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The News terms PECA a black law

 March 27, 2022: The News says the most objectionable part of the PECA ordinance is related to the amendment in Section 20 of the law

PM's Official YouTube channel renamed Imran Khan

 March 27, 2022: It is not clear what led the team handling the official YouTube channel of the Prime Minister's Office to rename it, Imran Khan

Former director general of APP M. Aftab passes away

 March 27, 2022: M. Aftab, 84, served twice as director-general of Associated Press of Pakistan

Balochistan's leading paper Daily Talib to launch a digital version

 March 25, 2022: Daily Talib, founded in 2004, is one of the oldest newspapers in Balochistan

KhUJ says it stands with journalist Jamshed Bhagwan

 March 25, 2022: KhUJ says the journalist community stands united and committed to supporting Jamshed Bhagwan

Media Joint Action Committee asks PM to prove anti-media allegations

 March 23, 2022: JAC says Imran Khan's statement against the media 'in effect amounts to accusing the media of corruption'

Ministry seeks ban on TV game shows during Ramadan

 March 23, 2022:

Journalist and poet Jan Khashkeli passes away

 March 23, 2022: Jan Khaskheli was a senior reporter of daily The News, Karachi and also a writer of book comprising short stories

Media bodies condemn detention of Baloch journalist Ghulam Farooq

 March 23, 2022: Journalist Ghulam Farooq was picked on March 9 and shifted to Quetta by CTD Police

PFUJ demands apology from PM for false allegations against media

 March 21, 2022: Prime Minister Imran Khan alleges that media houses were receiving funds for a campaign against the PTI government

Kamran Shahid clarifies position after Shahbaz Gill insults Dr. Vankwani in live show

 March 20, 2022: Kamran Shahid says since Dunya News had a mute system, he assumed no abuse would be broadcast or heard by anybody

PEMRA issues show-cause notice to Dunya News chief

 March 20, 2022: PEMRA says the conduct of Dunya News anchor Kamran Shahid was not up to the mark as he did not intervene to pacify its participants

HRCP criticizes Shahbaz Gill for insulting Dr. Vankwani

 March 18, 2022: HRCP says it is revolted by politician Shahbaz Gill's crass choice of words for his colleague Ramesh Kumar on national television

Shahbaz Gill uses abusive language in Kamran Shahid's show

 March 18, 2022: Prime Minister Imran Khan's adviser Shahbaz Gill uses highly abusive language against parliamentarian Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani during a live show on Dunya News TV. Social media users criticize the anchor for not intervening, and female guests demand Gill be taken off the air.

PPP requests DG ISI to have Khanewal drone incident probed

 March 18, 2022: Aseefa Bhutto Zardari was injured by the drone camera that struck her during PPP's long march at Khanewal

PBA criticizes government for exerting financial pressure on media houses

 March 18, 2022: PBA says the government is exerting financial pressures on media houses and creating hurdles

ISPR releases song to mark Pakistan Day

 March 18, 2022: Shad Rahay Pakistan is a celebration of the nation's resolve to stay united and steadfast on the path to prosperity

PUJ's five-day protest against PECA ends

 March 18, 2022: PUJ President Ibrahim Lucky says given the country's political situation the protest camp against PECA was being discontinued temporarily

Anti-terrorism court grants bail to Mohsin Baig

 March 16, 2022:

President Haripur Press Club Zakir Tanoli injured in attack

 March 15, 2022: Haripur Press Club President Zakir Tanoli attacked by masked assailants—struck with knives and pistol butts after chili powder assault. Journalists demand immediate action.

Farhad Zaidi passes away in Karachi

 March 15, 2022:

PECA can be withdrawn: IHC chief justice

 March 11, 2022: Chief Justice IHC Athar Minallah says that the PECA ordinance can be withdrawn if all petitioners sit together and discuss the matter amicably

Hamid Mir returns to Geo News

 March 09, 2022: Prominent journalist Hamid Mir returns to Geo News with his show Capital Talk after nine months

NPC, SSDO honor women journalists for outstanding reporting on COVID-19

 March 07, 2022: Women Journalists Excellence Award 2022 honors 30 journalists for their outstanding reporting on COVID-19

PFUJ condemns vilification campaign against Asma Shirazi

 March 02, 2022: PFUJ says hurling allegations against Asma Shirazi without proof seems to be a well-thought out campaign to intimidate journalists

Social media accounts of Pakistan embassy in Algeria hacked

 March 02, 2022: Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson says that messages posted from the accounts were not from the Pakistan embassy in Algeria

Three individuals posing as Royal TV reporters arrested

 March 02, 2022: The arrested suspects posed as Royal News TV reporters and made videos of innocent people and families to harass and blackmail them

Asad Hashim to join AFP Hong Kong office as an editor

 March 02, 2022: Al Jazeera correspondent Asad Hashim says he is joining AFP's Hong Kong office after more than 11 years with the organization

Obaid Abbasi quits journalism, takes up a government job

 March 02, 2022: Young journalist Obaid Abbasi quit the media industry after a 14-year career to join Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives

Asma Shirazi serves defamation notice on PTI's Ali Nawaz Awan

 March 02, 2022: Asma Shirazi serves defamation notice on PTI's Ali Nawaz Awan for his baseless and false comments which attempt to undermine her credibility

Former Dawn editor takes a swipe at ARY boss

 March 02, 2022: Former Dawn Editor Abbas Nasir expresses anger with the PTI government for awarding Sitara-e-Imtiaz to ARY boss Salman Iqbal

PFUJ condemns threats to Dawn journalist Munawar Azeem

 March 01, 2022:

Prime minister defends PECA in an address to the nation

 March 01, 2022: