Islamabad [Pakistan], April 23 (ANI): Newly sworn-in Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Saturday said that an amendment would be made to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) laws to "eliminate fake news".
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.
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.
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.
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 country and Pakistan Media Development Authority (PDMA) bill.
Islamabad [Pakistan] September 14 (ANI): Amid the ongoing protests against proposed controversial media laws in Pakistan, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Monday ordered locking of the press gallery in the wake of the call given by the Parliamentary Reporters Association (PRA) to stage a walkout from the press gallery during the President Arif Alvi's address to a joint session of parliament.
Islamabad [Pakistan] September 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday slammed Islamabad Police IG Qazi for atrocities on journalists and remarked that the shooting and torture of media persons show 'lawlessness'.
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.
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.
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.