The president signed the legislation at a ceremony attended by cabinet ministers and a large number of journalists and media professionals. The bill focused on protecting lives of journalists,…
The wife of investigative journalist Ahmad Noorani – Ambreen Fatima – was attacked by an unknown person in Lahore on Wednesday, according to police. A first-information report (FIR), a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, was registered at the Ghaziabad police station earlier today – a day after the incident. In the FIR, Ambreen Fatima…
The National Journalist Convention organised by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and held on November 17, 2021, in Islamabad was a resounding success, but it did not get adequate coverage in the mainstream media in Pakistan. Political leaders such as Maryam Nawaz and Farhatullah Babar spoke unequivocally in favour of journalists’ demands. But…
The speeches made by some of the speakers at the recently-held Asma Jahangir Conference have caused a considerable controversy. Two speakers — Nawaz Sharif, a former prime minister of Pakistan and Ali Ahmed Kurd, a firebrand former president of Supreme Court Bar Association — in particular stepped up their criticism of country’s institutions. What is…