Freedom Of Expression
سال 2020 میں دس صحافی قتل، کئی گرفتار اور اغوا ہوے:...
بیورو رپورٹ; لاہور; کونسل آف پاکستان نیوزپیپر ایڈیٹرز (سی پی این ای) نے ”پاکستان میڈیا فریڈم رپورٹ برائے سال 2020ء” مطابق گزشتہ برس کم از کم 10صحافیوں کو ان کی پیشہ ورانہ ذمہ داریوں کی ادائیگی پر قتل کر دیا گیا- رپورٹ کے مطابق سال 2020ء کا عرصہ پاکستان کے صحافیوں، دیگر میڈیا کارکنوں اور میڈیا اداروں کے لئے انتہائی نا مساعد صورتحال پر مبنی تھا اور اظہار رائے کی آزادی کے حوالے سے نئے اور مختلف چیلنجز درپیش رہے اور پریس کو خاموش کرنے کی کوششیں سال بھر جاری رہیں۔
PFUJ, PBC slam PEMRA over Bol News’ suspension
January 23rd, 2021; By Ahmad Saeed; LAHORE; The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Pakistan Bar Council have slammed the Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (PEMRA) over suspension of Bol News broadcast, calling it an attack on freedom of expression.
PFUJ denounces Media Owners-Government Collusion
January 20th, 2021; Bureau Report; LAHORE; After three days of intensive discussions, the executive committee of the PFUJ has released a document outlining the hardships being faced by media workers in the country. The body has threatened the government with a protest campaign if it does not address these hardships.
محمود اچکزئی کی مینار پاکستان پر کی گئی تقریر نفرت انگیزی...
بیورو رپورٹ; لاہور; لاہور کی ایک مقامی عدالت نے محمود اچکزئی کے خلاف نفرت انگیز تقریر کرنے کے الزام میں مقدمہ درج کرنے کی درخواست کومسترد کرتے ہوئے قرار دیا کہ تاریخی سچائیوں کی تلاش آزادی اظہار رائے کا لازمی جزو ہے اور مذکورہ تقریرتو قومی ہم آہنگی کو فروغ دینے کی کوشش تھی
The woman who could not be told ‘no’
Meet Farzana Siddique, the first woman Vice President in the 30 years-long history of the Faisalabad Press Club. As one of the few female crime reporters in the country, much less the province, Farzana has no qualms of shouldering the responsibility of also fighting for the rights of her fellow journalists in the third largest city of Pakistan. Watch our exclusive interview with the woman who could not be told "no".
PFUJ conference highlights #EnoughIsEnough campaign
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ) has launched a decisive movement for the resolution of issues faced by media workers in the country, setting a three-month deadline for the government to take tangible actions towards a framework that can provide physical, economic, and mental security to media persons, said Nasir Zaidi, the PFUJ’s Secretary General, as he read out a declaration.
Resolve journalists’ issues within 3 months, PFUJ tells govt
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Friday gave the government a three-month deadline to resolve the ongoing media crisis which has severely compromised the independence of media in the country.
Touring students, hotel management booked for obscenity over ‘rave’ in Swat
Social media users are baffled over what Malam Jabba police saw was 'immoral' about students dancing during a harvest festival event at a hotel in Swat. SHO Javed Iqbal, who was the complainant in the case registered against the hotel owner and some 30 to 40 partygoers, stated that the police lodged the case when the video of the event went viral a month later.
3 sentenced to death for sharing ‘blasphemous’ content on social media
January 9th, 2021; By Rehan Piracha; LAHORE; An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Friday sentenced three to death for sharing blasphemous content on social media while a fourth accused was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.