Cabinet removes Naeem as PTV chairman
ISLAMABAD: A day after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) barred Naeem Bukhari from serving as chairman of Pakistan Television, the federal cabinet removed him and two other directors of PTV…
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PFUJ’s book on its 70-year fight for press freedom set for launch
ISLAMABAD—A book on Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists’ eventful odyssey spanning seven decades is due for launch soon. “From Layoffs to Lashes: PFUJ’s 70-year Fight for Media Freedom,” marks the…
Veteran journalist Syed Badrul Ahsan nominated for Samad Memorial Award in Bangladesh
Dailynewsun Desk: Veteran journalist and Editor-in-charge of The Asian Age Syed Badrul Ahsan has been nominated for the Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB)-Sohel Samad Memorial Award 2020. The featured journalist has…
BBC Urdu TV ends broadcasts on AAJ TV
The BBC has ceased broadcasting Urdu-language news bulletins via Pakistan-based AAJ TV. The Director of World Service Group Jamie Angus said: “Any interference in our programmes represents a serious…
Sahiwal judge-AC row: LHC summons CS, PEMRA chairman
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday summoned the Punjab chief secretary, all the commissioners in the province and the chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) in a…
Province’s top lawyer asked to prove whether SC order in Daniel Pearl case holds the field
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday asked the advocate general of Sindh to advance arguments as to whether the Supreme Court’s order still holds the field regarding detention…