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Monthly Archives: January 2022

Another ‘journalist’ gunned down in Sindh

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SANGHAR: A suspect was arrested in Sindh’s Sanghar district on Sunday after he allegedly gunned down a local “journalist”. According to the police, suspect Ali Murad was taken into custody along with the weapon which he used in the killing of Ghulam Murtaza Shar. Sources told The Express Tribune that the incident took place due […]


Qaim Ali Shah handed over a cheque of Rs 5 mln to Khairpur Press Club

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SUKKUR: Former Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah Sunday handed over a financial grant cheque of Rs 5 million to Khairpur Press Club, acknowledging the sacrifices rendered by the journalists from Karachi to Kashmore. On the special directives of the PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Sindh government had sanctioned a financial grant of Rs […]


Media freedom gone worse compared to previous 2 years: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors

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The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has released “Pakistan Media Freedom Report – 2021”, according to which the situation of media freedom has gone worse compared to the previous two years. The report has been compiled under the supervision of CPNE’s Press Freedom and Monitoring Committee in the light of information acquired directly as […]


Creation of new seats, promotions in Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority irks info ministry

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The creation of five top level seats in Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) including one post of senior director general in BPS 21 and four posts of director generals in BPS 20 has irritated the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, which contended that the media watchdog cannot do the same without approval from the […]


Iqra Aziz calls out authorities over ban of Yasir Hussain film ‘Javed Iqbal’

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Iqra Aziz is disappointed after husband Yasir Hussain’s much-awaited film, Javed Iqbal   gets banned by authorities. Turning to her Instagram on Friday, Iqra raised her voice in a social media outpour, urging the audience to accept the harsh reality of the serial killer and the lives he harmed. Iqra went on to share how this […]


Two shooters involved in reporter’s murder still at large: Capital City Police Officer

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LAHORE : Four accused involved in the murder of a reporter of a private news channel have been arrested while two shooters are still at large, said the CCPO while speaking at a press conference at District Police Line Qila Gujar Singh here on Saturday. The CCPO said journalist Hasnain Shah and accused Amir Butt […]


Over 28.9m obscene Tik Tok videos blocked: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority

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PESHAWAR: More than 28.9 million obscene TikTok videos have been removed while over 1.465 million accounts were blocked for sharing such content, local media reported. The details emerged in a written verdict issued by the Peshawar High Court where Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) shared data on action against obscene videos on the short video application. […]


Journalist Panel sweeps National Press Club’s annual election

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Journalist Panel has made a clean sweep victory in the elections of National Press Club Islamabad, held Friday. Despite increase in Covid-19 cases in Islamabad, a large number of journalists participated in the election and cast their votes for the candidates of their choice. Although there were allegations of bogus voting and the runner-up candidate […]


Release of movie on serial killer stopped

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LAHORE: The ‘Untold Story of a Serial Killer’ release has been stopped by the Punjab government as the movie will reportedly undergo re-examination by the Central Board of Film Censors. The board secretary, Shakaib Sarwar, says, “The film will go through a re-examination due to complaints from different quarters”. Meanwhile, according to a Punjab Government […]


Man held for bid to kidnap reporter

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TOBA TEK SINGH: Faisalabad’s Kotwali women police on Friday arrested a young man who allegedly attempted to kidnap a woman reporter of a TV channel and harassed her. Complainant Noreen Tabassam, a resident of the Jaranwala Road, claimed, in her first information report (FIR), that suspect Usman and his unidentified accomplice tried to force her […]


Negotiations underway with international social media firms for registration: Babar Awan

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Advisor to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Babar Awan on Friday said that negotiation is underway with international social media firms for registration. Responding to various questions during Question Hour at Senate, he said that on 13 October 2021, the federal government approved Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight, and Safeguards) Rules, […]


Pakistan improves 14 points on internet network residency index

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has improved its ranking in the internet network residency index (NRI) after the country jumped 14 points on the global index in 2021, the Senate was told on Friday. During the question hour, the Information and Technology Ministry submitted a written response, informing that Pakistan’s ranking increased by 14 spots – from 111 […]


Karachi court issues warrants for private TV channel’s reporter

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KARACHI: A local court has issued warrants for the arrest of a reporter associated with the Samaa TV channel in a defamation case filed by Pakistan Peoples Party leader and Sindh Information Minister Saeed Ghani against Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh. When the matter came up before Additional District […]


Founding chairman of University of Peshawar journalism department dies

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PESHAWAR: Senior journalist and founding chairman of the department of journalism and mass communication, University of Peshawar, Hafiz Sanaullah passed away here on Friday at 76. His funeral prayer was held at Qayyum stadium attended by a large number of people, including journalists and teachers. The veteran journalist remained the bureau chief of the state-run […]