Asad Baig is an Islamabad-based journalist. He is the founder and the executive director of Media Matters for Democracy, Pakistan's leading media development organisation. He's also the CEO of the Media Lab, country's first and only incubator and accelerator for digital media startups. He tweets at @asadbeyg.
Irony died a thousand deaths yesterday when PML-N (indirectly) criticised its poster-child of legislations, Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016,...
Islamabad: According to sources from Kot Addu and Muzaffargarh, multiple cases have been reported where citizens were made to give their...
ISLAMABAD, October 2, 2017: As part of security measures for Ashura, mobile and internet services remained suspended in various cities and...
Islamabad, 27 September 2017: Islamabad High Court has reserved verdict on the petitions praying to ‘restrain’ the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority...
This website reports on digital rights and internet governance issues in Pakistan and collates related resources and publications. The site is a part of Media Matters for Democracy’s Report Digital Rights initiative that aims to improve reporting on digital rights issues through engagement with media outlets and journalists.
Media Matters for Democracy is a Pakistan based not-for-profit geared towards independent journalism and media and digital rights advocacy. Founded by a group of journalists, MMfD works for innovation in media and journalism through the use of technology, research, and advocacy on media and internet related issues. MMfD works to ensure that expression and information rights and freedoms are protected in Pakistan.