Media in Pakistan

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Farhad Zaidi passes away in Karachi

Farhad Zaidi passes away in Karachi

 Published 3 years ago:  

PECA can be withdrawn: IHC chief justice

PECA can be withdrawn: IHC chief justice

 Published 3 years ago:  Chief Justice IHC Athar Minallah says that the PECA ordinance can be withdrawn if all petitioners sit together and discuss the matter amicably

Hamid Mir returns to Geo News

Hamid Mir returns to Geo News

 Published 3 years ago:  Prominent journalist Hamid Mir returns to Geo News with his show Capital Talk after nine months

NPC, SSDO honor women journalists for outstanding reporting on COVID-19

NPC, SSDO honor women journalists for outstanding reporting on COVID-19

 Published 3 years ago:  Women Journalists Excellence Award 2022 honors 30 journalists for their outstanding reporting on COVID-19

PFUJ condemns vilification campaign against Asma Shirazi

PFUJ condemns vilification campaign against Asma Shirazi

 Published 3 years ago:  PFUJ says hurling allegations against Asma Shirazi without proof seems to be a well-thought out campaign to intimidate journalists

Social media accounts of Pakistan embassy in Algeria hacked

Social media accounts of Pakistan embassy in Algeria hacked

 Published 3 years ago:  Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson says that messages posted from the accounts were not from the Pakistan embassy in Algeria

Three individuals posing as Royal TV reporters arrested

Three individuals posing as Royal TV reporters arrested

 Published 3 years ago:  The arrested suspects posed as Royal News TV reporters and made videos of innocent people and families to harass and blackmail them

Asad Hashim to join AFP Hong Kong office as an editor

Asad Hashim to join AFP Hong Kong office as an editor

 Published 3 years ago:  Al Jazeera correspondent Asad Hashim says he is joining AFP's Hong Kong office after more than 11 years with the organization

Obaid Abbasi quits journalism, takes up a government job

Obaid Abbasi quits journalism, takes up a government job

 Published 3 years ago:  Young journalist Obaid Abbasi quit the media industry after a 14-year career to join Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives

Asma Shirazi serves defamation notice on PTI's Ali Nawaz Awan

Asma Shirazi serves defamation notice on PTI's Ali Nawaz Awan

 Published 3 years ago:  Asma Shirazi serves defamation notice on PTI's Ali Nawaz Awan for his baseless and false comments which attempt to undermine her credibility

Former Dawn editor takes a swipe at ARY boss

Former Dawn editor takes a swipe at ARY boss

 Published 3 years ago:  Former Dawn Editor Abbas Nasir expresses anger with the PTI government for awarding Sitara-e-Imtiaz to ARY boss Salman Iqbal

Court grants bail to Mohsin Baig in illegal arms case

Court grants bail to Mohsin Baig in illegal arms case

 Published 3 years ago:  Judicial magistrate Waqar Hussain Gondal grants bail to journalist Mohsin Baig in exchange for a bond of Rs30000

RSF demands Pakistani government stop censoring Hamid Mir

RSF demands Pakistani government stop censoring Hamid Mir

 Published 3 years ago:  The management of Geo News suspended Hamid Mir on 28 May 2021 after he hosted the program Capital Talk for nearly 19 years

PFUJ to observe black day against PECA ordinance

PFUJ to observe black day against PECA ordinance

 Published 3 years ago:  PFUJ says PECA ordinance 2022 aims to gag media and stifle dissenting voices

Media bodies reject PECA

Media bodies reject PECA

 Published 3 years ago:  

IHC issues show-cause notice to FIA over Mohsin Baig case

IHC issues show-cause notice to FIA over Mohsin Baig case

 Published 3 years ago:  A bench headed by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah declares the raid on journalist Mohsin Baig's house abuse of power