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Wrong data regarding attacks on journalists by police: National Assembly

February 15, 2014

National Assembly Standing Committee on Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage on Friday decided to move a privilege motion against Sindh and Punjab police for providing wrong data regarding attacks on journalists in their respective provinces. A sub-committee was also constituted to look into the issues pertaining to attacks on media persons, compensation to families of killed journalists and creation of

Terrorist threats force Peshawar cinemas to close

February 14, 2014

PESHAWAR: Owners on Thursday closed all cinemas in the provincial capital indefinitely over threats of terrorist attacks. The development comes in the wake of the bombings of two local cinemas, including Picture House near Qissa Khwani and Shama Cinema on Pejagi Road this month, which left at least 18 people dead. “We have closed the cinema for indefinite period as

Second grenade attack on a Pakistani cinema this month

February 13, 2014

13 people were killed and at least 35 were injured on February 11, 2014 in a grenade attack on Shama Cinema, situated near the busy Bacha Khan Square in Peshawar, the capital city of Khyber-Pakhtunkhuwa province. The cinema was known for sometimes showing pornographic films in one of its auditoriums. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. The blast

Putting Press Freedom at the Heart of Anti-Poverty Efforts

February 12, 2014

Umar Cheema, a Pakistani journalist, wrote often about the military. Then one night masked men hauled him from his car and during six hours of torture, sexual humiliation, and threats, they made it clear that the reporting should stop. Cheema not only refused to stop writing, he went public with his ordeal. “I wanted to send a message that I

Pakistan among most dangerous countries for journalists: Report

February 12, 2014

QUETTA: Pakistan remains one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in its annual report released on Wednesday, with Balochistan a hotspot for violence. Seven reporters were killed in the line of duty in 2013, the report said, blaming the government’s “unwillingness to administer justice”. By comparison, ten journalists were

Three explosions hit Peshawar cinema; eleven killed

February 11, 2014

PESHAWAR: Three back-to-back explosions occurred inside Peshawar’s Shama Cinema on Tuesday, killing 11 people and leaving at least 19 others injured. According to Dawn News, multiple explosions occurred when a show was ongoing in the cinema. Subsequently, 11 people were killed whereas 19 others were injured, an official at Lady Reading Hospital, Syed Jameel Shah, said where the wounded persons

Becoming Bad News

February 10, 2014

Karachi: Asharq Al-Awsat—Fears are growing among Pakistan’s journalists following a recent spate of killings and death threats against media workers in the country that have been linked to the Pakistani Taliban. In response, some journalists have hired bodyguards to accompany them at work, while others have asked their families to leave the country. Perceptions of danger have grown during the

Pakistan and Mexico worst places for journalists: Columbia Dean

February 7, 2014

NEW YORK: Dean of Columbia University’s Journalism School, famous American author and journalist Steve Coll, while lauding the bravery of the Pakistani journalists working in the worst violence-hit part of the world, has said that Pakistan and Mexico are the worst places in the world for journalists. “Journalists in Pakistan are another emerging professional core of the country I believe

Karachi not dangerous city: US journalists

February 6, 2014

KARACHI: The port city of Pakistan is not a dangerous place at all but it is a city replete with life, spirit and activities as the hospitality of the Pakistani people has cast a lasting impression. These views were expressed by US journalists while talking to Pakistani media at a local hotel on Wednesday. The US media persons’ delegation is

Wrong data regarding attacks on journalists by police: National Assembly

Terrorist threats force Peshawar cinemas to close

Second grenade attack on a Pakistani cinema this month

Putting Press Freedom at the Heart of Anti-Poverty Efforts

Pakistan among most dangerous countries for journalists: Report

Three explosions hit Peshawar cinema; eleven killed

Becoming Bad News

Pakistan and Mexico worst places for journalists: Columbia Dean

Karachi not dangerous city: US journalists

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