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Daily Archives: April 26, 2021

Safety measures for journalists on both sides of Line of Control (LoC) demanded

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MUZAFFARABAD: An academic research carried out to explore the situation of freedom of press, challenges and capacity issues of the journalists working on both sides of Line of Control (LoC), a heavily militarised border between India and Pakistan, successfully completed with the close collaboration of the journalist fraternity of both parts of the disputed state. […]


Karachi Press Club (KPC) honours women journalists, bans entry of JUI-F leaders

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The Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Saturday honoured several women members of the club for their contribution to the field of journalism. Sindh Assembly female members Nusrat Seher Abbasi and Seema Zia, who attended the award ceremony as guests, said they were glad to be presenting the awards to such courageous and multi-talented women. “It […]


Tech-savvy but media obtuse

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“The media only spreads lies,” says every other Bashir as he opens WhatsApp and forwards conspiracy theories or pictures of miracles with “Allah” written in the sky. While there is no shortage of media haters (who overwhelmingly rely on clickbait links on online platforms) in the country, the corporate sector is particularly apprehensive about how […]


Free media and trust in state’s commitment to confidentiality of information: Dangerous disequilibrium

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The country appears to have been facing a disequilibrium or an imbalance between free media and state’s commitment to confidentiality of information. In some talk shows in the media discussions are held and documents shown about a matter where through an Act of Parliament the State of Pakistan has assured confidentiality of information. Notwithstanding the […]


Journalist gunned down in Quetta

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QUETTA: Unknown armed men killed a journalist here on Saturday night. Police said that 23-year-old Abdul Wahid Raisani, reporter and sub-editor of Urdu newspaper Daily Azadi, was on his way to office from home on his motorcycle. When he reached near Bank Colony on Qambrani Road unknown armed men intercepted him and opened fire on […]