Media in Pakistan

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ARY anchor Iqrar ul Hassan injured in attack

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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