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Media body urges Pakistan government to address restrictions on freedom of
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AEMEND) has appealed to the Pakistan government to address the growing restrictions on media freedom in Pakistan, highlighting the use of various tactics to suppress dissent, as reported by The News International.
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Pak human rights body demands revocation of Punjab Defamation Act 2024
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The HRCP called upon the administration to repeal the act pushed through a defamation law to curb fake news, however, civil society, and journalists say that it infringes on freedom of press and expression.
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Pakistan: Top media bodies decry suppression of press freedom, vow to take
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Top media bodies in Pakistan have expressed concern over the suppression of freedom of the press in the country and denying people the right to information, Geo News reported.
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"Govt does not interfere with press freedom": Anurag Thakur tells Parliame
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In pursuance of its policy to uphold the freedom of Press, the government does not interfere in the functioning of the Press, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur told Parliament on Thursday.
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CJI Ramana says freedom of press is a sacrosanct Constitutional right
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 29 (ANI): Chief Justice of India Justice NV Ramana on Wednesday said that freedom of the press is a sacrosanct Constitutional right, adding that there is no doubt that a healthy democracy can thrive only with a fearless and independent press.
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Pakistan media bodies urge government not to use adverts as control tool
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], November 25 (ANI): Pakistan's media organizations have urged the government to not use advertising to influence editorial content or to control free speech.
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News reports based on police sources can't be termed defamatory: Bombay HC
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 30 (ANI): The Bombay High Court on Friday while hearing actor Shilpa Shetty's defamation case said that news reports based on police sources cannot be termed as malicious and defamatory.
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Pakistan journalists' union announces countrywide protest against law curb
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 4 (ANI): The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has called for a countrywide protest on Monday against the adoption of the controversial Punjab Assembly Privilege Bill 2021, which envisages award of punishment to journalists over the publication of report
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Pakistan faces criticism after journalist taken off-air for slamming Army
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 5 (ANI): Pakistan has been witnessing "severe" criticism over its press freedom in the country after recent "major" incidents took place barring and assaulting journalists for criticising the government and the Army.
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Imran Khan should be ashamed of telling lies about freedom of press in Pak
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): After an attack on Pakistani journalist Asad Ali Toor, opposition leader and chairman of National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan should be ashamed while telling lies to the
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Proposal for regulatory authority opposed by media bodies in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): Pakistan's media organisations representing journalists, broadcasters, editors and news directors have rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) ordinance, describing it as an 'unconstitutional and draconian law'.
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No freedom of press in Pakistan, journalists face charges for criticising
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germnay], January 20 (ANI): Pakistan continues to remain the most dangerous country in the world for journalists, and more and more scribes are being arrested for criticising the country's Army under the Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act 2016 (PECA).
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