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Daily Archives: September 11, 2015

Government’s apathy towards murder of journalists slated

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ISLAMABAD: Journalists on Thursday warned the federal and Sindh governments against their inaction and warned that a time may come when they are compelled to approach Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif for arrest of the killers of the media persons. The participants of the protest rally organised here by Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of […]


VP meets Shahbaz: Punjab government, Google to promote cooperation in IT sector

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A delegation led by Vice President South Asia and South Eastern Asia of Google Rajan Anandan met Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, here on Thursday. It was agreed at the meeting to promote co-operation between Punjab government and Google in information technology sector. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said the promotion of information […]


PBA temporarily suspends Express group’s membership

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KARACHI: The Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) has “temporarily” suspended the membership of Express and issued a show-cause notice to the media network for alleged tempering with viewership ratings through employees of a rating company, Medialogic. A statement issued by the PBA says the decision was reached by the associations, board of directors which met for […]


PA again brought within purview of RTI law

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PESHAWAR: Following a great deal of pressure from the opposition parties, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Thursday incorporated an amendment to bring the provincial assembly within the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act which had previously been omitted when the law was passed in June. The amendment was passed by the assembly in […]


Pakistan urged to provide proper security to journalists

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WASHINGTON: Two international media advocacy groups urged the government of Pakistan on Thursday to provide proper security to journalists. “We are alarmed by the violence against journalists and media workers in Pakistan after three separate attacks in 24 hours,” said the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Also read: One dead in firing on Geo TV […]


Suspect arrested in journalist Aftab Alam murder probe

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KARACHI: Rangers and police personnel have arrested a suspect in connection to the murder of senior journalist Aftab Alam in Karachi earlier this week, sources told Geo News on Friday. According to the sources, law enforcers have completed their initial investigation into the murder and arrested the suspect , who is currently being interrogated. Alam […]


Suspect arrested in journalist Aftab Alam murder probe

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KARACHI: Rangers and police personnel have arrested a suspect in connection to the murder of senior journalist Aftab Alam in Karachi earlier this week, sources told Geo News on Friday. According to the sources, law enforcers have completed their initial investigation into the murder and arrested the suspect , who is currently being interrogated. Alam […]