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PFUJ forms fact-finding committee to ascertain causes of media crisis

PFUJ forms fact-finding committee to ascertain causes of media crisis

 Published 5 years ago:  The committee headed by senior journalist Mubarak Zeb Khan will deal with a wide range of issues

Gharidah Farooqi contracts COVID-19

Gharidah Farooqi contracts COVID-19

 Published 5 years ago:  The disease is real and it is no shame to contract it, report it, treat it rightly, she says

No personal social media channels, ARY tells staff

No personal social media channels, ARY tells staff

 Published 5 years ago:  ARY has asked its employees to cooperate and comply with the guidelines as prescribed by the management

Journalist Jameer Mahir attacked, injured in Shikarpur

Journalist Jameer Mahir attacked, injured in Shikarpur

 Published 5 years ago:  Jameer Mahir, Vice President of Shikarpur Union of Journalists, was seriously injured in an attack by unknown assailants in Taluka Lakhi Ghulam Shah and hospitalized in Sukkur. Sukkur Union of Journalists President Saleem Sahito has called for increased government security in response to the attack.

Vice President of Peshawar Press Club tests positive for COVID-19

Vice President of Peshawar Press Club tests positive for COVID-19

 Published 5 years ago:  More than 150 journalists have tested positive for COVID-19 in Pakistan, and several have died since the spread of the pandemic

 Doors close for newspapers in India in unprecedented economic times

Doors close for newspapers in India in unprecedented economic times

 Published 5 years ago:  The Sakal Media Group announces plans to close two of its publications

 PTV News to start nine new shows as part of content revamp program

PTV News to start nine new shows as part of content revamp program

 Published 5 years ago:  The plan also includes the introduction of new anchorpersons, newscasters, sets, and screen graphics

 Journalist and technician killed in targeted bombing in Afghanistan

Journalist and technician killed in targeted bombing in Afghanistan

 Published 5 years ago:  Both were on a bus which was attacked; at least seven people were injured, including six other Khurshid TV staff and the driver

Journalist Aziz Memon's killer pleads guilty

Journalist Aziz Memon's killer pleads guilty

 Published 5 years ago:  Police are currently looking for five other suspects, including the alleged mastermind Mushtaq Sheto

ARY News presenter Maria Memon contracts coronavirus

ARY News presenter Maria Memon contracts coronavirus

 Published 5 years ago:  It is very important to discourage social stigma related to COVID, she says

 PFUJ condemns closure of Jehan Pakistan office in Multan

PFUJ condemns closure of Jehan Pakistan office in Multan

 Published 5 years ago:  The union leaders urge the newspaper owner to reconsider the decision

PTV News set to launch new current affairs show 'Nukta-e-Imtiaz'

PTV News set to launch new current affairs show 'Nukta-e-Imtiaz'

 Published 5 years ago:  The show will feature Mishal Bukhari and prominent journalist and analyst Imtiaz Gul

PPP complains against blogger Cynthia Ritchie over hateful tweet against Benazir

PPP complains against blogger Cynthia Ritchie over hateful tweet against Benazir

 Published 5 years ago:  PPP Islamabad President Shakeel Abbasi says Ritchie posted derogatory and slanderous remarks about Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari's marital life on Twitter

Peshawar Press Club boycotts minister's event

Peshawar Press Club boycotts minister's event

 Published 5 years ago:  Journalists are angry over the minister's inappropriate behavior and non-cooperation with media workers affected by COVID-19

Police arrest CNN reporter on air while covering Minneapolis protests

Police arrest CNN reporter on air while covering Minneapolis protests

 Published 5 years ago:  Reporter Omar Jiminez had just shown a protester being arrested when about half a dozen white police officers surrounded him

Journalist Mandrani's murder: Four suspects at large

Journalist Mandrani's murder: Four suspects at large

 Published 5 years ago:  A senior police official says two of the six accused have been arrested

 Two employees of Radio Pakistan die of COVID-19

Two employees of Radio Pakistan die of COVID-19

 Published 5 years ago:  Information minister Shibli Faraz condoles the deaths of Muhammad Ashfaq and Huma Zafar

 Kamal Siddiqi concerned over unprofessional conduct of Pakistani media

Kamal Siddiqi concerned over unprofessional conduct of Pakistani media

 Published 5 years ago:  The former editor points out that the media went wrong while covering the crash of PK8303

  92 News journalist Fakhruddin Syed dies of coronavirus in Peshawar

92 News journalist Fakhruddin Syed dies of coronavirus in Peshawar

 Published 5 years ago:  His employers say his services will always be remembered and they will not leave his family alone

PFUJ condemns journalist's murder in Sindh

PFUJ condemns journalist's murder in Sindh

 Published 5 years ago:  Mandrani, a reporter with Sindhi newspaper Daily Koshish, was shot dead by two assailants in Jacobabad district on May 26

Governments of India and Pakistan among top requesters of Facebook user data

Governments of India and Pakistan among top requesters of Facebook user data

 Published 5 years ago:  Pakistan sent a total of 2,027 requests to Facebook to divulge user data

IFJ calls for thorough probe into attacks on journalists in Sindh

IFJ calls for thorough probe into attacks on journalists in Sindh

 Published 5 years ago:  Mandrani, a senior journalist with the Sindhi newspaper Daily Koshish, was shot dead by two assailants on May 26 in Jacobabad

Tragic loss in Jacobabad: Zulfiqar Ali Mandrani fatally shot

Tragic loss in Jacobabad: Zulfiqar Ali Mandrani fatally shot

 Published 5 years ago:  Zulfiqar Ali Mandrani, a reporter for the Sindhi newspaper Daily Koshish, was fatally shot by unknown assailants in Jacobabad on May 26, 2020. His murder follows a concerning trend of violence against journalists in Sindh, prompting calls for justice and arrests by media organizations.

 Ansar Abbasi spots 'vulgarity and obscenity' on TV, calls on PEMRA to act

Ansar Abbasi spots 'vulgarity and obscenity' on TV, calls on PEMRA to act

 Published 5 years ago:  The News journalist says under no circumstances such vulgarity and obscenity should be allowed on any media

Indian newspaper The Telegraph lays off 35 employees

Indian newspaper The Telegraph lays off 35 employees

 Published 5 years ago:  The paper has asked staff to resign by May 31, citing the economic pressures of COVID-19

Senior photojournalist Gulshan Aziz passes away

Senior photojournalist Gulshan Aziz passes away

 Published 5 years ago:  He was associated with Mashriq newspaper

Ansar Naqvi's death saddens journalists, others

Ansar Naqvi's death saddens journalists, others

 Published 5 years ago:  The senior journalist was among those killed in the Pakistan International Airlines plane crash in Karachi on May 22