Minister vows to unmask architects of anti-press law
RAWALPINDI: Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday promised to take action against the officials who came up with the draft of an anti-press law, even if it meant losing her…
Pemra warns channels against picking fake news from social media
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has issued advice to all Satellite TV channels over airing fake news reports on July 17, 2017 regarding the killing of Indian…
Media foiling extra-constitutional attacks: Marriyum
RAWALPINDI: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Marriyum Aurangzeb Wednesday said that media is playing a crucial role in eliminating the menace of terrorism and foiling the extra-constitutional attacks…
ATC indicts four for blasphemy on social media
ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday indicted four out of seven suspects for allegedly publishing blasphemous content about Islam on social media. ATC Judge Shahrukh Arjumand arraigned the suspects,…
Govt abandons draft of anti-press law amid uproar
ISLAMABAD: Amid pressure from media and civil society, the government on Monday abandoned the idea of promulgating the Pakistan Print Media Regulatory Authority (PPMRA) Ordinance 2017, ordering strict action against…
Probe ordered into proposal of ‘law to control print media’
By Tashkeel Ahmed Farooqui The Information Ministry has made two senior officials of its Internal Publicity Wing officers on special duty (OSD) and suspended another for bringing a bad name…