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United Nations, May 03, 2023 (PPI-OT): Rana Ayyub, an Indian journalist writing for US media, has called for shifting global attention to media freedom in India as she spoke at a UNESCO-sponsored event at the General Assembly. “It is important for the ...

Imphal, May 03, 2023 (PPI-OT): Curfew has been imposed while internet services have been suspended in the Indian state of Manipur amid rising communal tension in the state. Curfew and social media restrictions have been imposed by the Manipur governmen...

New Delhi, May 03, 2023 (PPI-OT):India’s ranking in the 2023 World Press Freedom Index has slipped to 161 out of 180 countries, according to the latest report released by global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF). India ranked 142 on the pr...

Islamabad, May 03, 2023 (PPI-OT): National Assembly of Pakistan unanimously passed resolution on world Press Freedom Day and resolved that the fundamental right of freedom of speech enshrined in the Constitution under Article 19 which is the foundation...

Srinagar, May 03, 2023 (PPI-OT): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, an Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man committed suicide in South Kashmir’s Islamabad district.The CRPF man committed suicide by shooting himself with his servi...

Islamabad, May 03, 2023 (PPI-OT): At the invitation of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, China’s State Councillor and Foreign Minister H.E. Qin Gang would pay an official visit to Pakistan on 5 and 6 May 2023. This would be his first official vi...

Islamabad, May 03, 2023 (PPI-OT): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif is leaving for the United Kingdom on Wednesday to represent Pakistan at the coronation ceremony of King Charles-III. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said the UK-Pakistan relations ...