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.
Pakistani blogger in exile attacked, threatened in Rotterdam
Published 5 years ago: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on Dutch authorities to investigate the attack on exiled Pakistani blogger Ahmad Waqass Goraya and urges protection for him. RSF suspects ISI involvement and demands action from the Dutch government to ensure accountability.
IFJ Annual Killed list: Mexico remains deadliest country in the world
Published 5 years ago: Threats, harassment, imprisonment, and murder no longer take place only in countries at war.
Anti-Nawaz anchors now going against PM Imran, claims Geo journalist
Published 5 years ago: The journalist does not name the anchors; says one of them was only visible on social media now.
Journalist charged for coronavirus Facebook posts
Published 5 years ago: Noor Hayati was unrepresented in court and pleaded not guilty
Nigerian journalist Alex Ogbu dies at protest
Published 5 years ago: Witnesses say that police opened fire at protesters and a bullet hit the journalist in the head
Journalist attempts to blackmail deputy commissioner
Published 5 years ago: The journalist wanted the official to “coerce a housing society to allot him a plot of land of an old lady who went abroad
Media in Pakistan failing to pay salaries with deadly ramifications
Published 5 years ago: Some media companies have delayed payments to staff by as much as ten months, despite journalists continuing to work
Burundi court sentences Iwacu journalists to 2.5 years in prison
Published 5 years ago: The four journalists are convicted for attempting to undermine state security
Dawn journalist posts list of media houses not paying wages to staff
Published 5 years ago: The Nawa-e-Waqt Group tops the list of 16 defaulting media houses
Broadcaster suspended for one month in Jordan, offices raided in Iraq
Published 5 years ago: Dijlah TV told to stop broadcasting for one month for allegedly violating its licensing agreement and illegally broadcasting within Jordan
BBC to cut 450 newsroom jobs
Published 5 years ago: The broadcaster says the cuts are part of plans to adapt "to changing audience needs" and meet its savings target
Shahzeb Khanzada says he stands by his comments on Jehangir Tareen
Published 5 years ago: The PTI leader serves legal notice on the anchor, saying the program host gave the impression that Tareen was part of a "sugar mafia"
Kashmiri journalists, news outlets still offline after India partially restores internet
Published 5 years ago: Kashmir Press Club says media organizations in the region still lack broadband internet access 177 days after the shutdown
Veteran journalist Khalique Zuberi passes away
Published 5 years ago: A large number of his friends, colleagues, and relatives attend his funeral at the National Press Club, Islamabad
Dawn blames government and Capital TV for death of cameraman
Published 5 years ago: The paper says perhaps if the channel and government had acted earlier, Fayyaz Ali would be alive today
Dawn criticizes PTV
Published 5 years ago: The paper says PTV's decision to increase the license fee for domestic consumers shows the broadcaster has no strategy
Quatrina Hosain joins PTV
Published 5 years ago: She is an experienced journalist and was a bureau chief of AFP at one time
Tamil journalists receive death threats
Published 5 years ago: Leaflets threatening to kill seven journalists left at the Batticaloa Press Club and a nearby bus stop
Journalist detained for 'anti-state' Facebook posts
Published 5 years ago: Azhar-ul Haq Wahid made several comments about the establishment on his Facebook account
Saudi crown prince's alleged hacking of Bezos raises press freedom concerns
Published 5 years ago: The U.N. experts called the alleged hacking "an effort to influence, if not silence, The Washington Post's reporting on Saudi Arabia."
Dawn blasts PEMRA for foolish action
Published 5 years ago: The paper tells the regulator to refrain from endangering the constitutionally protected right of freedom of speech in future
Here's how some journalists see the change at ISPR
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Dawn slams Faisal Vawda for boot theatrics
Published 5 years ago: The paper tells the minister to zip up his embarrassing rhetoric
Police raid Cairo offices of Turkish Anadolu News Agency, arrest at least four
Published 5 years ago: Arrests made following allegations of spreading false news and operating without a license
Zaffar Abbas terms PEMRA ban on ARY show an attack on press freedom
Published 5 years ago: The regulator bans the program for two months starting from January 16
Minister's antics in talk show draw criticism
Published 5 years ago: Journalists condemn Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda for bringing and showing a military boot in the program on ARY News
Salim Bokhari and his team join City News Network
Published 5 years ago: The party quit The Nation over wage delays
The Nation promotes Salman Masood as editor
Published 5 years ago: The decision comes following the resignation of Editor Salim Bokhari and his entire newsroom staff

