Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has strongly condemned Geo News for banning anchor Hamid Mir from conducting his popular show Capital Talk. In a statement issued on Monday, union President Shahzada Zulfiqar and Secretary-General Nasir Zaidi said, “Geo management should let the journalist fraternity know what prompted them to take this decision within the […]
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Opposition terms proposed media ordinance ‘draconian’
Opposition parties PPP and PML-N have explicitly stated their disagreement with the government’s newly proposed media ordinance. PPP senator Sherry Rehman and PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb tweeted their criticisms against the said ordinance. The Pakistan Media Development Authority (PDMA) Ordinance 2021 is a plan for “Institutionalizing censorship”, Rehman said. The new ordinance will force media […]