RAWALPINDI: Former Federal Minister for Information Javed Jabbar said the performance of the print and electronic media, as well as the social media, was not up to the mark.He stated this while speaking at a roundtable discussion arranged by Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) in collaboration with the NGO Fridrich Ebert Stiftung and the Citizen…
The government of Punjab has invited comments from the public on its draft ‘Punjab Freedom of Information Act’, which has been approved in principle by the Punjab cabinet. It is a step in the right direction but major changes are required if the objectives of improving transparency, accountability and governance are to be met. Overall…
The Karachi Union of Journalists will resist every sort of attempt from the government, the Pemra or from any other quarter to put any sort of ban on electronic media. In a resolution adopted unanimously at the annual general council of the KUJ, it was stated that the journalist community would thwart any such attempt…
The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) has encouraged the participation of developing world media including Pakistan for its 18th Annual UNCA Awards for the best written and electronic media coverage of the United Nations, its agencies, and field operations. “This year the entire entry process is submitted online by completing the UNCA Awards Entry Form…
KARACHI: August 23. A body found dumped on the outskirts of Karachi was identified as that of a journalist who went missing in a restive part of the city five months ago. A piece of paper found on the body suggested he was missing journalist Haji Abdul Razzaq Baloch. But the body, which bore torture…