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Daily Archives: March 27, 2021

UN takes notice of harassment of journalists, HR defenders

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LAHORE: The UN has taken notice of harassment of journalists and praised the judiciary for dismissing meritless charges against them. A statement from the UN says: “We are seriously concerned that the number of complaints received illustrate an alarming pattern of using the legal system to harass, intimidate, threaten and retaliate against journalists and human […]


Six die of Covid, including a journalist

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RAWALPINDI: Six people, including senior journalist Johar Majeed, have lost their lives due to the novel coronavirus as Pakistan witnessed a major surge in cases during the third wave while the positivity rate rises to 10.29 percent, a spokesperson said on Friday. According to the data obtained from the District Health Authority, another 138 people […]


Pakistani Journalist bagged second prize in Equitable Asia Journalism Awards

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PESHAWAR: Pakistani journalist and a fellow of Tribal News Network (TNN) bagged second prize in Equitable Asia Journalism Awards. Krixia Subingsubing and Mariejo S. Ramos from the Philippines jointly clinched the first prize, and Vietnamese journalists, Pham Thi Thu Ngan and Pham Thi Song Mai, secured the third prize for their series of articles, “Shirts […]


KP opposes ban on TikTok

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ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on Thursday opposed a ban on the popular short video sharing app TikTok. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad KP IT Minister Zia Bangash said the decision to ban TikTok in Pakistan is not right. Banning social media Apps in the country damages country’s impression at the International level. […]