Islamabad [Pakistan], August 19 (ANI): To protest against the suspension of the transmission of Pakistan's TV channel ARY News, Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has announced sit-in outside Parliament House, media reports said.
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 19 (ANI): A close aide of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Shahbaz Gill, who was arrested in a sedition case, was presented in Islamabad court after being deemed "fit" by medical board.
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 16 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has given a 72-hour ultimatum to the federal government led by Shehbaz Sharif to restore ARY News transmission.
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 13 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Ministry has cancelled the no-objection certificate of ARY News and stated that the order has been taken on the basis of adverse reports from agencies.
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the appointment of Saleem Baig as the chairman of the Pakistan Electronic and Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), local media reported.
Karachi [Pakistan], August 11 (ANI): A Karachi court on Thursday acquitted the Pakistani television station ARY News head Ammad Yousaf, who was charged with sedition and arrested from his house in the early hours of Wednesday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 11 (ANI): The Sindh High Court on Wednesday ordered the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to immediately restore the ARY News transmission across the country.
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): PTI leader Shireen Mazari condemned the suspension of Pakistani TV channel ARY News saying it was forcefully removed from screens by the Shehbaz Sharif-led government for releasing a report that exposed the "inept and corrupt" government.
Karachi [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): Journalist organisations across Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned the arrest of ARY News head Ammad Yousaf and demanded his immediate release.
Karachi [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): Amid the Pakistan government's crackdown on private television broadcaster ARY News for carrying out "anti-state propaganda", the founder and CEO of the network Salman Iqbal along with two of its news anchors have been booked under sedition charges.
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): A day after the transmission of Pakistani television station ARY News was taken off air by the country's regulatory authorities, the outlet's senior Vice President Ammad Yousaf was arrested from Karachi in the early hours of Wednesday, the channel said.
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission in Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday strongly opposed the disruptions to ARY News and asked the country's regulatory authorities not to take channels off the air arbitrarily.