Media in Pakistan

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 Rauf Klasra suggests TV channels pay their guests

Rauf Klasra suggests TV channels pay their guests

 Published 5 years ago:  The journalist points out that television channels earn hefty amounts from these talk shows

Journalist bound and beaten for gambling reports in India

Journalist bound and beaten for gambling reports in India

 Published 5 years ago:  IFJ and the National Union of Journalists India condemn the assault and call for justice

Veteran journalist Pir Safaid Shah passes away

Veteran journalist Pir Safaid Shah passes away

 Published 5 years ago:  He was the founder of the Pushto daily Wahadat, which began as a weekly in 1976 and became a daily in 1983

Ampatuan massacre: 11 years on impunity remains rife

Ampatuan massacre: 11 years on impunity remains rife

 Published 5 years ago:  On November 23, 2009, 58 people, including 32 journalists, were shot and murdered in Maguindanao, in the Philippines

Activists say new social media rules draconian breach of privacy

Activists say new social media rules draconian breach of privacy

 Published 5 years ago:  The government first introduced tighter rules in February but had to retract them after a backlash by the Asian Internet Coalition

Naeem Bokhari named independent director, chairperson PTV board

Naeem Bokhari named independent director, chairperson PTV board

 Published 5 years ago:  He will be in office for three years, says the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

New social media rules a dark chapter in digital rights story: Dawn

New social media rules a dark chapter in digital rights story: Dawn

 Published 5 years ago:  The paper says the dreaded outcome of the state’s relentless campaign to control social media has become a reality

Pakistan's independent online journalism group rejects new content rules as draconian

Pakistan's independent online journalism group rejects new content rules as draconian

 Published 5 years ago:  The group says the newly notified regulations aiming to curb online content can only help diminish the fundamental rights of freedom of expression

Ziauddin hits back at critics

Ziauddin hits back at critics

 Published 5 years ago:  The veteran editor says those trying to degrade journalists who signed the HRCP-PFUJ petition are salaried employees of PTI

Indian SC to hold bail hearing on case of imprisoned journalist Siddique Kappan

Indian SC to hold bail hearing on case of imprisoned journalist Siddique Kappan

 Published 5 years ago:  He was arrested on October 5 on his way to report on an alleged gang rape and murder case in Uttar Pradesh

Association of Pakistani independent online journalism platforms formed

Association of Pakistani independent online journalism platforms formed

 Published 5 years ago:  It will be the representative body to safeguard the rights and interests of independent online journalism forums

Journalists becoming part of HRCP petition generates heated debate

Journalists becoming part of HRCP petition generates heated debate

 Published 5 years ago:  The petition challenges the PEMRA ban on speeches, interviews, and public addresses by proclaimed offenders

KUJ slams forced resignations, joins Dawn workers' protest

KUJ slams forced resignations, joins Dawn workers' protest

 Published 5 years ago:  PFUJ secretary-general Nasir Zaidi warns of countrywide protests if the paper's management did not mend its ways

Journalist shot dead by soldiers in Philippines

Journalist shot dead by soldiers in Philippines

 Published 5 years ago:  Villamor, a freelancer is the fourth journalist murdered in Masbate province

PFUJ criticizes Dawn over forced resignations

PFUJ criticizes Dawn over forced resignations

 Published 5 years ago:  The leaders Shahzada Zulfiqar and Nasir Zaidi urged the media group to desist from forcing staff to quit

PFUJ condoles death of Geo News journalist Arshad Waheed

PFUJ condoles death of Geo News journalist Arshad Waheed

 Published 5 years ago:  The office-bearers term the tragic death of the prominent and brave journalist a great loss to the journalist community

Radio Free Europe correspondent killed by car bomb

Radio Free Europe correspondent killed by car bomb

 Published 5 years ago:  Afghanistan is one of the world's deadliest countries for reporters, with six journalists killed in 2019

PFUJ to government: enough is enough

PFUJ to government: enough is enough

 Published 5 years ago:  The union leaders say no more retrenchments, censorship, and media gagging in Pakistan will be tolerated

PFUJ condemns layoffs at Dawn

PFUJ condemns layoffs at Dawn

 Published 5 years ago:  The union says management reportedly plans further retrenchments in Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, and Islamabad

Supreme Court grants bail to Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman

Supreme Court grants bail to Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman

 Published 5 years ago:  His Jang Group has frequently been critical of Prime Minister Imran Khan's government and the military

IFJ calls for withdrawal of case against Bayazid Kharoti

IFJ calls for withdrawal of case against Bayazid Kharoti

 Published 5 years ago:  The journalist is accused of forcibly entering the headquarters of the paramilitary and using inappropriate language after police asked him to leave the compound

Journalist Bayazid Khan says chief minister's men abducted him

Journalist Bayazid Khan says chief minister's men abducted him

 Published 5 years ago:  Journalist Bayazid Khan Kharoti has accused Balochistan's Chief Minister of orchestrating his abduction in Quetta. In a social media video, Kharoti claimed he was held in illegal confinement for eight hours before being released to the police.

Journalist Bayazid Khan abducted in Quetta?

Journalist Bayazid Khan abducted in Quetta?

 Published 5 years ago:  Some reports say he was picked up by Levies for his negative propaganda against them

Fourteen murders in South Asia in 2020, impunity rife

Fourteen murders in South Asia in 2020, impunity rife

 Published 5 years ago:  Corruption, weak institutional mechanisms and lack of political will are key factors for denial and delay of justice

PFUJ and FN call for legislation to end impunity for crimes against journalists

PFUJ and FN call for legislation to end impunity for crimes against journalists

 Published 5 years ago:  Pakistan remains among the top 10 countries where predators of attacks on journalists and media go unpunished

Veteran journalist Saud Sahir passes away

Veteran journalist Saud Sahir passes away

 Published 5 years ago:  During his career, he worked for Jasarat and Ummat newspapers, and also had stints with weeklies Takbeer and Zindigi

Legendary former Dawn editor Saleem Asmi passes away

Legendary former Dawn editor Saleem Asmi passes away

 Published 5 years ago:  He was an active trade unionist and one of the founders of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), and headed the Karachi Press Club

PFUJ announces second round of protests on November 11

PFUJ announces second round of protests on November 11

 Published 5 years ago:  The union had launched the countrywide protest movement on October 22