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Daily Archives: September 9, 2015

Express channel enhanced its rating fraudulently: Medialogic

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LAHORE: Medialogic Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Salman Danish alleged at a press conference on Tuesday that the Express News channel has launched a slanderous campaign against his company to stop police investigation against some culprits, pressurise the administration and divert the direction of the probe. He said the defamatory campaign against Medialogic, […]


Horrors of the past haunt Kasur’s children

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By: Akbar Bajwa KASUR: Mustafa was molested, filmed and tortured five years ago. He left school soon after and now works at a roadside stall in Hussain Khan Wala village, Kasur. He is among the victims of sexual abuse in the village. Since the news of the child abuse scandal broke, it has become harder […]


Language barriers: US mission launches Urdu websites

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KARACHI: The United States mission’s Urdu language websites were launched by US ambassador to Pakistan, Richard Olson, during his visit to Karachi on Tuesday. “We now have comprehensive Urdu-language web sites at the embassy in Islamabad as well as our three consulates in Lahore, Peshawar and Karachi,” said Ambassador Olson. Recognising the importance of providing […]


Website of leading entertainment television channel hacked and defaced

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The website “Hum TV” a leading entertainment television channel of Pakistan was hacked and defaced on 6th September. The group calling itself ‘Pakistan Cyber Attackers’ after hacking website wrote on it that vulgarity and nudity in the dramas are increasing day after day. They said these days, each and every drama has vulgar scenes in […]


Latest attacks on media in Pakistan leave two dead, two wounded

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On 8 September 2015, the Geo News digital satellite news gathering (DSNG) van was attacked by unknown gunmen who killed satellite technical engineer Arshad Ali Jaffery and wounded the driver, Anis Chauhan. The incident occurred in Karachi, Pakistan. Jaffery received seven bullets to his chest, neck and upper body, while Chauhan was struck by a […]