Umbrella media regulator to be set up soon
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry confirmed that the PTI government is soon going to set up an umbrella regulatory body – the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) –…
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The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) vows to resist media authority bil
LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has pledged to fight against the incumbent government’s efforts to gag freedom of expression through the so-called Media Development Authority bill. Punjab PPP senior…
Pakistan eases visa policy to help journalists, media workers evacuate Afghanistan
Pakistan on Friday announced a relaxation in its visa policy for journalists and media workers stuck in Afghanistan, where the security situation has been worsening in the wake of a sweeping…
Vehari Press Club protests arrest of camerapersons
VEHARI—Members of Vehari Press Club, led by President Mukhtar Ahmed Bhatti, have staged a demonstration at the club to protest police torture and arrest of two camerapersons, Nawa-i-Waqt reported. Camerapersons Usman Rana…
Media bodies being taken on board for setting up Pakistan Media Development Authority
ISLAMABAD – Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Friday said all the media forums were being engaged for setting up Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) in…
Unknown killers murder journalist in district Hafizabad
Pakistani journalist, Kashif Hussain, was killed in Wanike Tarrar, a small town in the District of Hafizabad. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union…