Awareness about Right to Information Act highlighted
LAHORE: Secretary Information & Culture Punjab Raja Jahangir Anwar has said that the access to information about matters of public importance is the fundamental right of the citizens; he said…
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Keeping the press out
ON Monday, the government yet again displayed its rising contempt for the freedom of press — this time in parliament. When reporters arrived, by special invitation, to cover the joint…
Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors visits ISPR, discusses regional situation with DG Babar Iftikhar
A Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors delegation visited the Inter-Services Public Relations office on Thursday and met ISPR Director-General Major General Babar Iftikhar, where they discussed the security situation. With…
Opp should work above party lines to understand spirit of Pakistan Media Development Authority bill: Fawad
ISLAMABAD – Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has said that it is first time in the history of Pakistan that all the stakeholders along with the legislative…
No final draft of Pakistan Media Development Authority, no ord being promulgated: Farrukh
ISLAMABAD – Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Wednesday said the government had held a wide ranging consultation process with stakeholders on proposed bill of Pakistan…
Journalists decry declining state of freedom of information in Pakistan
Several senior journalists of Pakistan expressed their concerns over the declining state of freedom of information in Pakistan and said that journalists are the main affectees of fake news. The…