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.

How an office boy at The News rose to become an investigative reporter

How an office boy at The News rose to become an investigative reporter

 Published 5 years ago:  Sher Ali Khalti from Rojhan, a remote town in the Rajanpur district of Southern Punjab has degrees in English literature and mass communication

APNS calls on prime minister to rescue regional press

APNS calls on prime minister to rescue regional press

 Published 5 years ago:  The body says if the regional press shuts down, the government will lose its much-needed connectivity with the people at the grassroots level

 Lahore Press Club urges Malik Riaz to pay dues of former AAP employees

Lahore Press Club urges Malik Riaz to pay dues of former AAP employees

 Published 5 years ago:  The club warns of protests if dues not cleared

Journalist announces self-immolation over unpaid dues

Journalist announces self-immolation over unpaid dues

 Published 5 years ago:  Ameen Khan Rajput served at Ummat for 12 years, where he quit as a sub-editor over delay in payment of salaries in October 2019

KhUJ condemns harassment of journalist Jamshed Baghwan

KhUJ condemns harassment of journalist Jamshed Baghwan

 Published 5 years ago:  The union terms the incident an attempt to suppress the media

Express News bureau chief Jamshed Baghwan harassed by unknown men

Express News bureau chief Jamshed Baghwan harassed by unknown men

 Published 5 years ago:  Jamshed Baghwan, Peshawar bureau chief for Express News Television, was harassed by three unidentified men outside the traffic police headquarters. He filed an FIR, and the incident has been condemned by politicians, journalists, and local unions.

Parhlo apologizes to Samaa TV producer

Parhlo apologizes to Samaa TV producer

 Published 5 years ago:  The website had published a visually misleading story

 PFUJ condemns bullet throwing at sit-in for MSR's release

PFUJ condemns bullet throwing at sit-in for MSR's release

 Published 5 years ago:  Men in a black vehicle arrived at the sit-in in Rawalpindi and dropped seven bullets in front of the protesters

Cyril Almeida calls Haroon Rasheed a 'clown'

Cyril Almeida calls Haroon Rasheed a 'clown'

 Published 5 years ago:  Columnist Rasheed had claimed that Sharif paid $500 million in exchange for being allowed to leave the country

Journalist Wasat Ullah Khan recovering from heart surgery

Journalist Wasat Ullah Khan recovering from heart surgery

 Published 5 years ago:  His condition is said to be stable; colleagues and friends wish him a speedy recovery

Journalist's son injured in attack in Panjgur

Journalist's son injured in attack in Panjgur

 Published 5 years ago:  Sartaj Waheed Baloch was attacked and critically injured near his home

PFUJ says fight for press freedom and journalists' rights to continue

PFUJ says fight for press freedom and journalists' rights to continue

 Published 5 years ago:  The union has called for a joint strategy to achieve press freedom in Pakistan

Twitter allows employees to work from home 'forever'

Twitter allows employees to work from home 'forever'

 Published 5 years ago:  The past few months have proven we can make that work, official says

A big salute to our press freedom heroes

A big salute to our press freedom heroes

 Published 5 years ago:  On 13 May 1978, journalists Nasir Zaidi, Masood Ullah Khan, Iqbal Jafari, and Khawar Naeem Hashmi were sentenced to imprisonment and flogging

Dawn concerned over increase in COVID-19 cases among media workers

Dawn concerned over increase in COVID-19 cases among media workers

 Published 5 years ago:  The paper says in their rush to get the news, journalists are seen continuously exposing themselves to the danger the virus presents

 Journalist killed in police crossfire in Afghanistan

Journalist killed in police crossfire in Afghanistan

 Published 5 years ago:  Ahmad Khan Nawid, 19, was shot during a clash between police and protestors over the unfair distribution of food aid in the Ghor province

Supreme Court orders restoration of Neo News transmission

Supreme Court orders restoration of Neo News transmission

 Published 5 years ago:  A two-member bench comprising Justice Mushir Alam and Justice Yahya Afridi heard the appeal filed by Neo News against an IHC decision

Court issues notice to playwright in lawsuit filed by journalist

Court issues notice to playwright in lawsuit filed by journalist

 Published 5 years ago:  Journalist Farrukh Shahbaz Warraich claims that Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar threatened him and used inappropriate language

PFUJ concerned over suspension of Neo TV's license

PFUJ concerned over suspension of Neo TV's license

 Published 5 years ago:  The union calls for the withdrawal of the suspension by PEMRA and demands safeguarding the interests of the employees

Indian journalist mistakes satire for serious news

Indian journalist mistakes satire for serious news

 Published 5 years ago:  A satire piece stating Prime Minister Imran Khan looking at the graph of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan upside down stumps the journalist

Attack on Dawn journalist's home in Umerkot

Attack on Dawn journalist's home in Umerkot

 Published 5 years ago:  Freedom Network expresses serious concern over the attack on Dawn correspondent A.B. Arisar's home in Umerkot, Sindh. The organization highlights the alarming rise in attacks on journalists in the region, noting Sindh as the second most unsafe place for media in Pakistan.

17 media persons test positive for COVID-19 in Quetta

17 media persons test positive for COVID-19 in Quetta

 Published 5 years ago:  Those affected have been quarantined at their homes

PEMRA suspends Neo TV license with immediate effect

PEMRA suspends Neo TV license with immediate effect

 Published 5 years ago:  The regulator says the channel was provided ample opportunities to revert to its original programming of entertainment but it did not do so

 Sindh government launches media support program

Sindh government launches media support program

 Published 5 years ago:  PMSP would provide job security to media workers and journalists as well as surety of timely payment of salaries

Five journalists arrested in five days in Bangladesh

Five journalists arrested in five days in Bangladesh

 Published 5 years ago:  IFJ expresses serious concern over the arrests and urges the authorities to release the journalists and drop all charges against them

 Radio reporter Rex Cornelio Pepino shot and killed in the Philippines

Radio reporter Rex Cornelio Pepino shot and killed in the Philippines

 Published 5 years ago:  The journalist sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was declared dead on arrival at a medical center

  PFUJ pledges to continue its fight for rights of journalists and press freedom

PFUJ pledges to continue its fight for rights of journalists and press freedom

 Published 5 years ago:  The union launches the second phase of ‘Sahafi Bachao’ movement and stages countrywide protests to press for the meeting of their six-point demands

Freedom Network condemns abuse of Dawn.com name

Freedom Network condemns abuse of Dawn.com name

 Published 5 years ago:  Dawn has complained to Facebook but the social media giant remains mum