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Protest staged against non-arrest of journalist’s killers

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The relatives and members of the Christian and journalists communities and civil society on Thursday staged a protest rally against the police and district administration for their failure to arrest the killers of journalist Qais Javed Masih. The protesters, including the sisters and a son of slain Qais Javed Masih, members of […]


PBA Condemns Malicious Media Campaign against PEMRA

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ISLAMABAD :Pakistan Broadcaster Association (PBA) Thursday condemned a certain media house for running a malicious campaign against the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) that took action on violations of the contemporary laws. “The PBA condemns the acts of a certain media house, that is not its member and has a history of running malicious, […]


Covid-19 claims journalist’s life

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ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist Tariq Mehmood Malik lost his life to Covid-19 on Thursday. He was 50. While the country’s politicians and journalists have expressed grief and sorrow over his demise, the Foreign Office has postponed its weekly briefing as Malik had been covering foreign affairs for over a decade. Irfan Ghauri, a relative of the […]


IHC to hear petition against social media rules

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has challenged social media rules enacted by the government, before Islamabad High Court (IHC). IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah will hear the petition today. The petitioner, Nasir Zaidi, secretary general of the union, cited Ministry of Information Technology secretary and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) chairman as respondents. According […]