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PFUJ hails quashing of reference against Justice Isa

PFUJ hails quashing of reference against Justice Isa

 Published 5 years ago:  The union termed the reference mala fide and an attempt to tarnish the image of a judge of the apex court

What journalists think about the quashed reference against Justice Isa

What journalists think about the quashed reference against Justice Isa

 Published 5 years ago:  Journalists take to Twitter to criticize the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government

 Police in India charge Scroll.in Executive Editor Supriya Sharma

Police in India charge Scroll.in Executive Editor Supriya Sharma

 Published 5 years ago:  Police charge Sharma under Section 501 and 269 of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly printing a defamatory story

Missing journalist Anis-ur-Rehman recovered

Missing journalist Anis-ur-Rehman recovered

 Published 5 years ago:  The editor of the weekly magazine Nada-e-Millat had gone missing on June 10, the day he visited the Saudi Embassy in Islamabad

Tariq Aziz of Neelam Ghar fame dies at 84

Tariq Aziz of Neelam Ghar fame dies at 84

 Published 5 years ago:  He started his career with Radio Pakistan in the 1960s and later kick-started the TV era in 1964 on the state-run Pakistan Television

The sequence of events leading to disappearance of journalist Anis-ur-Rehman

The sequence of events leading to disappearance of journalist Anis-ur-Rehman

 Published 5 years ago:  The editor of Nada-e-Millat magazine has been missing since June 10

Editor Anis-ur-Rehman still missing, police reluctant to register FIR

Editor Anis-ur-Rehman still missing, police reluctant to register FIR

 Published 5 years ago:  The editor of Nada-e-Millat magazine has been missing since June 9

 NPC employees demand four months of unpaid wages

NPC employees demand four months of unpaid wages

 Published 5 years ago:  A member of the election committee says the press club is non-functional without any constitutional body as COVID-19 delayed polls

IFJ, PFUJ welcome arrest of Geo journalist Wali Khan Babar's murderer

IFJ, PFUJ welcome arrest of Geo journalist Wali Khan Babar's murderer

 Published 5 years ago:  IFJ urges the Pakistan government to move proactively to end impunity regarding all crimes against journalists

Karachi Police arrest Geo News Reporter Wali Khan Babar's killer

Karachi Police arrest Geo News Reporter Wali Khan Babar's killer

 Published 5 years ago:  The journalist was shot dead in Karachi's Liaquatabad neighborhood on January 13, 2011

Magazine editor Anis-ur-Rehman goes missing in Islamabad

Magazine editor Anis-ur-Rehman goes missing in Islamabad

 Published 5 years ago:  Arshad Ansari, President of Lahore Press Club, says the journalist has been missing for four days

PFUJ condemns robbery attempt at Imtiaz Alam's home

PFUJ condemns robbery attempt at Imtiaz Alam's home

 Published 5 years ago:  PFUJ President Shahzada Zulfiqar and Secretary-General Nasir Zaidi call for an inquiry into the incident and immediate arrest of culprits

Four Business Recorder journalists test positive for coronavirus

Four Business Recorder journalists test positive for coronavirus

 Published 5 years ago:  The reporters had expressed reservations about working in the office amid the pandemic

In a first, Abb Takk newscasters advertise juice brand during news bulletin

In a first, Abb Takk newscasters advertise juice brand during news bulletin

 Published 5 years ago:  The newscasters urge the viewers to buy as many packs as possible to increase their chances of winning free internet

 Sami Abraham of BOL News tests positive for COVID-19

Sami Abraham of BOL News tests positive for COVID-19

 Published 5 years ago:  The senior journalist says he had symptoms of the virus and got himself tested

 Kashmiri photojournalist Masrat Zahra wins Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award

Kashmiri photojournalist Masrat Zahra wins Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award

 Published 5 years ago:  The Srinagar-born photographer says she is happy for the recognition of her work

Eight violations reported against journalists in May: Freedom Network

Eight violations reported against journalists in May: Freedom Network

 Published 5 years ago:  One case of legal notice, one each of murder, injury, and attack on a home, and four cases of verbal threats to journalists were reported

Robbery foiled at journalist Imtiaz Alam's home

Robbery foiled at journalist Imtiaz Alam's home

 Published 5 years ago:  Earlier this year also, six thieves had ransacked the senior journalist's home in Lahore

Dawn.com brand abused again on social media

Dawn.com brand abused again on social media

 Published 5 years ago:  A screenshot of a fake news story about a 'missing F-16' as if it was published on Dawn.com surfaced on social media

PTV orders probe into map mistake in the program Nukta-e-Imtiaz

PTV orders probe into map mistake in the program Nukta-e-Imtiaz

 Published 5 years ago:  The state broadcaster showed Pakistan's map without the territories of Azad Jammu Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan

Punjab Assembly passes resolution to pay tributes to late Waris Mir

Punjab Assembly passes resolution to pay tributes to late Waris Mir

 Published 5 years ago:  Tahir Khalil Sindhu, a member of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in the provincial assembly moved the resolution

PEMRA bans broadcast of energy drink commercial

PEMRA bans broadcast of energy drink commercial

 Published 5 years ago:  The regulator says it received complaints from the public through the Pakistan Citizen Portal and PEMRA Complaints Call Centre against the advert

Legendary photojournalist B. K. Bangash set to retire

Legendary photojournalist B. K. Bangash set to retire

 Published 5 years ago:  Veteran photojournalist B. K. Bangash is set to retire as AP’s Pakistan photo chief after 42 years, covering Bhutto, Zia, Rwanda, and Afghanistan.

PFUJ concerned over rapidly growing media crisis

PFUJ concerned over rapidly growing media crisis

 Published 5 years ago:  The union holds the government responsible for bringing the media industry down to its knees

 Hamid Mir serves legal notice on Punjab information minister

Hamid Mir serves legal notice on Punjab information minister

 Published 5 years ago:  Minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chauhan had termed Mir's father Waris Mir a traitor

Journalist Mehr Tarar tests positive for COVID-19

Journalist Mehr Tarar tests positive for COVID-19

 Published 5 years ago:  No one was sneezing or coughing but I still got infected, she says

Accused in journalist's murder arrested in Peshawar

Accused in journalist's murder arrested in Peshawar

 Published 5 years ago:  Badaber Police recover a Kalashnikov, pistol, and rifle from his possession

Ziauddin believes Cynthia is lying

Ziauddin believes Cynthia is lying

 Published 5 years ago:  The American blogger has alleged that former interior minister Rehman Malik raped her in 2011