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Assault in Hyderabad: Journalists protest for colleague

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KARACHI: Journalists covering the assembly session on Tuesday protested against the Hyderabad police for not taking action against culprits who tortured a female journalist in Hyderabad. Shouting slogans against SSP Ifran Baloch, journalists demanded to register an FIR and initiate an impartial inquiry into the incident. “Even after five days, a case has not been […]


One Pakistani journalist’s quiet media revolution

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As the first woman at the Dawn newspaper, Zubeida Mustafa led the way for other female journalists with her coverage of hard-hitting political issues. She spoke to Merium Kazmi. Zubeida Mustafa speaks during the 2012 International Women’s Media Foundation’s Courage In Journalism Awards at The Beverly Hills Hotel on October 29, 2012 in Beverly Hills, […]


The challenges of a female reporter in Pakistan

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The horrible morning of Sunday, November 22, 2013, the Christian community of Peshawar was targeted by two consecutive suicide blasts at the All Saints Church Kohati, Peshawar. I arrived there within 10 minutes of the incident. The scene in the church was very horrible. The walls and floor were coloured with human blood. Body pieces […]


Women Journalists role in society underlined

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ISLAMABAD: Raja Shafqat Khan Abbasi has said that Pakistan, just like any other country, needs the participation of women journalists. “The environment required to create new legislation can be formed by women journalists who need to play their role by writing about themes and issues often overlooked by many in short; I would say that […]