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Here's what Saleem Safi thinks about the PTI government

Here's what Saleem Safi thinks about the PTI government

 Published 5 years ago:  He wonders why every sensible person who joins the government becomes aggressive

Pakistan ranks 103 among 128 countries on the right to information: survey

Pakistan ranks 103 among 128 countries on the right to information: survey

 Published 5 years ago:  The study was released by the World Justice Project and carried out by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, the Pakistani affiliate of Gallup International

Journalists protest outside Dawn offices in Islamabad

Journalists protest outside Dawn offices in Islamabad

 Published 5 years ago:  RIUJ organized the demonstration over forced terminations and pay cuts by the newspaper management

BBC News Pashto Instagram channel revamped to serve female audiences

BBC News Pashto Instagram channel revamped to serve female audiences

 Published 5 years ago:  The all-women team behind the project is led by BBC World Service Women’s Affairs Reporter, Feranak Amidi

Turkish police raid Mezopotamya News Agency, detain journalist

Turkish police raid Mezopotamya News Agency, detain journalist

 Published 5 years ago:  Police officers in the eastern city of Van arrested Karataş at his home

 PTV, not any government's personal property, says Freedom Network official

PTV, not any government's personal property, says Freedom Network official

 Published 5 years ago:  He says PTV should be the voice of all Pakistanis instead of being only the government's mouthpiece

 Rauf Klasra suggests TV channels pay their guests

Rauf Klasra suggests TV channels pay their guests

 Published 5 years ago:  The journalist points out that television channels earn hefty amounts from these talk shows

Journalist bound and beaten for gambling reports in India

Journalist bound and beaten for gambling reports in India

 Published 5 years ago:  IFJ and the National Union of Journalists India condemn the assault and call for justice

Veteran journalist Pir Safaid Shah passes away

Veteran journalist Pir Safaid Shah passes away

 Published 5 years ago:  He was the founder of the Pushto daily Wahadat, which began as a weekly in 1976 and became a daily in 1983

Ampatuan massacre: 11 years on impunity remains rife

Ampatuan massacre: 11 years on impunity remains rife

 Published 5 years ago:  On November 23, 2009, 58 people, including 32 journalists, were shot and murdered in Maguindanao, in the Philippines

Activists say new social media rules draconian breach of privacy

Activists say new social media rules draconian breach of privacy

 Published 5 years ago:  The government first introduced tighter rules in February but had to retract them after a backlash by the Asian Internet Coalition

Naeem Bokhari named independent director, chairperson PTV board

Naeem Bokhari named independent director, chairperson PTV board

 Published 5 years ago:  He will be in office for three years, says the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

New social media rules a dark chapter in digital rights story: Dawn

New social media rules a dark chapter in digital rights story: Dawn

 Published 5 years ago:  The paper says the dreaded outcome of the state’s relentless campaign to control social media has become a reality

Pakistan's independent online journalism group rejects new content rules as draconian

Pakistan's independent online journalism group rejects new content rules as draconian

 Published 5 years ago:  The group says the newly notified regulations aiming to curb online content can only help diminish the fundamental rights of freedom of expression

Ziauddin hits back at critics

Ziauddin hits back at critics

 Published 5 years ago:  The veteran editor says those trying to degrade journalists who signed the HRCP-PFUJ petition are salaried employees of PTI

Indian SC to hold bail hearing on case of imprisoned journalist Siddique Kappan

Indian SC to hold bail hearing on case of imprisoned journalist Siddique Kappan

 Published 5 years ago:  He was arrested on October 5 on his way to report on an alleged gang rape and murder case in Uttar Pradesh

Association of Pakistani independent online journalism platforms formed

Association of Pakistani independent online journalism platforms formed

 Published 5 years ago:  It will be the representative body to safeguard the rights and interests of independent online journalism forums

Journalists becoming part of HRCP petition generates heated debate

Journalists becoming part of HRCP petition generates heated debate

 Published 5 years ago:  The petition challenges the PEMRA ban on speeches, interviews, and public addresses by proclaimed offenders

KUJ slams forced resignations, joins Dawn workers' protest

KUJ slams forced resignations, joins Dawn workers' protest

 Published 5 years ago:  PFUJ secretary-general Nasir Zaidi warns of countrywide protests if the paper's management did not mend its ways

Journalist shot dead by soldiers in Philippines

Journalist shot dead by soldiers in Philippines

 Published 5 years ago:  Villamor, a freelancer is the fourth journalist murdered in Masbate province

PFUJ criticizes Dawn over forced resignations

PFUJ criticizes Dawn over forced resignations

 Published 5 years ago:  The leaders Shahzada Zulfiqar and Nasir Zaidi urged the media group to desist from forcing staff to quit

PFUJ condoles death of Geo News journalist Arshad Waheed

PFUJ condoles death of Geo News journalist Arshad Waheed

 Published 5 years ago:  The office-bearers term the tragic death of the prominent and brave journalist a great loss to the journalist community

Radio Free Europe correspondent killed by car bomb

Radio Free Europe correspondent killed by car bomb

 Published 5 years ago:  Afghanistan is one of the world's deadliest countries for reporters, with six journalists killed in 2019

PFUJ to government: enough is enough

PFUJ to government: enough is enough

 Published 5 years ago:  The union leaders say no more retrenchments, censorship, and media gagging in Pakistan will be tolerated

PFUJ condemns layoffs at Dawn

PFUJ condemns layoffs at Dawn

 Published 5 years ago:  The union says management reportedly plans further retrenchments in Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, and Islamabad

Supreme Court grants bail to Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman

Supreme Court grants bail to Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman

 Published 5 years ago:  His Jang Group has frequently been critical of Prime Minister Imran Khan's government and the military

IFJ calls for withdrawal of case against Bayazid Kharoti

IFJ calls for withdrawal of case against Bayazid Kharoti

 Published 5 years ago:  The journalist is accused of forcibly entering the headquarters of the paramilitary and using inappropriate language after police asked him to leave the compound

Journalist Bayazid Khan says chief minister's men abducted him

Journalist Bayazid Khan says chief minister's men abducted him

 Published 5 years ago:  Journalist Bayazid Khan Kharoti has accused Balochistan's Chief Minister of orchestrating his abduction in Quetta. In a social media video, Kharoti claimed he was held in illegal confinement for eight hours before being released to the police.