Daily Times Owners, journalists call ordinance unconstitutional and draconian law against freedom of press, expression Joint Action Committee of APNS, PBA, CPNE, PFUJ and AEMEND to seek support of politicians, lawyers, activists
June 1, 2021
All the representative media organizations on Tuesday totally rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority Ordinance and termed the concept as an unconstitutional and draconian law aimed against freedom of press and expression and step towards imposing the state control to regulate the establishment as well as operation of all segments of media.
A joint meeting of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA), Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ-Barna, PFUJ-Dastoor and the Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AEMEND) was of the unanimous opinion that the proposed PMDA is intended to hinder media freedoms and ta
APNS announces Eid holidays
May 8, 2021
KARACHI: Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, Secretary General of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society, has announced that the member publications of the APNS will observe two closed holidays on account of Eid-ul-Fitr as per following : In case the Eid falls on Thursday, May 13, 2021: There will be no morning newspapers on Friday, May 14, 2021 and Saturday, May 15, 2021 whereas the evening newspapers not appearing on Thursday, May 13, 2021 and Friday, May 14, 2021 may bring out their editions on Saturday, May 15, 2021 if they so desire. However, if Eid falls on Friday, May 14, 2021. There will be no morning newspapers on Saturday, May 15, 2021 and Sunday, May 16, 2021 whereas the evening newspapers not appearing on Friday, May 14, 2021 and Saturday, May 15, 2021 may bring out their editions on Sunday, May 16, 2021 if they so desire.