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Journalists’ killings declined by 20pc in 2016-20 globally: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural

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ISLAMABAD: As the ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ is being observed on Tuesday, new data published by Unesco shows that killings of journalists declined globally by 20pc in the last five years (2016-2020) compared to the previous five-year period (2011-2015). In its ‘World Trends Report Insight’ report, “Threats that Silence: Trends […]


Information Technology minister for rapid build-up of IT force against cyber attacks

KARACHI – Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecom, Syed Aminul Haque, on Monday, said there were millions of cyber-attacks every day all over the world, including 5.5 million attacks for ransom through malicious software, which called for rapid response through build-up of IT force. He was speaking at the inaugural session of two-day IT […]


Dunya Media Group CEO Mian Amir Mahmood elected Pakistan Broadcasters Association chairman

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LAHORE – Dunya Media Group CEO Mian Amir Mahmood has been elected as the Chairman Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA). According to details, Dunya Media Group CEO Mian Amir Mahmood has been elected the new PBA chairman while Chairman ARY Network Salman Iqbal has been elected as Senior Vice Chairman. Mir Ibrahim Rehman of Geo News […]


Website launched to highlight violence against media

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KARACHI: The team of Editors for Safety (EFS) in collaboration with the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) launched the Pakistan Journalists Memorial website on the eve of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, which is marked on Nov 2, at the Karachi Press Club on Monday. EFS is a collective forum of […]


Fawad Chaudhry thanks media for playing responsible role amid Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan’s crisis

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry Tuesday thanked the country’s media for playing a responsible role amid the recent crisis relating to the proscribed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan’s (TLP) march towards Islamabad. Taking to Twitter, Fawad Chaudhry said,“ I wanted to thank the mainstream media on the behalf of the Information Ministry for demonstrating responsibility […]