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.
Meet Pakistan's top Tik Tok stars
Published 6 years ago: Naila Jutt, Malik Usman, and transgender Mehak Malik all have followers in millions
UNESCO boss condemns murder of journalist Urooj Iqbal
Published 6 years ago: Urooj had received threats from her husband, who was urging her to give up her profession as a journalist.
Maguindanao massacre planners finally convicted
Published 6 years ago: The attackers killed 58 people, including 32 journalists and media workers, the single deadliest event for the press in history
Facebook, YouTube primary sources of news for 40 percent Pakistanis: survey
Published 6 years ago: The survey asked a representative sample across four provinces, "Which websites do you visit on the internet for news?"
Swat Press Club office-bearers elected unopposed
Published 6 years ago: Shahzad Alam of ARY News is elected president for the fifth consecutive year
No Dawn distribution in DHA Lahore
Published 6 years ago: A hawker says that 'agencies' are preventing the newspaper's delivery
Journalists attacked by police, disrupted by protesters in India
Published 6 years ago: Police allegedly assault at least two journalists covering the protests in Srinagar and in Delhi
Killing of most journalists outcome of personal hostilities, NA told
Published 6 years ago: Minister says killers getting bails or acquittals due to lack of witnesses and weak prosecutions.
Fee collected with electricity bill 68 percent of PTV earning
Published 6 years ago: The organization earned Rs11.5 billion revenue last year which includes Rs7.9 billion in fees collected with electricity bills
One in five Pakistanis reads a newspaper: survey
Published 6 years ago: Newspaper readership in Pakistan has decreased by 5 percent in the last decade
Journalist claims intelligence inspector visited his home
Published 6 years ago: Journalist Ahmad Noorani reported harassment after a person claiming to be an inspector from an intelligence agency visited his home in his absence. The individual stated he was there to escort Noorani to meet a high-ranking officer, prompting Noorani to call it harassment.
Likely curbs on coverage of convicts, a ploy to gag media: Dawn
Published 6 years ago: The paper cautions the PTI government that it cannot browbeat a media.
Police attack journalist during South Asian Games protests
Published 6 years ago: Sports journalist Suman Chapagain is severely beaten while taking photographs of football fans clashing with police.
Former managing director of APP Masood Malik passes away
Published 6 years ago: During his career, he covered the execution of former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1979, and several general elections.
At least 250 journalists jailed worldwide for a fourth straight year
Published 6 years ago: China and Turkey top the list of the world’s leading jailers
BBC says some Pakistani journalists using its marks illegally
Published 6 years ago: The broadcaster initiates legal action to put a stop to these practices
Media bodies, HRCP discuss gagging of press, pressure tactics
Published 6 years ago: The meeting expresses grave concern about the growing incidents of unlawful and unconstitutional acts against the media houses
Dawn editor responds to Gen. Ghafoor's tweet
Published 6 years ago: Zaffar Abbas says confusion was caused by APP and Radio Pakistan
DG ISPR terms Dawn story on joint border patrol as 'factually incorrect'
Published 6 years ago: 'There is no joint patrolling anywhere on Pakistani borders'
Dawn comments editorially on besieging of its office
Published 6 years ago: The paper calls on Prime Minister Imran Khan to declare his full-throated support for press freedom
Mazhar Barlas and Ali Raza Alvi join GTV
Published 6 years ago: The two anchors have been allotted the primetime 7:00 pm slot
Dawn office besieged again
Published 6 years ago: For the second time in less than a week, a crowd gathered outside the Dawn office in Islamabad, blocking its entrance and displaying threatening behavior. Editor Zaffar Abbas reported the demonstration was larger and more aggressive than the previous one. The protest follows Dawn's reporting on a London attacker of Pakistani origin.
Journalist injured in deadly military convoy blast in Afghanistan
Published 6 years ago: The television reporter sustains severe injuries to his head and leg in the attack claimed by Taliban
IPI executive board condemns death threats to Dawn editor and CEO
Published 6 years ago: It is the responsibility of Pakistan's government to guarantee the safety of its journalists, says IPI
Journalists rally to condemn attack on Dawn
Published 6 years ago: Journalists and activists denounce the besieging of Dawn office in Islamabad
And that is a good story
Published 6 years ago: Explore the journey of investigative journalism as journalist Waseem Abbasi transforms an overlooked incident involving a wandering cow into a groundbreaking exposé of corruption and abuse of power by a Pakistani federal minister. This compelling narrative earned Abbasi acclaim and sparked national debate and policy changes.
CPJ calls for probe into death threats against Dawn staffers
Published 6 years ago: Dozens of protesters besieged the newspaper’s Islamabad office, blocking staff from entering or exiting the building.
Veteran journalist Zafar Iqbal Mirza passes away
Published 6 years ago: A large number of his friends, journalists, and relatives attend his funeral in Lahore.

