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PEMRA issued 618 show-cause notices, warnings to TV channels

PEMRA issued 618 show-cause notices, warnings to TV channels

 Published 6 years ago:  A PEMRA report reveals the regulator issued 618 show cause notices and warnings to TV channels that violated the code of conduct 2015

Sputnik and The Nation sign cooperation agreement

Sputnik and The Nation sign cooperation agreement

 Published 6 years ago:  Russian Sputnik news agency and radio signs its first cooperation agreement with Pakistani English-language newspaper The Nation.

Several journalists attacked at Jakarta rally

Several journalists attacked at Jakarta rally

 Published 6 years ago:  Several journalists covering an Islamist gathering in Jakarta are attacked by members of the Islamic Defender Front.

Fawad Chaudhry denies he has resigned

Fawad Chaudhry denies he has resigned

 Published 6 years ago:  Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry denies reports he has resigned but admits there are some issues.

Low-paid Dawn staffers exempted from wage cut

Low-paid Dawn staffers exempted from wage cut

 Published 6 years ago:  The Dawn management has decided to exempt staff of wage cuts drawing monthly salaries of up to Rs50,000.

Internet infrastructure under attack

Internet infrastructure under attack

 Published 6 years ago:  Key parts of the Internet infrastructure face large-scale attacks that threaten the global system of web traffic, warns address keeper of the Internet.

Business Recorder journalists face pay cuts

Business Recorder journalists face pay cuts

 Published 6 years ago:  Business Recorder has announced a 20 percent pay cut for its Islamabad staff, affecting 14 reporters and a sub-editor due to falling revenues and a decline in advertising. This follows a similar move by Dawn, which imposed a 40 percent salary cut.

M. Ziauddin says media facing serious intimidation, restrictions

M. Ziauddin says media facing serious intimidation, restrictions

 Published 6 years ago:  Media in Pakistan remain under pressure from authorities to avoid reporting on many issues including criticism of government institutions and judiciary.

Minister tells NA about TV license fee collection

Minister tells NA about TV license fee collection

 Published 6 years ago:  There is a lack of reconciliation between the TV license fee collected by Pakistan Electric Power Company and the amount remitted to Pakistan Television.

Bilawal reacts angrily to Mubashir Zaidi's 'Sindh card' tweet

Bilawal reacts angrily to Mubashir Zaidi's 'Sindh card' tweet

 Published 6 years ago:  PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto reacts angrily to a tweet by journalist Mubashir Zaidi that suggested PPP would use Sindh card over arrest of Agha Siraj

Information Minister continues to target PTV management

Information Minister continues to target PTV management

 Published 6 years ago:  Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry speaks out against the Pakistan Television management but PTI leader Naeemul Haque quickly neutralizes his comments

Talks between Dawn management and union over pay cuts fail

Talks between Dawn management and union over pay cuts fail

 Published 6 years ago:  Talks between the Dawn management and the workers union over wage cuts have failed much to the dismay of cash-strapped employees.

Journalist attacked by police in Sri Lanka

Journalist attacked by police in Sri Lanka

 Published 6 years ago:  Nadarajah Kugarajah a journalist with Dan TV attacked as he filmed a piece for his reporting in Kokuvil East in Jaffna.

Egypt expels NYT correspondent, detains local journalist

Egypt expels NYT correspondent, detains local journalist

 Published 6 years ago:  Egypt expels New York Times correspondent David D. Kirkpatrick and detains Egyptian journalist Ahmed Gamal Ziada

Journalists term Imran Khan's speech balanced, sensible

Journalists term Imran Khan's speech balanced, sensible

 Published 6 years ago:  Journalists welcome Prime Minister Imran Khan speech over the Pulwama attack and term it balanced and sensible

Journalists protest pay cuts outside Dawn offices in Lahore

Journalists protest pay cuts outside Dawn offices in Lahore

 Published 6 years ago:  Arshad Ansari, convener of a Joint Action Committee of Journalists, has warned of serious steps if Dawn did not withdraw decision to cut staff wages.

PCB confirms IMG Reliance not to live produce PSL matches

PCB confirms IMG Reliance not to live produce PSL matches

 Published 6 years ago:  Pakistan Cricket Board confirms that IMG Reliance will not live produce matches of Pakistan Super League 2019 in Dubai.

Najam Sethi quits AAP

Najam Sethi quits AAP

 Published 6 years ago:  Journalist and analyst Najam Sethi, President of AAP Media Network, has quit after only a five-month stint.

Rizwan Razi reveals all in a television interview

Rizwan Razi reveals all in a television interview

 Published 6 years ago:  Journalist Rizwan Razi recounts how he was picked up by FIA from his Lahore home on alleged charges of violating the cybercrime law.

Information minister inaugurates Arab News Pakistan bureau

Information minister inaugurates Arab News Pakistan bureau

 Published 6 years ago:  Fawad Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting inaugurates Arab News Pakistan bureau in Islamabad.

Dawn journalist terms ministry's sectarian profiling unfortunate

Dawn journalist terms ministry's sectarian profiling unfortunate

 Published 6 years ago:  Dawn journalist says interior ministry singling out a sect for allegedly spreading disinformation against the visit of Saudi Crown Prince is unfortunate

Proposed Nepal legislation muzzles free speech on social media

Proposed Nepal legislation muzzles free speech on social media

 Published 6 years ago:  The Nepal government has drafted new legislation that will impose harsh penalties for posting content on social media deemed improper.

France to tighten online bullying laws after 'boys' club' scandal

France to tighten online bullying laws after 'boys' club' scandal

 Published 6 years ago:  France says it is toughening its internet abuse laws after an outcry over young media executives who ran a macho boys club that bullied female colleagues online.

News editor among 20 staffers sacked by Ausaf

News editor among 20 staffers sacked by Ausaf

 Published 6 years ago:  Urdu language newspaper Ausaf has laid off nearly 20 employees in Karachi over the past ten days, with more terminations expected. The management aims to centralize operations in Islamabad, affecting staff across various departments.

New copyright directive makes a mockery of authors' rights of journalists

New copyright directive makes a mockery of authors' rights of journalists

 Published 6 years ago:  A proposed EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market risks journalists being deprived of their authors rights

Philippine journalist released on bail after arrest causes outcry

Philippine journalist released on bail after arrest causes outcry

 Published 6 years ago:  The head of Philippine news website Rappler is freed on bail, a day after her widely condemned arrest on libel charges.

No hope of justice, says brother of slain journalist Ijaz Mengal

No hope of justice, says brother of slain journalist Ijaz Mengal

 Published 6 years ago:  The family of journalist Ijaz Mengal has given up hope of being delivered justice, five years after his cold-blooded murder in Khuzdar, Balochistan.

Dawn union leaders meet Hameed Haroon over pay cuts

Dawn union leaders meet Hameed Haroon over pay cuts

 Published 6 years ago:  Pakistan Herald Workers Union has begun talks with the Dawn newspaper management seeking withdrawal of a decision to cut staff wages by 40 percent