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Daily Archives: March 24, 2021

Registration of terrorism cases against journalists highlights the urgent need for effective journalists’ safety legislation.

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The Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is concerned over the registration of terrorism of cases against journalists as an alarming misuse of authority and works as a tool to intimidate the media thus limiting the space for free expression, objective reporting and holding power to account. On March 15, police registered a case against protestors and […]


APNS to hold Annual General Council today

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KARACHI: The Extraordinary General Council and the Annual General Council of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society will meet on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 10:00am and 11:00am respectively at the APNS House, Gulistan Jauhar, and Karachi. A press release of the APNS stated that Sarmad Ali, Secretary General, All Pakistan Newspapers Society, has announced that […]


Journalist Dies in Faisalabad

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FAISALABAD: Senior journalist, Bureau Chief daily ‘The news’ Sardar Mohammad Akhtar has passed away after a protracted illness here. His funeral procession was taken out from his residence and Namaz-e-Janaza was offered at Khizra Masjid D-Block People’s Colony. A large number of people belonging to all walks of life including journalists, traders, business, industrialists, lawyers […]


IO asked to produce witnesses in TV anchor murder case

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KARACHI: A session’s court has directed the investigating officer to produce witnesses for recording of their testimonies in the case pertaining to murder of TV anchorperson Mureed Abbas and another person over a dispute allegedly involving shady investments worth billions of rupees. Atif Zaman and his brother Adil Zaman have been charged with killing his […]


Facebook likely to launch operations in Pakistan

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Facebook has proposed to initiate a number of projects in Pakistan, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) offering the social media platform to open its first Pakistan office in the province. According to a local media report, Advisor to KP Chief Minister (CM) on Science and Technology & Information Technology, Zia Ullah Khan Bangash, held a meeting […]


Martyred Jang Group reporter Malik Mumtaz awarded Sitara-e-Shujaat

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KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Jang Group reporter Malik Mumtaz, a journalist from North Waziristan who was martyred in a targeted attack back in 2013, has been awarded the Sitara-e-Shujaat — Star of Bravery — at the Pakistan Day awards ceremony held at the President House. Malik Mumtaz, who was associated with Geo/Jang Group, always highlighted and wrote about […]