61SharesPM Imran Khan recently said he has stopped reading newspapers due to ‘negative coverage’ of his government. Muhammad Ziauddin argues that before assuming power, PTI promised media freedom. But after winning the elections and taking over the reins of the government the ruling party seems to have completely abandoned this part of its manifesto as […]
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) have condemned the conviction of senior journalist Nasrullah Chaudhry for allegedly possessing ‘anti-state’ literature. An anti-terrorism court has awarded five-year imprisonment to journalist Nasrullah Chaudhry for possessing anti-state literature and for spreading religious hatred. According to a statement issued by the […]
5SharesThe Lahore High Court has stopped Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) from taking any ‘adverse action’ against anchors who went against a recent order issued by the media watchdog which barred television anchors from appearing as ‘experts’ on their talk shows and those of other TV channels. Against PEMRA’s notification, 11 television anchors filed […]