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Daily Archives: August 23, 2016

Political party workers attack media houses

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Karachi: Three cameramen of television channels covering the protest of Muttahada Qaumi Movement (MQM) political party were injured when protesters turned violent on August 22, 2016. Those injured included Muhammad Safeer of Samaa News, Rehan Ahmed of NEO News and Usman Shareef of 24 channel. Safeer and Ahmed received injuries in their leg and Shareef […]


CPNE concerned over newspaper industry’s poor condition, other issues

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PESHAWAR: The Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE) has expressed its grave concern over the issues including cyber crime bill, deteriorating economic condition of newspapers industry and insecurity and sanctions on freedom of journalism, and demanded of the provincial governments to initiate measures for the provision of immediate security to media owners and workers and […]


TV anchor’s issue: Pemra violated rules, observes Senate body

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The Senate Standing Committee on Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage avowed that Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) action against journalist Shahid Masood of ARY channel was a violation of law and code of conduct. The committee chaired by Senator Kamil Ali Agha held on Monday expressed serious concerns over the “restrictions” on freedom of […]


Missing children: Centralised system needed: experts

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ISLAMABAD: With rising cases of children running away or being kidnapped, an inter-provincial confab has identified an immediate need to make a centralised system on missing kids and runaways. At a consultation on inter-provincial mechanisms for missing children organised by the Ministry of Human Rights on Monday, the findings of a national study showed most […]


Media houses attacked, vehicles set on fire after Altaf’s vitriolic speech

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KARACHI: Two media houses were ransacked as activists chanting pro-MQM slogans went berserk on Monday evening after listening to the highly provocative speech of their London-based chief Altaf Hussain and resorted to a violent protest, firing and arson that left at least one person dead and a dozen others wounded in an attack reminiscent of […]