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Government announces 8th Wage Board Award

Government announces 8th Wage Board Award

 Published 6 years ago:  The government would protect the rights of the journalists through the wage award, says Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan

Global press freedom crackdown widened in 2019: IPI

Global press freedom crackdown widened in 2019: IPI

 Published 6 years ago:  Despite a notable drop in the number of journalist killings, the global press freedom crisis deepens

Some journalists condemn arrest of Ahsan Iqbal

Some journalists condemn arrest of Ahsan Iqbal

 Published 6 years ago:  Journalists term the arrest political victimization

 Five sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi murder

Five sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi murder

 Published 6 years ago:  The Saudi journalist was killed in Istanbul in October last year

BBC program Sairbeen to fall silent after five decades

BBC program Sairbeen to fall silent after five decades

 Published 6 years ago:  The popular program will go off air from December 31

Meet Pakistan's top Tik Tok stars

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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'

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

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

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

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

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