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Daily Archives: March 31, 2014

Free media sham?

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Freedom of Speech is a right guaranteed in Article 19 of the Constitution of Pakistan but is still nevertheless subject to a pretty astounding caveat whereby the law mandates that this freedom is to be curbed when the glory of Islam, the integrity of Pakistan, friendly relations with other states, decency and morality, contempt of […]


Media and economy – long way to go

That Pakistan’s electronic media couldn’t care less about the country’s economic issues is something many of us in the economic establishment already know of. But thanks to Policy Research Institute of Market Economy (PRIME), we know have a ballpark measure of how much does the media focus on economy. A recently released report by PRIME […]


Pakistan in pledge to protect journalists

Troops of Pakistan army patrol in troubled area after a fierce fight between Pakistani forces and militants in Miran Shah in Pakistan’s tribal area of North Waziristan Journalists have been targeted in fighting between troops and militants in the tribal areas Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, has pledged to do more to protect Pakistani journalists. Writer […]


Truthful journalists are targeted, says Sethi

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LAHORE: Senior analyst Najam Sethi said on Saturday that the Pakistan state had been weakened after the killing of its workers and security persons. Speaking in Geo News programme ‘Aapas Ki Baat,’ Sethi said 10 to 15 journalists were killed in Pakistan every year and the number of the killed police and army men was […]


Journalist escapes murder attempt but driver killed, guard injured

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Raza Rumi, a columnist and an anchor for the news show “Khabar Se Agay” of “Express News” was attacked by unidentified armed men on March 28, 2014 at about 8:30pm. The incident took place in Lahore, the capital of Punjab province of Pakistan. The car driver was killed and a security guard sustained serious injuries […]