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October 19, 2012

Journalist Arrested

Security of media houses to be ensured at all costs: Malik

Shakeel Anjum ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik Thursday said that security of media houses would be ensured at all costs. Talking to media here, he said soon a plan would be devised in collaboration with TV channels for security, and in this regard the Interior Ministry would provide them all out support, including training. Replying to a question, the minister

Journalist Arrested

CPNE concerned over threats to media

KARACHI: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has vowed to protect media persons and establishments from the threats of dire consequences of TTP. In a joint press statement issued here on Thursday by President CPNE Jamil Athar Qazi, Senior Vice-President Ilyas Shakir and Secretary General Amir Mahmood have expressed serious concern over the threats issued by the spokesman of

After Malala shooting, Taliban go after media critics

LAHORE: Journalists have spoken out strongly since the Taliban attempted to kill Malala Yousufzai on October 9. The Taliban, in return, are threatening the media over their coverage, according to journalists and news reports, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has reported. “Media houses, TV anchors and some well-known journalists are under serious threat,” one of our colleagues messaged. “I

Killing of 49 journalists highest in world: report

I.H Raashed LAHORE: A joint report prepared for the UN Human Rights Council by various NGOs about the human rights situation during the past four years and a half has stated that the killing of 49 journalists during the period has made Pakistan with highest fatalities of journalists in the world. They include 20 in 2010 and 12 in 2011.