HRCP concerned over journalist’s safety
LAHORE: Senior journalist Rana Abrar Khalid’s request for information on gifts received by the prime minister from foreign governments has been blocked repeatedly by the Cabinet Division on the grounds…
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UN panel adopts Pakistan’s draft targeting disinformation
UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) committee Monday unanimously adopted a Pakistan-sponsored resolution that called for a multidimensional response to counter all forms of disinformation eroding human rights….
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Harassment of journalists: Supreme Court to take up case next week
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan will take up next week the case regarding harassment of journalists. Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umer Ata Bandial has constituted a three-member…
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Pakistan Embassy rejects Human Rights Watch (HRW) claim about Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA)
WASHINGTON: A spokesperson of the Pakistani Embassy has brushed aside a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW), a New York-based watchdog body, about Pakistani government plans to set up the…
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan holds Justice Isa’s order in abeyance in journalist’s harassment case
ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court of Pakistan Monday held in abeyance Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s order on harassment and intimidation of journalists, saying it is difficult to be implemented. A…
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Afghanistan: Media groups call on governments to take immediate action
A group of media support organisations, including the IFJ, has called on the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) of governments to commit and take immediate action to support Afghan media workers….