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Monthly Archives: April 2021

CM Balochistan condemns killing of journalist in Quetta

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QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan condemned the killing of a journalist and expressed his deep sorrow over the loss of life Sub-editor Reporter Abdul Wahid Raisani was killed by unknown gunmen in Quetta. He expressed concern over the incident and also directed concerned department to take measures to immediately arrest those murders involved […]


Journalists boycott PA session over Raisani’s murder

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QUETTA: Journalists on Monday staged a demonstration in front of the Balochistan Assembly after boycotting the proceedings to protest the murder of journalist Abdul Wahid Raisani and demanded immediate arrest of the killers. Abdul Wahid Raisani, reporter and sub-editor of Urdu newspaper Daily Azadi, was shot dead by unknown attackers on Saturday night. As the […]


Lawyers, politicians, journalists hail Supreme Court (SC) decision

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ISLAMABAD: Lawyers and journalists’ bodies and political parties on Monday hailed the Supreme Court decision in which the court accepted identical petitions challenging its last year’s order of June 19 referring the matter to the Federal Board of Revenue with a direction to initiate tax proceedings against the spouse and children of Justice Qazi Faez […]


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 […]


Reviving PTV

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It is no secret that the PTV, Pakistan’s state-owned broadcaster, is in need of some changes. The production value of PTV’s content has not been updated over the years. Poor financial management, wastefulness and overstaffing have led PTV to become one of the many state enterprises which went from being profit-making to loss-making entities. Modernisation […]


Spreading terrorism, inciting hate: Over 19,000 social media accounts taken down, says NACTA

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ISLAMABAD: National Counter Terrorism Authority said more than 19,000 social media had been taken down for inciting hate and spreading terrorism in the country. Google, Facebook, and Twitter had taken down the 19,727 accounts involved in spreading hate and terrorism, the counter-terrorism agency said. 9,633 pages were spreading religious hatred, while 10,094 social media accounts […]


Police obtain CCTV footage showing attack on journalist

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ISLAMABAD: As the probe into the attack on senior journalist and former Pemra chairman Absar Alam deepens, police on Saturday reported having acquired CCTV footage which shows what unfolded that day. The footage shows Alam walking in a park in Islamabad’s F-11 area. As he approaches the end of the track, the senior journalist is […]


Government will include journalist community in PM’s Housing, Health Card Schemes: Fawad

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Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said PTI government will include the journalist community in Prime Minister’s housing and health card schemes. Talking to a private television channel, he said ruling party has a strong wish to provide shelter and health cards to the journalists discharging duties in big cities. Replying to […]


Internet disparity

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Pakistan seems to be on a slippery slope this year as the country continues to show dismal performance in international rankings. First it was the Corruption Perceptions Index, then the Global Gender Gap Index, and now Pakistan has managed to dropped down to the 90th ranking, out of 120, on the Inclusive Internet Index — […]


‘Sindh journalist’s protection bill to be tabled soon’

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KARACHI: A Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) delegation called on Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah in the Sindh Assembly on Thursday, says a handout. President KUJ Nizamuddin Siddiqui, general secretary Fahim Siddiqui and other KUJ office-bearers participated while the provincial minister was assisted by secretary information Rafiq Ahmed Buriro and others. The meeting discussed […]