Press "Enter" to skip to content

Posts published in “Pak Media Report”

Under pressure from the West on Ukraine, China looks to developing nations by Jun Mai in SCMP, Mar 26, 2022

Beijing: Beijing is seeking to rally support among developing nations for its position on Russia’s war on Ukraine, a move seen as a response to pressure from the West. It comes after US President Joe Biden “made it clear” to Chinese leader Xi Jinping in a call last week that there would be consequences if Beijing provided material support to Moscow. In talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in the past week, top diplomats…

China woos India as both face Western ire over Ukraine :By Gerry Shih, Niha Masih and Eva Dou in The Washingtn Post,Mar 26, 2022

NEW DELHI — As the war in Ukraine enters its second month, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi struck a conciliatory note on Friday toward longtime rival India and urged the two Asian giants to speak “with one voice” in his first visit to New Delhi since a tense border standoff began two years ago. But his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, downplayed the prospects for an immediate rapprochement with China and said the border talks were…

China, India stress managing border dispute, urge Ukraine peace and dialogue during Wang Yi’s visit :By Zhang Han and Zhang Hui in Global Times, Mar 26, 2022

China and India, two major developing countries and emerging economies, should stick to their own development paths and join hands to safeguard peace and stability in the region and the world, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday during a visit in New Delhi, stressing the two sides should place the border issue in a proper position in bilateral relations and manage conflicts to facilitate the development of relations. Wang proposed…

Adhering to autonomous foreign policy, Modi immune to Kishida’s push on Ukraine crisis Comment in Global Times, March 21, 2022

If a country wants to gain strong international influence and build a positive global image, it must achieve autonomy in terms of foreign policy. It should proceed from its own national interests and decide its own foreign policy according to the rights and wrongs of the matter, rather than blindly follow and cater to one country against another. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday pushed India for a clear response to the Ukraine crisis…

Trade with India need of the hour, says Imran aide, Razak Dawood

by Khalid Hasnain in Dawn, Feb 21st, 2022LAHORE: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Textile, Industry and Production, and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood has said trade with India is the need of the hour and beneficial to both countries. Also, Russia wanted to do investment in the field of construction and lay pipelines in Pakistan, he said on Sunday. “As far as the ministry of commerce is concerned, its position is to do trade…

PFUJ condemns suspension of private TV channel’s transmission Report in The News Oct 30, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ) has strongly condemned the the suspension of private TV channel transmission by Pemra without any notice or warning by secretly directing cable operators, says a press release. PFUJ President Shahzada Zulfiqar and Secretary General Nasir Zaidi in a joint statement said that it is “illegal, unlawful and without any jurisdiction” of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority as TV channel transmission has been suspended without any notice to channel.…

Curbing digital space : Editorial in Dawn, Oct 30th, 2021

A REPORT stating that digital media freedom remained weak in Pakistan during 2020-2021 should come as no surprise. The report titled Regulatory Repressions Amid Pandemic: State of Digital Media Freedoms in Pakistan 2021, published by the Institute for Research, Advocacy and Development, documents how Pakistan has slipped with lower points this year than the last and highlights a range of reasons behind this shrinking of freedoms. Though access to the internet increased marginally, the report…

Journalist Asma Shirazi faces wrath of ministers by Kalbe Ali in Dawn, October 22nd, 2021

ISLAMABAD: An article written by journalist Asma Shirazi for BBC Urdu service criticising the current economic conditions in the country and reports relating to supernatural remedies around Prime Minister Imran Khan’s private residence Banigala have brought several cabinet members face-to-face against the journalist at both mainstream and social media. Several local and international journalist organisations, however, have expressed concern over the attitude of the government’s ministers. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication…

TikTok removes 9.85m videos of Pakistan over guidelines violation report in Dawn, October 15th, 2021

ISLAMABAD: With 9.85 million videos removed, Pakistan ranks second in the world for the largest number of videos taken down from the TikTok platform over violation of Community Guidelines during April-June 2021. The world’s leading short-form video platform on Thursday released its global Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, highlighting that 81.51 million videos were removed globally from April to June. However, this number was less than one per cent of the total uploaded content. The highest…

New social media rules give more powers to PTA Report in Dawn, October 15th, 2021

• Telecom regulator can block online content on court, govt orders• Social media companies will have to be registered within three months• Fines of up to Rs500m may be imposedISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology notified on Thursday new social media rules, allowing the telecom regulator to block any website or platform on the directives of court and federal government or under any law. The rules, titled the Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content…

Stakeholders convention rejects PMDA as draconian law : Report in The News,Oct 10, 2021

MULTAN: A multi-stakeholders convention of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Saturday rejected the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) as a draconian and black law. It demanded the government immediately withdraw its draft, otherwise the civil society and trade unions would back the PFUJ plans to launch a countrywide agitation. The convention endorsed the PFUJ decision of not holding any kind of dialogue with the government over the PMDA at any level. It lambasted…