ISLAMABAD-The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Friday granted one month time to Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) for consultation with all stakeholders to review the social media regulations that were introduced last year.
A single bench of IHC comprising Chief Justice of IHC Justice Athar Minallah conducted hearing of the petition filed by Journalists Defense Committee of Pakistan Bar Council on behalf of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) challenging the social media rules of the PTA.
The IHC bench also directed Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Khalid Javed Khan to submit a report on the next date in this regard. He added that a verdict on the petitions challenging the policy would be announced once they have seen the report.
PESHAWAR: The participants of a seminar have demanded of the federal government to legislate for ensuring freedom of press, protection of rights of journalists and financial support to sacked media persons.
The seminar titled ‘Freedom of press and resolution of media crisis’ was arranged by Khyber Union of Journalists at Peshawar Press Club on Wednesday.
People belonging to different walks of life including Supreme Court Bar Association president Abdul Lateef Afridi, Provincial Minister Shaukat Yousufzai, Jamaat-i-Islami provincial chief Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists president Shahzada Zulfiqar, PFUJ general secretary Nasir Zaidi, PPP provincial senior vice president Syed Ayub Shah, JUI-F provincial spokesman Abdul Jalil Jan, Qaumi Watan Party senior vice president Tariq Ahmad Khan, Khyber Union of Journalists president Fida Khattak, general secretary Mohammad Naeem, Peshawar Press Club president M Riaz, MPA Inayatullah Khan and Dr Zakir Shah
Govt asked to legislate for protecting rights of journalists
Peshawar
February 25, 2021
PESHAWAR: The participants of a seminar on Wednesday asked the federal government to make legislation for freedom of press, protection of rights of journalists and financial support of the sacked media persons.
The Khyber Union of Journalists (KhUJ) organised the seminar titled “Freedom of the Press and Resolution of the Media Crisis” at the Peshawar Press Club.
Supreme Court Bar Association President Abdul Lateef Afridi, provincial Minister Shaukat Yousafzai, Jamaat-i-Islami provincial chief Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists president Shahzada Zulfiqar, Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) general secretary Nasir Zaidi, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) provincial senior vice president Syed Ayub Shah, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) provincial spokesman Abdul Jalil Jan, Qaumi Watan Party leader Tariq Ahmad Khan, Khyber Union of Journalists President Fid
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