Al Jazeera Receives Prestigious Platinum Recognition at DotComm Awards
Doha – July 23, 2023 Al Jazeera Media Network is proud to announce that it has been honoured with nine prestigious DotComm Awards. A Platinum DotComm award was given for…
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Blinken stresses US engagement with Pakistan on freedom of expression, rule of law
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed consistent engagement with Pakistan as blanket ban on speeches poses threat to freedom of expression. In a letter to US lawmakers, Blinken…
Rs1bn allocated in budget for journalists’ health insurance
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday said the federal government had allocated an amount of Rs1 billion in the budget for fiscal year 2023-24 for health…
NAB prepares to challenge Mir Shakeel acquittal
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday prepared a draft to challenge acquittal of Jang/Geo media group owner Mir Shakilur Rehman and two others in a reference of 34-year-old…
Hitmen were paid Rs0.5m to kill journalist Hasnain Shah in Lahore: CCPO
LAHORE: Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Fayyaz Ahmad Dev claimed on Saturday that hitmen were paid Rs500,000 to kill journalist Hasnain Shah. Addressing a press conference at Police Lines Qila…
Senator Mandviwalla’s observation: ‘Commission has no powers to solve genuine issues of journalists’
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Thursday observed that the Commission as per Government Bill does not have the powers to solve genuine issues of journalists….