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Pakistan issues 250 visas to foreign media

Pakistan issues 250 visas to foreign media

 Published 4 years ago:  Ministry of Information says it facilitated foreign journalists in Afghanistan or intending to visit that country for coverage

PPP urges government to share PMDA draft with parliament

PPP urges government to share PMDA draft with parliament

 Published 4 years ago:  PPP Senator Sherry Rehman says that everyone is aware the government is putting curbs on the media to hide its incompetence

Senate Standing Committee on Information discusses PMDA

Senate Standing Committee on Information discusses PMDA

 Published 4 years ago:  Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib briefs the committee about the proposed PMDA

Indian police raid homes of Srinagar journalists

Indian police raid homes of Srinagar journalists

 Published 4 years ago:  Three of the journalists in Srinagar whose homes police raided have written for foreign media, while one is an editor of a monthly magazine

Taliban detain Afghan journalists covering anti-Pakistan protests

Taliban detain Afghan journalists covering anti-Pakistan protests

 Published 4 years ago:  Taliban had stopped journalists from covering anti-Pakistan protests in Kabul and took away their cameras

Award-winning journalist Rahimullah Yousafzai passes away

Award-winning journalist Rahimullah Yousafzai passes away

 Published 4 years ago:  Rahimullah Yousafzai interviewed Al Qaeda head Osama Bin Laden during his career and covered Afghanistan and the Taliban extensively

PTI's Kanwal Shauzab assures support to women journalists

PTI's Kanwal Shauzab assures support to women journalists

 Published 4 years ago:  PTI's Kanwal Shauzab addressed a function organized by the Women Journalists Association of Pakistan at the National Press Club in Islamabad

Powerful lobbies insist on having PMDA, says PMLN legislator

Powerful lobbies insist on having PMDA, says PMLN legislator

 Published 4 years ago:  Lawmaker Javed Latif says in the guise of fifth generation war and fake news, the proposed PMDA bill is being used to suppress press freedom

PMDA to take Pakistan back to pre-2002 days: Adnan Rehmat

PMDA to take Pakistan back to pre-2002 days: Adnan Rehmat

 Published 4 years ago:  Journalist Adnan Rehmat says Pakistan must abandon any anti-democratic approach to diversity and pluralism in media narratives

Sami Ibraheem to move petition against information minister

Sami Ibraheem to move petition against information minister

 Published 4 years ago:  Petitioner Sami Ibraheem wants a criminal case initiated against the federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry for concealing assets

DigiMAP asks Facebook to stop blocking accounts discussing Taliban

DigiMAP asks Facebook to stop blocking accounts discussing Taliban

 Published 4 years ago:  DigiMAP says Facebook needs to stop shutting down local voices watching the situation unfold from the ground in Afghanistan

PFUJ seeks increased security for journalists following TTP threat

PFUJ seeks increased security for journalists following TTP threat

 Published 4 years ago:  PFUJ expresses deep concern over the safety of journalists, particularly those in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

PMDA to deal with fake news threat: minister

PMDA to deal with fake news threat: minister

 Published 4 years ago:  Minister Fawad Chaudhry says the biggest threat to freedom of expression in Pakistan is yellow journalism

Journalist Sabookh Syed claims his Facebook account blocked

Journalist Sabookh Syed claims his Facebook account blocked

 Published 4 years ago:  Journalist Sabookh Syed asks his Twitter followers to urge Facebook to unblock his account and pages reporting news

Dawn reacts to Minister Fawad Chaudhry's accusation

Dawn reacts to Minister Fawad Chaudhry's accusation

 Published 4 years ago:  Dawn points out that a vibrant press is the sign of a state confident in its ability to govern and stand up to attacks against it

TTP warns Pakistani journalists

TTP warns Pakistani journalists

 Published 4 years ago:  TTP spokesperson says labeling the outfit as terrorist or extremist group was a sign of prejudice

PFUJ concerned over the merger of allowances in salaries by Dawn Group

PFUJ concerned over the merger of allowances in salaries by Dawn Group

 Published 4 years ago:  PFUJ says Dawn Group's decision has made the Wage Board Award ineffective for all practical purposes

No widespread climate misinformation in Pakistani media: study

No widespread climate misinformation in Pakistani media: study

 Published 4 years ago:  The study finds various stakeholders in Pakistan significantly influence news stories related to climate change and environmental issues

KUJ to launch movement against PMDA

KUJ to launch movement against PMDA

 Published 4 years ago:  KUJ says the amended draft of PMDA was being kept secret

Fahd Husain angered by inclusion of his name on official list

Fahd Husain angered by inclusion of his name on official list

 Published 4 years ago:  Dawn Resident Editor Fahd Husain says no one sought his permission to add his name to the list of experts

Minister accuses Dawn of being part of conspiracy against Pakistan

Minister accuses Dawn of being part of conspiracy against Pakistan

 Published 4 years ago:  Minister Fawad Chaudhry says unfortunately Dawn actively participates in an international conspiracy hatched to malign Pakistan's image

Remembering Zahid Malik on his 5th death anniversary

Remembering Zahid Malik on his 5th death anniversary

 Published 4 years ago:  Zahid Malik founded Pakistan Observer in 1988 and and was its editor-in-chief and publisher

Former BBC journalists in Afghanistan criticize corporation for ignoring them

Former BBC journalists in Afghanistan criticize corporation for ignoring them

 Published 4 years ago:  The journalists, who served the BBC in Afghanistan, are hiding from the Taliban after BBC and UK embassy rejected their plea for assistance

RIUJ Press Freedom Rally on September 12

RIUJ Press Freedom Rally on September 12

 Published 4 years ago:  RIUJ Press Freedom Rally will commence from National Press Club Islamabad and culminate in front of the Parliament House

Here's what some tweeple say about PTV's Cynthia Richie tweet

Here's what some tweeple say about PTV's Cynthia Richie tweet

 Published 4 years ago:  Some journalists left amused and others disappointed over PTV's announcement that Cynthia Ritchie had joined the state broadcaster

Female TV anchor flees Afghanistan after Taliban leader's interview

Female TV anchor flees Afghanistan after Taliban leader's interview

 Published 4 years ago:  Beheshta Arghand's interview of a Taliban leader was the first time in Afghanistan's history that a Taliban sat across from a female presenter on live TV.

What now for Afghanistan's media as US mission ends

What now for Afghanistan's media as US mission ends

 Published 4 years ago:  IFJ expresses extreme concern for thousands of media workers in Afghanistan displaced by the Taliban and for their safety