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Fight for media freedoms

Fight for media freedomsLeaders of the media industry have come together to resist a blatant government attempt at media control. All print and electronic media organisations, owner of media groups, and all factions of journalists’ unions met in Islamabad the other day where they unanimously rejected the government move to set

‘Media situation was not as bad in military regimes as it is today’

KARACHI: Renowned journalist and human rights activist I.A. Rehman said on Friday that the situation for Pakistani media was much worse compared to what it was during the days of military dictatorships. “Today, there is no space for journalists,” he said while speaking at the launch of Prof Dr Tauseef Ahmed Khan’s book Pakistan mein […]

Homage paid to journalist

Homage paid to journalistThe 16th death anniversary of Shaheed Ameer Bakhsh Brohi, a journalist of Shikarpur who was gunned down by unknown armed assailants, was marked on Thursday. The local journalists paid tribute to Brohi and asked the government of Sindh to provide financial assistants to bereaved family of Shaheed Brohi.

Kashmiri journalists protest India’s media gag

Kashmiri journalists protest India’s media gagNEW DELHI-Dozens of journalists in Indian Occupied Kashmir held a sit-in protest Thursday against an ongoing communication blackout in the region, describing the blockade of the internet and mobile phones as a government-imposed gag. The journalists, holding placards and wearing black bands, said the

Muslim journalists to strengthen bonds to counter fake news

Muslim journalists to strengthen bonds to counter fake newsOn the concluding day of the two-day Fifth International Forum of Muslim Journalist and Bloggers, a draft Declaration was adopted that outlines the future prospects of such a useful interaction. Besides the Declaration outlined ways and means

IPI calls for release of journalist

IPI calls for release of journalistKARACHI: The Inter­national Press Institute (IPI) has again urged Egypt to free Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein, who has now spent 1,000 days behind bars. The IPI is a global network of editors, media executives and journalists. In 2018, the IPI in collaboration

Radio Pakistan’s website remains hacked for an hour

ISLAMABAD: The website of state-run broadcaster was hacked for an hour on Sunday evening, sources in the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) told Dawn. “The Radio Pakistan website was hacked between 3pm and 4pm. Some hackers claimed responsibility. However, the site has been restored,” said a senior PBC official. According to the official, those accessing the […]

Taliban kidnap six journalists

Taliban kidnapped six Afghan journalists working for private and government media organisations in eastern Paktia province, government officials and Taliban said on Saturday. The reporters, working for radio and TV news companies that broadcast news in the Pashto and Dari languages, were abducted while travelling together from neighbouring Paktika province to Paktia to attend a […]