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Daily Archives: October 7, 2021

نو سال پہلے فرنٹ لائن پر بچھڑ جانے والے ایک صحافی مشتاق کھنڈ کی یاد میں

7 اکتوبر، 2012 کو صوبہ سندھ کی حکمران جماعت پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی کی طرف سے خیرپور میں نکالی جانے والی ایک ریلی پر دس مسلح افراد  نے فائرنگ کی۔ ڈان کے مطابق اس فائرنگ سے کم از کم چھ افراد ہلاک اور چار دیگر زخمی ہوئے تھے۔  دھرتی ٹی وی کے نامہ نگار مشتاق کھنڈ زخمیوں […]


Remembering Mushtaq Khand — A journalist lost on the frontlines nine years ago

On October 7, 2012, ten gunmen opened fire on a rally in Khairpur held by the ruling party of the Sindh province, Pakistan People’s Party. According to Dawn, at least six individuals were killed and four others were injured in the shooting. Dharti TV correspondent Mushtaq Khand was amongst those injured and later succumbed to […]


Asad Umar urges media to foil international campaign against China Pakistan Economic Corridor: Asad Umar

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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Wednesday urged the media to foil the international unjustified campaign against China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) instead of becoming part of it. Addressing a press conference flanked by Special Assistant to Prime Minister on CPEC Khalid Mansoor here, the minister said today was the […]


World press, publishers, journalists condemn Pakistan Media Development Authority

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FRANKFURT: The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), the International Publishers Association (IPA), and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) have called on Pakistani authorities to retract plans to establish the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA), saying that the entity would place “strict state controls over media”. A statement issued by WAN-IFRA stated that the […]