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February 15, 2022February 16, 2022

Pakistan Broadcasters Association condemns incident in which ARY’s anchor Iqrar-ul-Hasan and his team members brutally beaten

Karachi, February 15, 2022 (PPI-OT):Pakistan Broadcasters Association in a statement today condemned the incident in which ARY’s anchor Iqrar-ul-Hasan and his team members were brutally beaten by the officers of the Intelligence Bureau in Karachi, while they were performing their professional responsibilities.

PBA has expressed its deep concern over this incident and has demanded that an enquiry must be held immediately and those found responsible must be given exemplary punishments. PBA reiterates that Journalists and media workers must be allowed to freely perform their constitutional responsibilities of keeping the public informed.

For more information, contact:
Executive Director,
Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA)
177/ 2, 1st Floor, I.E.P Building,
Liaquat Barracks, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-32793075, +92-21-32793083, +92-21-32793089
Fax: +92-21-32793045
Email: alibutt@pba.org.pk, info@pba.org.pk
Website: https://pba.org.pk/

November 24, 2021November 25, 2021

Government advertising should never be used to influence editorial content or to control free speech: Pakistan Broadcasters Association

Karachi, November 24, 2021 (PPI-OT):In response to the statement of Ms. Mariam Nawaz wherein she admits to denying some media houses advertising, as well as the statement of the Minister of Information in which he has released a partial media spend to reporters recently, PBA issued a statement in Karachi today saying that Government advertising should never be used to influence editorial content or to control free speech. Governments should not try and create divisions within media or use advertising as a tool to exercise control over media. We ask the government to make public all media spends of the last 20 years including the present government’s spend.

PBA strongly condemns all forms of coercion by any govt past or present who has used govt advertisements as a tool to influence editorial policy. The present govt also faces accusations of adopting the same strategy whereas as per its’ manifesto, it should ensure that taxpayers’ money for advertisement in public interest is well spent and is given on merit. The present Government has also centralized advertising decisions, taking this right away from individual govt organizations, depts and ministries in order to exercise control on media. The present government’s track record on media relations has also been under a lot of criticism by media watch dogs and journalists’ bodies. When Governments try to control Freedom of expression, democracy and the people of Pakistan suffer the most.

September 27, 2021September 28, 2021

Punjab Baseball Team Trials held in Renala Khurd

Lahore, September 27, 2021 (PPI-OT): Trials of Punjab Baseball Team for participation in 24th National Baseball Championship were organized at Renala Degree College, Renala Khurd. Secretary General Punjab Baseball Association Miss Humaira Mughal while talking said that the 24th National Men’s Baseball Championship is being played in Rawalpindi from October 11-17, 2021. Apart from the four provinces, teams from Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, Army, WAPDA, Police, HEC and Railways will participate in the event.

For the selection of the Punjab Baseball Team, trials of players were organized under the supervision of Punjab Baseball Association at Renala Degree College, Renala Khurd. Athletes from different parts of Punjab participated in the trials. Tariq Nadeem (International Baseball Player) and Nadeem Sajjad Shah (Coach Bahria Baseball Academy) conducted trials of the players and selected 31 players for the training camp of the Punjab Baseball Team.

According to Miss Humaira Mughal, the Chief Guest on the occasion of trials was Syed Fakhr Ali Shah, President Pakistan Federation Baseball. He was accompanied by Punjab Baseball Association President Muhammad Hamood Lakhvi (Principal Renala Degree College), Vice President Jamil Kamran (Multan) and Bilal Mustafa (Member at Large). Apart from them, Pakistan Baseball Team Coach Basit Murtaza, Saleem Haider (International Baseball Player), Usman Shaukat (International Baseball Player), Imran Majeed Khan (Member Pakistan Federation Baseball) and Fakhr Amir Kazmi (Legal Advisor Federation) were also present.

Miss Humaira Mughal further said that the players who have been selected include Muhammad Naeem, Hussain, Aqeel Abbas, Huzaima, Muhammad Hamza and Syed Mohib from Faisalabad Division, Ahmed Faraz, Ghulam Murtaza, Ali Shah, Muhammad Shah, Wali Atiq, Afraz Hashmi, Aftab, Ahsan and Mubashir Khalil from Lahore Division, Asad Asif, Talha Abid, Abdul Rauf and Umar from Multan Division, Muhammad Yahya from Gujranwala Division, Shiraz Fida, Wasim Zubair, Muhammad Zahid and Bilal Rasool from Bahawalpur Division, Bilal Ahmed from Rawalpindi Division, Rashid Kaleem, Ali Haider, Faisal Nadeem, Hamza Amin, Talha Mujahid and Umar Nadeem from Sahiwal Division. The camp of the Punjab baseball team will be held in Renala Khurd from October 1.

The President of the Punjab Baseball Association Muhammad Hamood Lakhvi said on the occasion that the coaches have selected the best players in the trials and hoped that proper training of these players would help us in preparing a better team. He also thanked the federation for its support for the trials.

For more information, contact:
Secretary General,
Punjab Baseball Association (PBA)
Punjab Stadium, Ferozepur Road, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-35711828
Cell: +92-333-2340583, +92-307-4072606
Email: punjabbaseballassociation.pba@gmail.com

September 26, 2021September 27, 2021

Baseball Trials of Punjab Baseball Team

Lahore, September 25, 2021 (PPI-OT):Trials of Punjab Baseball Team will be held in Renala Khurd under the supervision of Punjab Baseball Association. According to Miss Humaira Mughal, Secretary General, Punjab Baseball Association, the 24th National Baseball Championship is being played in Rawalpindi from October 11-17. The Punjab Baseball Team is also participating in this event. The Punjab Baseball Association will set up a camp for the Punjab Baseball Team at Renala Khurd to prepare the best team.

In this regard, baseball trials have been organized at Renala Degree College, Renala Khurd for the selection of players. Trials will take place on Sunday, July 26 at 2:00 p.m. Mr. Tariq Nadeem (International Baseball Player) and Nadeem Sajjad Shah (Coach Bahria Baseball Academy) will conduct the trials while Musaddiq Hanif (Head Coach Pakistan Baseball Team) will supervise the trials. Miss Humaira Mughal said that baseball players from different parts of Punjab are participating in these trials and it will help us to prepare the best team of Punjab to participate in the National Baseball Championship.