Media in Pakistan
Welcome to Media in Pakistan, your dedicated source for the latest stories about the Pakistani media landscape. Discover news about journalist movements, press freedom, attacks on media professionals, and developments within news organizations. Stay updated on the dynamic world of Pakistani journalism and get timely insights into the industry.
ARY anchor Iqrar ul Hassan injured in attack
Published 5 years ago: ARY News anchor Iqrar ul Hassan was attacked and injured by unidentified assailants in the Defence neighborhood. The attackers fired at his vehicle before physically assaulting him in front of K Block Police Station. Hassan sustained injuries to his face and body.
India gives go-ahead for contempt proceedings against cartoonist
Published 5 years ago: A law student has filed a petition with the Supreme Court against Rachita Taneja’s comics
Cartoonist Sabir Nazar's watercolor portrait offer
Published 5 years ago: Those who post their selfies of the PDM rally on his timeline will be eligible to enter a draw
Mubarak Zeb elected president of Dawn Union Islamabad
Published 5 years ago: Progressive Panel sweeps the first ever polls in the newspaper's Islamabad office
Matiullah Jan's tweet draws criticism
Published 5 years ago: He says the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf government is an outcome of 'political engineering'
Female television anchor and driver shot dead in Afghanistan
Published 5 years ago: The assailants opened fire on Malala Maiwand's car as she headed for work in Jalalabad
Dawn sacks Lahore resident editor Asha'ar Rehman
Published 5 years ago: His sacking is the first from the editorial department in Lahore
Reham Khan apologizes to Aneel Mussarrat
Published 5 years ago: Both sides confirm that the matter was settled out of court
AIC writes to Imran Khan, calls for critical changes to new internet rules
Published 5 years ago: The coalition expresses alarm over the scope of Pakistan's new rules
IFJ and PFUJ denounce the murder of journalist Qais Javed
Published 5 years ago: Journalist Qais Javed of Ehadnama Media News was shot dead on December 7, 2020, in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The IFJ and PFUJ condemned the murder and urged an impartial investigation. Javed, 37, was targeted by unidentified shooters.
Voicepk.net calls for action against cops who assaulted its reporters
Published 5 years ago: The police officials snatched their cell phones and forcibly deleted data on their devices
PFUJ condemns roughing up of voicepk.net journalists by police
Published 5 years ago: The union leaders call for stern action against the police officials
Shakirullah, once a reporter, now a laborer
Published 5 years ago: He says journalists can’t find work; the situation the media is facing today is unprecedented
PTV sacks eight highly paid employees
Published 5 years ago: The state broadcaster says they have been fired because of financial constraints
Dawn raps PTI for issuing list of good and bad journalists
Published 5 years ago: The paper accuses PTI of creating a vicious environment where journalists cannot do their job
Journalists angered by PTI list of good and bad
Published 5 years ago: Hamid Mir, Asma Shirazi, Naseem Zehra, Najam Sethi, and Talat Hussain on the negative list
Dawn runs a story on workers' protest against it
Published 5 years ago: The journalists warn the management against further layoffs and cuts in salaries and benefits
PFUJ rejects draconian social media regulations
Published 5 years ago: The union says the new regulations would further curtail freedom of press and speech
Oops! President Arif Alvi errs on Twitter
Published 5 years ago: President Arif Alvi deleted a condolence tweet for former Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali after learning he was still alive but on a ventilator, apologizing for the misinformation.
Naeem Bokhari promises to improve PTV programming
Published 5 years ago: The new chairperson says presently the viewers are being fed only politics from 7-11 pm
Anchor Imran Khan denies killing scores of partridges in Chakwal
Published 5 years ago: He says he killed only 14 partridges and not the jeep-full as shown in a viral photo
FN condemns attack on Hum News reporter in Bajaur
Published 5 years ago: The assailants attacked him with knives while he reported on the region’s sugar shortage
Here's what Saleem Safi thinks about the PTI government
Published 5 years ago: He wonders why every sensible person who joins the government becomes aggressive
Pakistan ranks 103 among 128 countries on the right to information: survey
Published 5 years ago: The study was released by the World Justice Project and carried out by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, the Pakistani affiliate of Gallup International
Journalists protest outside Dawn offices in Islamabad
Published 5 years ago: RIUJ organized the demonstration over forced terminations and pay cuts by the newspaper management
BBC News Pashto Instagram channel revamped to serve female audiences
Published 5 years ago: The all-women team behind the project is led by BBC World Service Women’s Affairs Reporter, Feranak Amidi
Turkish police raid Mezopotamya News Agency, detain journalist
Published 5 years ago: Police officers in the eastern city of Van arrested Karataş at his home
PTV, not any government's personal property, says Freedom Network official
Published 5 years ago: He says PTV should be the voice of all Pakistanis instead of being only the government's mouthpiece

