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Daily Archives: November 1, 2021

Crimes against journalists

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THAT Pakistani journalists are threatened, intimidated and killed with no consequences for the perpetrators is a shameful indictment of our democracy. Ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists published a report that ranks Pakistan as ninth out of 12 countries where journalists have been killed […]


Prime Minister says Pakistan can share expertise in Information Technology, agriculture with Saudi Arabia

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ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan says owing to their complementarities in the socioeconomic fundamentals, Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 provided opportunities to Pakistan to engage with Saudi Arabia in realizing Naya Pakistan’s ambitious plan. “I must say that there are significant complementarities in the socio-economic fundamentals of the “Naya Pakistan” and the Saudi Vision 2030. […]


The Federal Investigation Agency arrests 50 for spreading extremism on social media

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KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has launched a crackdown against extremism on social media and detained 50 suspects across the country, said the agency’s chief on Sunday. FIA director general Dr Sanaullah Abbasi told Dawn that so far 50 suspects had been arrested across the country and “several hashtags on social media had eclipsed” […]


‘Media continues to face attacks, curbs on free expression’

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ISLAMABAD: Media in Pakistan works within an increasingly repressive environment with attacks on press freedom coming from all fronts and space for free expression continuously shrinking. This abysmal situation was highlighted in three reports released in connection with the ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ which is observed on Nov 2. In […]