Media in Pakistan

 Published 6 years ago:  Fahd Husain, the executive editor of The Express Tribune and executive director news at Express News Television is quitting the media group to join Dawn.

 Published 6 years ago:  Aaj News Television has laid off about a dozen employees from its Lahore and Islamabad offices, including assignment editors, reporters, and camerapersons. The terminations were reportedly abrupt, with no prior notice and no payment for three months' salaries as required by contract.

 Published 6 years ago:  Agence France-Presse launches the 2019 Kate Webb Prize to recognize exceptional Asian journalists doing difficult and dangerous work across the region.

 Published 6 years ago:  An Afghan journalist wounded by a roadside bomb dies as candidates standing in the presidential election campaign for the last time.

 Published 6 years ago:  24 News has terminated Sajid Mughal, their Malikwal correspondent, reportedly due to pressure from a political figure. Mughal had recently reported on an audio involving Muhammad Khan Bhatti, which led to his house being occupied and false FIRs filed against him. He claims his dismissal was without a show-cause notice or reason.

 Published 6 years ago:  A senior journalist questions Nawa-e-Waqt’s decision to pay July 2019 wages to its staff while not disbursing salaries for the first six months of the year.

 Published 6 years ago:  Television presenter Gharidah Farooqi calls for representation of women in the proposed association of news professionals.

 Published 6 years ago:  Television analyst Rauf Klasra discloses their program on Aap News was stopped because he along with Amir Mateen exposed the corrupt ministers.

 Published 6 years ago:  Senior electronic media professionals decided to form an association of news directors and editors to face the growing challenges to freedom of expression.

 Published 6 years ago:  The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Egyptian authorities to release journalists arrested covering anti-government protests.

 Published 6 years ago:  Aap News managers stop airing popular talk show Aap Kay Muqabil.

 Published 6 years ago:  Dawn journalist Khaleeq Kiani highlights the plight of Nawa-e-Waqt staff saying they remain unpaid for the last eight months.

 Published 6 years ago:  The International Federation of Journalists and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists reject Pakistani government's plan to set up media tribunals.

 Published 6 years ago:  The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, calls for a probe into the killing of 92 News journalist Mirza Waseem Baig.

 Published 6 years ago:  A VSH News Television journalist, Iqbal Baloch, received a death threat from an armed man in the Kala Pul area. The incident occurred in broad daylight when the gunman intercepted Baloch’s car. VSH News reports ongoing harassment and threats against its journalists.

 Published 6 years ago:  In this reflection, the author expresses skepticism about the state of journalism in Pakistan, arguing that integrity has eroded in favor of sensationalism and profit. The writer critiques contemporary media for prioritizing revenue over truth and ethical reporting.

 Published 6 years ago:  Pakistani government plans to launch specialist media courts spark a furious backlash from media and rights advocates.

 Published 6 years ago:  Naeem ul Haq, a special assistant to the prime minister says GNN Television’s Arif Hamid Bhatti is a drunkard and lies about him.

 Published 6 years ago:  The federal cabinet approves an initiative to establish specialized courts aimed at resolving media-related issues in Pakistan.

 Published 6 years ago:  Express Tribune says that property tycoon, Malik Riaz, has served defamation notice on Dawn for running stories against Bahria Town’s projects in Karachi.

 Published 6 years ago:  Indian Journalist Union goes to court against the Anuradha Bhasin writ petition challenging the communications lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir.

 Published 6 years ago:  Journalist Cyril Almeida makes a comeback to the editorial pages of Dawn, after almost eight months.

 Published 6 years ago:  Media persons, led by Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ), stage a protest in front of GNN Television offices for firing staffers.

 Published 6 years ago:  Pakistani journalist Zafar Abbas, missing since September 7, is found dead four days later in Punjab.

 Published 6 years ago:  For the first time, almost all leading and young Pakistani cartoonists attended a Satire Fest in Lahore recently.

 Published 6 years ago:  Siding with property tycoon Malik Riaz, The Express Tribune raps Dawn for investigative stories against the projects of Bahria Town in Sindh.

 Published 6 years ago:  Renowned veteran broadcaster Surriya Shahab, once the face of Pakistan Television passes away.

 Published 6 years ago:  Turkey relases five former staffers of the Cumhuriyet newspaper imprisoned since April.