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.
Journalist Ishtiaq Rao robbed outside his flat in Islamabad
Published 5 years ago: The incident occurred when the journalist arrived at the parking lot of his residence after returning from the bank
IFJ urges Pakistan not to charge journalists for criticizing officials and institutions
Published 5 years ago: Journalists Asad Toor, Bilal Farooqi, and Absar Alam have been charged with sedition for publishing allegedly 'objectionable' and 'derogatory' material online
24 News journalist Ihtesham Kiyani arrested, released
Published 5 years ago: Police took the journalist to Ramna Station but following court orders, released him
PEMRA directs TV channels not to air Indian content
Published 5 years ago: The regulator issues notice to Gold Cable Network over the distribution of illegal Indian channels and content on its network
PMLN social media trolls attack Gharidah Farooqi
Published 5 years ago: One of the journalist's tweets did not sit well with the vice president of PMLN, Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Ansar Abbasi alerts government to 'obscenity' on PTV
Published 5 years ago:
Freelance journalist arrested under Official Secrets Act in India
Published 5 years ago: He stands accused of passing 'sensitive information' to Chinese officials
Here's what some journalists think of Nawaz Sharif's speech
Published 5 years ago: Dawn columnist Zahid Hussain says the former prime minister has directly targeted the alleged backers of Imran Khan
Journalist Alveena Agha harassed for exposing business group's fraud
Published 5 years ago: Alveena Agha, an anchor at Metro One News TV, is facing harassment linked to her investigative story on a business group’s scam published two years ago. Agha revealed that the group that defrauded investors in the 90s before relocating to Dubai, is now targeting her.
Global unions launch campaign to save print journalism
Published 5 years ago: UNI Global Union and IFJ are calling on national governments to tax major internet companies and support print media
BBC News Urdu list of 50 iconic songs to help people with dementia
Published 5 years ago: Fifty songs will be part of the international playlist to stimulate memory for people living with dementia, under the BBC World Service Music Memories project.
KP official abuses and threatens DawnNews bureau chief
Published 5 years ago: Dilroz Khan, Chairman of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister's Complaint and Redressal Cell, allegedly threatened and abused senior journalist Ali Akbar of DawnNews in Peshawar. Akbar, who reported on faulty BRT buses and questioned Khan about their condition, revealed the abuse in a tweet.
Ahmad Noorani hints at dropping another bombshell
Published 5 years ago: Claims there has been massive tampering in Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan records during the Eid holidays
Journalist Asad Ali granted one-week bail
Published 5 years ago: Rawalpindi Police have registered the case for tweeting against the military
Suhail Warraich defends his new book's cover
Published 5 years ago: The author says the government thought it demeaned the office of the prime minister while the state institutions insist why they have been even mentioned
PFUJ condemns layoffs at Hum News
Published 5 years ago: The management fires seven video journalists as union leaders threaten to protest in front of the channel's offices
Senate standing committee takes notice of treason case against Absar Alam
Published 5 years ago: Alam points out the case was registered because he asked for the money trail of Lt. Gen. (Retd) Asim Bajwa's business interests
Suhail Warraich's new book withdrawn over objectionable cover
Published 5 years ago: The author says after consultation with colleagues and the insistence of the Jang Group he has agreed to change the cover
Defiant Absar Alam won't seek bail if arrested in treason case
Published 5 years ago: He says he is facing the same charges of treason, which the British government brought against Bhagat Singh
Police register case against journalist Asad Ali
Published 5 years ago: He says the case has been registered for his alleged anti-Pakistan and anti-military tweets
Meager remuneration by PTV upsets actor Rashid Mehmood
Published 5 years ago: He says the payment of Rs620 was an insult to his five decades of work and association with the state-run broadcaster
'Surveyors' who came looking for journalist Zafar Naqvi
Published 5 years ago: Zafar Naqvi, former senior content producer at ARY News, faced a third harassment attempt. Naqvi, previously abducted twice in April 2020 after commenting on high-profile stories, reported that men claiming to be surveyors visited his home.
IFJ urges Pakistan to respect freedom of press and expression
Published 5 years ago: The international body expresses concern over arbitrary arrests of journalists
Pakistani journalists living under constant threat: Dawn
Published 5 years ago: From the head of a media group to a blogger, no one feels safe, the paper comments editorially
Regulator PEMRA bans BOL TV's TickTock Show
Published 5 years ago: The regulator took action after receiving complaints against the show on the Pakistan Citizens Portal and social media accounts
PEMRA bans ARY Digital play Jalan over indecent content
Published 5 years ago: The regulator says that the play did not align with the cultural and societal values of the country
Express Tribune journalist Bilal Farooqi released after social media outcry
Published 5 years ago: The journalist was detained concerning an FIR registered against him two days ago
Journalists angered by sedition case against Absar Alam
Published 5 years ago: Senior media practitioners say they will not be silenced by such tactics

