Mob blocks gates of Dawn offices in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD — A group of about 100 people gathered outside the offices of Dawn on Monday, blocking the gates for almost three hours. An elderly bearded man, speaking to the…
PTA strongly reacts to report on internet freedom
Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has strongly protested with Freedom House, a US-based organisation, while terming its report on Pakistan regarding internet freedom heavily biased and one-sided. The PTA through a letter…
Shahzada Zulfiqar elected president of PFUJ, Nasir Zaidi as secretary-general
KARACHI — Shahzada Zulfiqar (pictured, left) and Nasir Zaidi (right) got elected as the president and secretary-general respectively of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists for a term of two years…
Israeli ‘spyware’ invasion forces govt to discard WhatsApp
RAWALPINDI: The federal Ministry of Information Technology has issued a confidential letter to the authorities concerned, advising them not to use WhatsApp for official correspondence since an Israeli spyware stealthily…
‘Media under threat from both right- and left-wingers’
KARACHI:In the pecking order of modern threats to free media, the rise of populism, and the uninterrupted flow of misinformation are right on top. During a wide-ranging interview with the…
PEC welcomes a new resolution adopted by the General Assembly on the safety of journalists
The PEC welcomes a new resolution adopted by the General Assembly on the safety of journalists and the issue of impunity and calls upon States to fully implement it. Geneva/New…