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Daily Archives: September 10, 2015

New code of conduct lets Pakistani journalists … censor themselves

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Reporters Without Borders is concerned about the restrictive nature of a new code of conduct for radio and TV stations that was drafted by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), an information ministry off shoot, and took effect on 20 August. Called the Electronic Media (Programmes and Advertisements) Code of Conduct 2015, it is […]


A journalist’s nightmare on Karachi streets

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Karachi: The murder of a satellite engineer of Geo News on Tuesday night and then a journalist formerly associated with the channel on Wednesday morning has left media personnel worried about their safety. Analysts believe that although target killings have reduced in Karachi following the crackdown against criminals, journalists are still soft targets. On Tuesday […]


Dawood Foundation ventures into environmental awareness

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The headlines are beginning to grow more ominous by the year. ‘Pakistan is vulnerable to Climate Change.’ ‘Pakistan at increased risk due to global warming.’ ‘Pakistan’s deforestation rate highest in the world.’ Yet somehow, our national conscience hasn’t been stirred enough for people to take notice. Drawing room conversations about existential threats to Pakistan are […]


Express Forum: Panelists see Medialogic scandal as politically motivated

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LAHORE: Medialogic’s attempt to blackmail Express Media Group seems to have a political agenda behind it and it also smacks of a conspiracy. This was the gist of discussions at the Express Forum which discussed the recent controversy on Wednesday. Speaking at the occasion, Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leader Khurrum Nawaz Gandapur said the issue […]


Journalists bodies condemn attacks on Geo staffers

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ISLAMABAD: Condemning the attacks on Geo News staff members and a senior journalist in Karachi the journalists associations asked the federal and Sindh governments to arrest the culprits at the earliest otherwise they would be compelled to stage protests against this stony insensitivity that has encouraged the anti-media elements to carry on their brutal activities. […]


Tribal journalist shot injured in Peshawar

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PESHAWAR/LANDI KOTAL: A tribal journalist hailing from Khyber Agency sustained injuries when an unidentified person opened firing on him in the limits of Hayatabad police station here late on Tuesday, police said. The tribal journalist Abdul Azam Shinwari, a resident of Landi Kotal, works for the state news agency APP and Pakistan Television. A police […]