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Court orders scrutiny of government employees posing as journalists

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The Sindh High Court has ordered the Sindh Information Department to verify whether there are government employees working as journalists in Shaheed Benazirabad district. The Hyderabad circuit bench directed the department on Wednesday to conduct hearing of all 175 media workers whose names are mentioned in the list submitted by the district’s deputy commissioner. “If […]


Cabinet okays bills about journalists’ protection, forced disappearances

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ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved two crucial bills for the protection of journalists and media workers and making the forced disappearances in the country a criminal offence. “Today, the (federal) cabinet approved the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill and the Forced or Involuntary Disappearance (Criminal Law Amendment) Bill,” said federal Minister for […]