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.
Mexican reporter Julio Valdivia found beheaded in Veracruz state
Published 5 years ago: The journalist's body was found near train tracks in the town of Motzorongo
IFJ concerned over possible joblessness of 24 News workers
Published 5 years ago: PEMRA suspended the channel's license for broadcasting hate material during its special Muharram 10 transmission
Matiullah Jan appeals for withdrawal of contempt charges against him
Published 5 years ago: The journalist challenges the Contempt of Court Ordinance of 2003, saying it violated Article 19, a constitutionally protected fundamental right of free speech
Dawn headline upsets Minister Asad Umar
Published 5 years ago: Even after being pointed out that what you had said was false, you go and make it a headline on the front page, says minister
UN concerned over attacks on journalists, activists in Pakistan
Published 5 years ago: UN rights office raised its concerns directly with the Pakistani government
Women journalists unite against digital abuse
Published 5 years ago: IFJ says no journalist should have to fear a backlash for truthful reporting solely because they are female
Journalist Asad Ali Toor says he will challenge court verdict
Published 5 years ago: A court has fined him and another journalist Mubashir Zaidi Rs1m each for alleging that Rauf Klasra was given a plot of land by former PM Yousaf Raza Gillani
Rauf Klasra and Ahmad Noorani trade barbs on Twitter
Published 5 years ago: Both level allegations of corruption and misreporting against each other
PFUJ demands judicial probe into Shaheena Shaheen's murder
Published 5 years ago: The union leaders Shahzada Zulfiqar and Nasir Zaidi call for the urgent arrest of the journalist's killers
Asim Bajwa must willingly cooperate with FBR, NAB: Dawn
Published 5 years ago: The paper, commenting editorially, says the controversy cannot be wished away so easily
Columnist Mazhar Barlas calls for canceling Ahmed Noorani's citizenship
Published 5 years ago: Terms Noorani a liar and part of a foreign network working against Pakistan's interests
Ziauddin suggests a committee to keep an eye on Karachi package
Published 5 years ago: Wants Mazhar Abbas to head a right to information committee to be constituted by PFUJ
Kamran Khan wants to see Imran Khan as president
Published 5 years ago: He says that in the parliamentary system, Imran Khan lacks a two-thirds majority, making the prime minister helpless
IFJ condemns murder of Shaheena Shaheen
Published 5 years ago: IFJ says it is deeply disturbed by the ongoing violence against women in Pakistan
PFUJ pays tributes to Nisar Osmani on his 26th death anniversary
Published 5 years ago: Union leaders say Nisar Osmani was a man of principle with an unbending passion for press freedom
Murtaza Dar moves to Capital TV
Published 5 years ago:
Journalist Shaheena Shaheen shot dead in Turbat
Published 5 years ago: Female journalist Shaheena Shaheen Baloch was murdered by unidentified men in Turbat on September 5, 2020. The Balochistan Chief Minister and journalist organizations condemned the attack, calling for justice.
Journalists Amir Mateen and Rauf Klasra join Public News
Published 5 years ago: The prominent duo will appear in a show Monday through Thursday at 10:00 pm
Prime minister refuses to accept Asim Bajwa's resignation
Published 5 years ago: The premier tells him to continue working as his special assistant on information and broadcasting
PEMRA bans telecast of two plays
Published 5 years ago: The regulator says the content of the dramas is against social and religious values
Asim Saleem Bajwa to step down as special assistant to prime minister
Published 5 years ago: He would continue to serve as the chairman of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority
Parliamentary body set up to address journalists' issues
Published 5 years ago: The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting
Ahmad Noorani says he stands by his story
Published 5 years ago: The journalist says he was ready to prove the documents regarding the assets and business interests of Lt. Gen. Asim Bajawa in court
PFUJ concerned over closure of Daily Ummat Rawalpindi office
Published 5 years ago: The union leaders term the decision uncalled for and unjustified
Amber Rahim Shamsi leaving Samaa
Published 5 years ago: There are reports of Samaa management being pressured to close down her show
Ziauddin calls Sheikh Rashid an illiterate
Published 5 years ago: Says Sheikh Rashid's book would not be anything other than self-propaganda based on fake stories
Ahmad Noorani fears for his life
Published 5 years ago: The journalist says he has been receiving death threats after a channel termed him a traitor and an Indian agent
PBC, HRCP, PFUJ condemn death threats to journalist Ahmad Noorani
Published 5 years ago: The three bodies say freedom of expression is under more threat under this government than it was during the martial law regimes

