KARACHI: 49 people including 25 children, 15 men and nine women were killed and 69 others injured in rain-related incident in Sindh from June 1 to August 28, said the Provincial Management Disaster Authority (PMDA) Sindh. The PMDA said that 20 people died due to lightning, eight roof collapses, seven house collapses, six drowning in … Read more
Amid the debate on the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA), Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary said the government firmly believes in the fundamental, democratic and constitutional right of freedom of expression, reported Radio Pakistan on Saturday. Talking to British High Commissioner to Pakistan Christian Turner in Islamabad, he said Pakistan being a democratic and pluralist society … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Sherry Rehman on Tuesday slammed the government’s proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) and called it another attempt of the PTI government to stifle freedom of expression. “Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) is yet another example of this government’s crackdown on freedom of expression,” said PPP’s Senate parliamentary leader … Read more
The proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) Bill was completely rejected by a joint committee of media groups, including PBS, APNS, CPNE, PFUJ, and AEMEND, who called it an unconstitutional and harsh law against the press and speech. Representatives of media organizations claimed in a joint statement that they had no major issues with the … Read more
Fawad Chaudhry, the Federal Information Minister, claims that all press clubs support the Pakistan Media Development Authority bill. Fawad Chaudhry’s statement was incorrect, according to Karachi Press Club President Fazil Jamili, who stated that he did not support the bill. On the other hand, Arshad Ansari, President of the Lahore Press Club, demanded to revoke … Read more
