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Monthly Archives: October 2020

Attack on Parliament, PTV case: ATC acquits Imran Khan

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ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Thursday acquitted Prime Minister Imran Khan in the 2014 Parliament House attack case.   The court decided to indict others named in the case, including Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood, and Planning Minister Asad Umar, as well as prominent party leader Aleem […]


Judicial probe sought in journalist’s abduction

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ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Pakistan Bar Council and Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists have rejected the investigation team announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan to probe the abduction of Karachi-based Geo News journalist Ali Imran Syed. The organizations claim that the team in question consists of personnel with links to state agencies […]


Media wing established to lead digital diplomacy

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ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday took a major step to promote national narrative and counter anti-state propaganda by establishing a digital media wing under the administration of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Pakistan has stepped up for strengthening the national narrative on the international level and a digital media wing under the administration […]


Pakistan among countries where killers of journalists go unpunished, says CPJ

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is ranked at the 9th position among countries where journalists are murdered and their killers go free, according to the Global Impunity Index of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), which does this ranking in order to bring under spotlight the countries performing at their worst in prosecuting the cases of slain journalists. […]


IG doesn’t know how to probe journalist’s kidnapping, notes court

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the report of the inspector general of Islamabad police on the kidnapping of senior journalist Matiullah Jan, saying it seemed the IG had no clue how to investigate the case. A three-judge SC bench headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed ordered IG Mohammad Amir Zulfikar Khan to assign […]


Pakistan seeks to ‘control digital media’ amid anti-government protests

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Pakistani authorities earlier this month approved a draft policy, called the Citizens Protection (Against Online Harm) Rules 2020 or the Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards), triggering a backlash from rights groups and tech companies. Critics say that Prime Minister Imran Khan is seeking to control the digital space to prevent […]


Muzaffarabad-based journalist body kicks off ‘Green and Clean Kashmir’ campaign

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MUZAFFARABAD – An association of local journalists has launched ‘Green and Clean Kashmir’ campaign to raise awareness about environment and natural resources of the region. The drive was launched by TV Journalists Associations (TVJA) during a ceremony. Ammiruddin Mughal, the focal person of the project, said that the drive aims at mobilizing government bodies, media […]


Opposition in Senate blocks passage of bill seeking to empower PEMRA

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ISLAMABAD: The opposition in the Senate on Monday blocked the passage of a bill to empower the Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (Pemra) to take action against TV channels not paying salaries to their employees. Expressing reservation over the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill, PPP’s Mian Raza Rabbani said he did not doubt the […]


FIA, Nadra unable to trace journalist’s abductors, SC told

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ISLAMABAD: Almost every institution expressed inability to identify the abductors of senior journalist Matiullah Jan, revealed a report submitted to the Supreme Court. According to the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) report, the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra), Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Islamabad police and even the multi-billion dollars Safe City project management remained unable […]


Pakistan:  Reporter of television channel returns safely after being abducted for 22 hours

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) welcomes the safe return of Geo News senior reporter, Ali Imran Syed, after he went missing for over 22 hours. PPF also urges the relevant authorities to ensure Syed’s case is investigated and to ensure that there is accountability of such attacks on journalists. On October 24, Pakistan’s largest television network […]


PM asks Zuckerberg to ban Islamophobic content on Facebook

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ISLAMABAD – The Prime Minister on Sunday wrote to Mr Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook asking for Facebook to place a similar ban on Islamophobia and hate against Islam that has been put in place for the Holocaust. Following is text of Prime Minister’s letter to Zuckerberg. “I am writing to draw your attention to […]


APNS appreciates release of Geo reporter

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KARACHI: The APNS has expressed its appreciation over the release of the abducted Geo News and Jang Group senior reporter Ali Imran Syed after 22 hours on the strong protest of media and human rights organizations. Hameed Haroon, President, and Sarmad Ali, Secretary General of All Pakistan Newspapers Society, have stated that the disappearance of […]


Media asked to play due role for highlighting child rights

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Participants of a consultative meeting on Saturday stressed the need for a more powerful role of media in highlighting child rights. The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC), a child rights body, had organized the consultative meeting, titled ‘Role of Media on the State of Child Rights in Pakistan’. Representatives […]


‘Missing’ journalist returns home safely amid protests

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KARACHI: A reporter of a news channel, Ali Imran Syed, who went missing from an area near his home in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Friday after reporting details along with CCTV footage of a raid by law enforcement agencies on a hotel for the arrest of an opposition party leader, reached back home safely on Saturday evening, […]