SC adjourns hearing of appeals in Daniel Pearl murder case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday adjourned hearing of a case against the acquittal of accused persons by the Sindh High Court (SHC) in the American journalist Daniel Pearl’s…
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PFUJ rejects new rules to block online content
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has rejected the ‘Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Protection, Oversight and Safeguards) Rules 2020’ which have been notified secretly and implemented…
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Pakistan ranks 103 among 128 countries on the right to information: survey
ISLAMABAD—Pakistan ranks 103 among 128 countries in the world on the right to information, according to a World Justice Project (WJP) survey conducted by Gallup Pakistan. The global survey results…
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Journalists protest outside Dawn offices in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD—Journalists, media workers, civil society activists, and representatives of trade unions and political parties on Thursday staged a protest outside Dawn offices in Islamabad. They protested forced terminations and non-reversal…
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Media Freedom: New report provides advice to states to promote more effective investigations into abuses against journalists
A new report published today by the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom signals the vital need for effective investigations into abuses against journalists and recommends that states, notably members…
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Bukhari hints at ‘blackout’ of opposition on PTV
ISLAMABAD: Newly appointed chairman of Pakistan Television Naeem Bukhari has hinted at ‘blackout’ of the opposition on PTV. When a reporter asked the new chairman outside the Supreme Court building…