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Journalist withdraws decision to self-immolate

Journalist withdraws decision to self-immolate

 Published 5 years ago:  Ameen Khan Rajput served at Ummat for 12 years and quit as a sub-editor over delay in payment of salaries in October 2019

Director Programming of 24 News Ansar Naqvi killed in PIA plane crash

Director Programming of 24 News Ansar Naqvi killed in PIA plane crash

 Published 5 years ago:  The senior journalist was on his way to Naqvi was on his way to Hyderabad to celebrate Eid with his family

Police in Srinagar summon digital magazine's founding editor

Police in Srinagar summon digital magazine's founding editor

 Published 5 years ago:  IFJ expresses concern over police arbitrarily summoning journalists as a form of intimidation

This isn't breaking news, 'just simple tickers'

This isn't breaking news, 'just simple tickers'

 Published 5 years ago:  Former Dawn editor Abbas Nasir says the supra-editors are in action with their 'guidance' to TV newsrooms

RIUJ distributes Eid gifts among women journalists

RIUJ distributes Eid gifts among women journalists

 Published 5 years ago:  The press information officer praises the union for honoring women colleagues, terming it an excellent way to acknowledge their professional contribution

APP journalist Ijaz Ahmed attacked, injured in Peshawar

APP journalist Ijaz Ahmed attacked, injured in Peshawar

 Published 5 years ago:  Senior journalist Ijaz Ahmed Khan of the Associated Press of Pakistan sustained a serious head injury in an attack by two unknown men near Peshawar-Charsadda Road. He was hospitalized and filed an FIR with Khazana Police Station.

How an office boy at The News rose to become an investigative reporter

How an office boy at The News rose to become an investigative reporter

 Published 5 years ago:  Sher Ali Khalti from Rojhan, a remote town in the Rajanpur district of Southern Punjab has degrees in English literature and mass communication

APNS calls on prime minister to rescue regional press

APNS calls on prime minister to rescue regional press

 Published 5 years ago:  The body says if the regional press shuts down, the government will lose its much-needed connectivity with the people at the grassroots level

 Lahore Press Club urges Malik Riaz to pay dues of former AAP employees

Lahore Press Club urges Malik Riaz to pay dues of former AAP employees

 Published 5 years ago:  The club warns of protests if dues not cleared

Journalist announces self-immolation over unpaid dues

Journalist announces self-immolation over unpaid dues

 Published 5 years ago:  Ameen Khan Rajput served at Ummat for 12 years, where he quit as a sub-editor over delay in payment of salaries in October 2019

KhUJ condemns harassment of journalist Jamshed Baghwan

KhUJ condemns harassment of journalist Jamshed Baghwan

 Published 5 years ago:  The union terms the incident an attempt to suppress the media

Express News bureau chief Jamshed Baghwan harassed by unknown men

Express News bureau chief Jamshed Baghwan harassed by unknown men

 Published 5 years ago:  Jamshed Baghwan, Peshawar bureau chief for Express News Television, was harassed by three unidentified men outside the traffic police headquarters. He filed an FIR, and the incident has been condemned by politicians, journalists, and local unions.

Parhlo apologizes to Samaa TV producer

Parhlo apologizes to Samaa TV producer

 Published 5 years ago:  The website had published a visually misleading story

 PFUJ condemns bullet throwing at sit-in for MSR's release

PFUJ condemns bullet throwing at sit-in for MSR's release

 Published 5 years ago:  Men in a black vehicle arrived at the sit-in in Rawalpindi and dropped seven bullets in front of the protesters

Cyril Almeida calls Haroon Rasheed a 'clown'

Cyril Almeida calls Haroon Rasheed a 'clown'

 Published 5 years ago:  Columnist Rasheed had claimed that Sharif paid $500 million in exchange for being allowed to leave the country

Journalist Wasat Ullah Khan recovering from heart surgery

Journalist Wasat Ullah Khan recovering from heart surgery

 Published 5 years ago:  His condition is said to be stable; colleagues and friends wish him a speedy recovery

Journalist's son injured in attack in Panjgur

Journalist's son injured in attack in Panjgur

 Published 5 years ago:  Sartaj Waheed Baloch was attacked and critically injured near his home

PFUJ says fight for press freedom and journalists' rights to continue

PFUJ says fight for press freedom and journalists' rights to continue

 Published 5 years ago:  The union has called for a joint strategy to achieve press freedom in Pakistan

Twitter allows employees to work from home 'forever'

Twitter allows employees to work from home 'forever'

 Published 5 years ago:  The past few months have proven we can make that work, official says

A big salute to our press freedom heroes

A big salute to our press freedom heroes

 Published 5 years ago:  On 13 May 1978, journalists Nasir Zaidi, Masood Ullah Khan, Iqbal Jafari, and Khawar Naeem Hashmi were sentenced to imprisonment and flogging

Dawn concerned over increase in COVID-19 cases among media workers

Dawn concerned over increase in COVID-19 cases among media workers

 Published 5 years ago:  The paper says in their rush to get the news, journalists are seen continuously exposing themselves to the danger the virus presents

 Journalist killed in police crossfire in Afghanistan

Journalist killed in police crossfire in Afghanistan

 Published 5 years ago:  Ahmad Khan Nawid, 19, was shot during a clash between police and protestors over the unfair distribution of food aid in the Ghor province

Supreme Court orders restoration of Neo News transmission

Supreme Court orders restoration of Neo News transmission

 Published 5 years ago:  A two-member bench comprising Justice Mushir Alam and Justice Yahya Afridi heard the appeal filed by Neo News against an IHC decision

Court issues notice to playwright in lawsuit filed by journalist

Court issues notice to playwright in lawsuit filed by journalist

 Published 5 years ago:  Journalist Farrukh Shahbaz Warraich claims that Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar threatened him and used inappropriate language

PFUJ concerned over suspension of Neo TV's license

PFUJ concerned over suspension of Neo TV's license

 Published 5 years ago:  The union calls for the withdrawal of the suspension by PEMRA and demands safeguarding the interests of the employees

Indian journalist mistakes satire for serious news

Indian journalist mistakes satire for serious news

 Published 5 years ago:  A satire piece stating Prime Minister Imran Khan looking at the graph of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan upside down stumps the journalist

Attack on Dawn journalist's home in Umerkot

Attack on Dawn journalist's home in Umerkot

 Published 5 years ago:  Freedom Network expresses serious concern over the attack on Dawn correspondent A.B. Arisar's home in Umerkot, Sindh. The organization highlights the alarming rise in attacks on journalists in the region, noting Sindh as the second most unsafe place for media in Pakistan.

17 media persons test positive for COVID-19 in Quetta

17 media persons test positive for COVID-19 in Quetta

 Published 5 years ago:  Those affected have been quarantined at their homes