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Pakistan faces tough questions on media's existential crisis, journalists'
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 31 (ANI): Media freedom is under increased scrutiny in Pakistan as it's facing increased intimidation from the establishment and so are the issues related to journalists' safety and security.
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Pak journalists' union calls Imran Khan govt's proposed media authority la
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 11 (ANI): A multi-stakeholders convention of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) rejected the proposed law Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) as a "draconian and black law" on Saturday, reported local media.
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Journalists condemn Pakistan plan for strict control over media
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 7 (ANI): Several media rights groups have called on Pakistani authorities to withdraw plans to establish the 'Pakistan Media Development Authority' (PMDA) that risks placing strict state control over all media.
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Pakistan Media Development Authority to affect every citizen, says PFUJ
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], October 6 (ANI): Rejecting Pakistan's newly proposed media laws, the journalists Union of the country have termed the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) as an effort to suppress the voice of independent media and deprive people of their right to know.
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Lahore: Journalists, writers oppose Pakistan Media Development Authority b
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] September 28 (ANI): The Punjab Union of Journalists (PUJ) and the Association of Progressive Writers in collaboration with the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists at the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture (PLAC) held a seminar on the ongoing situation in the
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PML-N slams Imran Khan over his 'no curbs or censorship of media in Pakist
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 26 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan over his statement that there were no curbs or censorship of media in Pakistan and his government had given media total freedom.
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Pakistan: Journalists, lawyers, activists protest outside parliament agai
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] September 13 (ANI): Hundreds of journalists in Pakistan gathered outside the Parliament House on Sunday to protest against the proposed 'Pakistan Media Development Authority' (PMDA) law.
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Pak Government wants to curtail media's independence through PMDA, says Pa
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 12 (ANI): The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) and termed it an attempt to tighten the Imran Khan-led government's control over the media from one platform.
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Pak journalist bodies continue protest against proposed media law, call it
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): A group of media bodies in Pakistan has termed the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) "unconstitutional" and promised to continue their protest against the Imran Khan government's move to establish the media authority.
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Pakistan: Scribe groups reject proposed media development authority
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] September 11 (ANI): Pakistan journalists from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday rejected the proposed law 'Pakistan Media Development Authority' (PMDA), saying that it is against the fundamental rights provided by the constitution.
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'Draconian' PDMA law will take Pakistan back to dictator General Ziaul Haq
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 21 (ANI): Pakistan's freedom of the press is under threat as the Imran Khan-led country's government is poised to place more curbs by implementing so-called new law Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA).
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Media bodies reject 'draconian' Pakistan Media Development Authority law
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): Pakistan's media organisations have rejected as "draconian" the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) bill, which proposes the creation of a centralised media regulatory authority.
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