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.
PTV News to start nine new shows as part of content revamp program
Published 5 years ago: The plan also includes the introduction of new anchorpersons, newscasters, sets, and screen graphics
Journalist and technician killed in targeted bombing in Afghanistan
Published 5 years ago: Both were on a bus which was attacked; at least seven people were injured, including six other Khurshid TV staff and the driver
Here's how M. Ziauddin sees Sheikh Rashid
Published 5 years ago:
Journalist Aziz Memon's killer pleads guilty
Published 5 years ago: Police are currently looking for five other suspects, including the alleged mastermind Mushtaq Sheto
ARY News presenter Maria Memon contracts coronavirus
Published 5 years ago: It is very important to discourage social stigma related to COVID, she says
PFUJ condemns closure of Jehan Pakistan office in Multan
Published 5 years ago: The union leaders urge the newspaper owner to reconsider the decision
PTV News set to launch new current affairs show 'Nukta-e-Imtiaz'
Published 5 years ago: The show will feature Mishal Bukhari and prominent journalist and analyst Imtiaz Gul
PPP complains against blogger Cynthia Ritchie over hateful tweet against Benazir
Published 5 years ago: PPP Islamabad President Shakeel Abbasi says Ritchie posted derogatory and slanderous remarks about Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari's marital life on Twitter
Peshawar Press Club boycotts minister's event
Published 5 years ago: Journalists are angry over the minister's inappropriate behavior and non-cooperation with media workers affected by COVID-19
Police arrest CNN reporter on air while covering Minneapolis protests
Published 5 years ago: Reporter Omar Jiminez had just shown a protester being arrested when about half a dozen white police officers surrounded him
Journalist Mandrani's murder: Four suspects at large
Published 5 years ago: A senior police official says two of the six accused have been arrested
Two employees of Radio Pakistan die of COVID-19
Published 5 years ago: Information minister Shibli Faraz condoles the deaths of Muhammad Ashfaq and Huma Zafar
Kamal Siddiqi concerned over unprofessional conduct of Pakistani media
Published 5 years ago: The former editor points out that the media went wrong while covering the crash of PK8303
92 News journalist Fakhruddin Syed dies of coronavirus in Peshawar
Published 5 years ago: His employers say his services will always be remembered and they will not leave his family alone
PFUJ condemns journalist's murder in Sindh
Published 5 years ago: Mandrani, a reporter with Sindhi newspaper Daily Koshish, was shot dead by two assailants in Jacobabad district on May 26
Governments of India and Pakistan among top requesters of Facebook user data
Published 5 years ago: Pakistan sent a total of 2,027 requests to Facebook to divulge user data
IFJ calls for thorough probe into attacks on journalists in Sindh
Published 5 years ago: Mandrani, a senior journalist with the Sindhi newspaper Daily Koshish, was shot dead by two assailants on May 26 in Jacobabad
Tragic loss in Jacobabad: Zulfiqar Ali Mandrani fatally shot
Published 5 years ago: Zulfiqar Ali Mandrani, a reporter for the Sindhi newspaper Daily Koshish, was fatally shot by unknown assailants in Jacobabad on May 26, 2020. His murder follows a concerning trend of violence against journalists in Sindh, prompting calls for justice and arrests by media organizations.
Ansar Abbasi spots 'vulgarity and obscenity' on TV, calls on PEMRA to act
Published 5 years ago: The News journalist says under no circumstances such vulgarity and obscenity should be allowed on any media
Indian newspaper The Telegraph lays off 35 employees
Published 5 years ago: The paper has asked staff to resign by May 31, citing the economic pressures of COVID-19
Senior photojournalist Gulshan Aziz passes away
Published 5 years ago: He was associated with Mashriq newspaper
Ansar Naqvi's death saddens journalists, others
Published 5 years ago: The senior journalist was among those killed in the Pakistan International Airlines plane crash in Karachi on May 22
Journalist withdraws decision to self-immolate
Published 5 years ago: Ameen Khan Rajput served at Ummat for 12 years and quit as a sub-editor over delay in payment of salaries in October 2019
Director Programming of 24 News Ansar Naqvi killed in PIA plane crash
Published 5 years ago: The senior journalist was on his way to Naqvi was on his way to Hyderabad to celebrate Eid with his family
Police in Srinagar summon digital magazine's founding editor
Published 5 years ago: IFJ expresses concern over police arbitrarily summoning journalists as a form of intimidation
This isn't breaking news, 'just simple tickers'
Published 5 years ago: Former Dawn editor Abbas Nasir says the supra-editors are in action with their 'guidance' to TV newsrooms
RIUJ distributes Eid gifts among women journalists
Published 5 years ago: The press information officer praises the union for honoring women colleagues, terming it an excellent way to acknowledge their professional contribution
APP journalist Ijaz Ahmed attacked, injured in Peshawar
Published 5 years ago: Senior journalist Ijaz Ahmed Khan of the Associated Press of Pakistan sustained a serious head injury in an attack by two unknown men near Peshawar-Charsadda Road. He was hospitalized and filed an FIR with Khazana Police Station.

