Attack on mediaFreedom of ExpressionGeo TVImran’s allegations against journalistsJournalist fraternityMedia safetyPolarisation of mediaPTI
KARACHI: The allegations of corruption against journalists are not new in this country. Political parties and successive governments have never been happy with this community. But such accusations, if they come from the national leaders like Imran Khan, they damage their credibility. So the accusations must be probed and Imran should come out with evidence, […]
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Freedom of ExpressionFront PageImam BukhshJournalist missing from QuettaManzoor Ahmed BugtiMedia safetyPakistan Television
QUETTA: A journalist working for Pakistan Television and based in Dera Bugti went missing from Quetta last week. Imam Bukhsh, who works for a news agency, told reporters that his nephew Manzoor Ahmed Bugti reached Quetta from Dera Bugti on Nov 6 and went missing the following day. “Manzoor went somewhere in the car of […]
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Cases of slain journalistsFreedom of ExpressionFront PageHRCPKilling of journalistsMedia safetyPFUJProtect JournalistsUN action plan
QUETTA: No law in the country explicitly deals with safety of journalists whereas such laws exist in countries like Mexico where special prosecutors are appointed to pursue the cases of slain journalists and provide legal assistance to media workers facing threats, according to experts. At a seminar organised by the Pakistan Coalition on Media Safety […]
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Boycott of GeoFreedom of ExpressionGeo TV programmeImran Khan’s decisionJang GroupMedia safetyMeray MutabiqTV Channel
KARACHI: Senior analyst Hassan Nisar has said Imran Khan’s decision to boycott Geo TV was a useless act as he could not damage the channel, which is getting back to its original position gradually. He said Geo was and is No 1 channel of the country. He said Jang was and is No 1 newspaper […]
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Children's rightsFreedom of ExpressionMalalaMedia safetyNobel Peace PrizeTaliban
ISLAMABAD: An association of Pakistani schools held an “I am not Malala” day on Monday, condemning young Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai for what it called her support for controversial novelist Salman Rushdie. Education campaigner Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban in October 2012 but recovered and went on to win this […]
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Attack on Hamid MirDaily JangFreedom of ExpressionFront PageHamid MirMedia safetyPakistan ArmySecurity to JournalistsThreats to Hamid MirViolence against journalists
The well-known and controversial Pakistani television talk show host Hamid Mir survived a murder attempt on April 19, even though he was hit with six bullets–two of which are still in his body. “I can move, I can walk and I can talk, but I am still undergoing physiotherapy and taking medication,” he emailed to […]
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Attacks On Media
- Media curbs proposed in backdrop of APS attack
- CCP raids PBA office, confiscates record
- Taliban threaten media of dire consequences
PEMRA
- Islamabad High Court (IHC) directs NADRA to restore citizenship of JUI-F leader, Declares PEMRA order of restraining TV channels from inviting, projecting the petitioner in talk shows as illegal.
- Islamabad High Court (IHC) directs NADRA to restore citizenship of JUI-F leader, Declares PEMRA order of restraining TV channels from inviting, projecting the petitioner in talk shows as illegal.
- Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority instructs television channels not to criticize the state’s anti-corruption institution.
