Tag: journalists
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New Press Consular Urges Journalists to Highlight Pakistan’s Beauty and Hospitality
DUBAI: The newly-appointed Press Consular in the United Arab Emirates, Mohammad Saleh, has urged Pakistani journalists to highlight the country’s beauty and hospitality to attract international tourists, especially the ones from the Arab world. Speaking at a special event organized by the Pakistan Union of Federal Journalists – UAE Region, Press Consular Mohammad Saleh emphasized…
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Rs1 billion allocated for health insurance of working journalists
The federal government on Friday announced in the budget speech of Ishaq Dar to allocate Rs1 billion allocated for the health insurance of working journalists. The cards would provide health insurance security to working journalists. The journalists’ community hailed the step announced during the budget session held in the National Assembly. Now journalists will have…
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India has highest number of journalists murdered for their work: CPJ report
India has jailed seven journalists in the past year, while five journalists were reported killed because of their work
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Press Gallery of Parliament House Closed to Journalists
The Press Gallery of the Parliament House was closed to journalists during the joint sitting of the Parliament as President Arif Alvi addressed the fourth parliamentary year. According to reports, journalists were barred from entering the Press Gallery of Parliament House, which was strongly protested by the Executive Body of the Parliamentary Reporters Association (PRA).…
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PMDA an Unjust Monopoly – Is this PM Khan’s Agenda?
Pakistan has seen a rapid decline in media freedom over the last two years which is regarded as one of the darkest periods for the national media in decades by many Pakistani media stakeholders and senior journalists. Before holding the public office and even after coming into power, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan accused previous governments…
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Exiled Pakistanis in Danger for Anti-State Remarks?
LONDON: British security officials and European intelligence services have warned Pakistani exiles living in the region that their lives are in danger. According to the report, exiled Pakistanis who criticize the military have been warned by local authorities that they will be targeted. “Pakistan is a strong ally of the UK, but the UK must…
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Israeli malware developed by private firm used to spy on journalists
Leak was of a list of up to 50,000 phone numbers believed to have been identified as people of interest
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CPDI conducts journalist training on safety, digital security
Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) organized the three-day training on, “Safety, Digital Security and Psychosocial Support” for journalists in collaboration with European Union (EU). The training workshop was attended by male and female journalists from various districts of Punjab including the Southern ones. The workshop consisted of various activities in order to benefit…
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Non-payment of salaries is unbearable, don’t starve the children of journalists: CJ Qasim Khan
Lahore High Court hears case pertaining to non-payment of dues to the media. According to reports, Chief Justice Qasim Khan has summoned Secretary Information Punjab Anwar Jahangir for the next hearing. The public prosecutor informed the court that it was true that various institutions of the Punjab government owed money to the channel owners. Govt…
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A court in Belarus sentences a pair of television journalists to two years in prison
Minsk, Feb 18 (AFP/APP): A court in Belarus on Thursday sentenced a pair of television journalists to two years in prison for covering a protest last year, the first lengthy jail term in a legal crackdown on independent news media. Standing defiant in a cage, Katerina Bakhvalova, 27, and Daria Chultsova, 23, flashed V for victory signs as…