Tag: Nasir Zaidi
Pemra ban on coverage of public gatherings illegal: Rights bodies
Rights and press bodies have condemned PEMRA’S ban on live coverage of events outside the Islamabad Judicial Complex. They say such a ban infringes people right to know and PEMRA should not have power to impose such restrictions.
OBITUARY: Dr Mehdi Hasan breathes his last
Dr Mehdi Hasan's legacy in Pakistan will always remain that of a staunchly principled professional, a progressive journalist, and a deep critic of those who clamped down upon freedom of expression and freedom of press
Journalists take serious offence over minister’s remarks
May 27th, 2021; By Rehan Piracha; LAHORE; PFUJ, RSF and senior journalists reacted strongly to Federal Minister Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary's remarks that certain journalists in the past have blamed the military and institutions on the pretext of getting political asylum abroad.
PFUJ sends demands to PM before long march
April 1st, 2021; By Rehan Piracha; LAHORE; The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has submitted a 19-point Charter of Demands to the Prime Minister, ahead of its planned long march this month.
