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Monthly Archives: November 2022

Arshad Sharif’s family moves court for autopsy report

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ISLAMABAD: The mother of Arshad Sharif approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday, seeking a copy of the slain journalist’s post-mortem report. Riffat Ara Alvi cited the president, secretary of interior ministry, and Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) as respondents. In her petition, she contended that the body of her son arrived from […]


Pakistan Electronic and Media Regulatory (Pemra) stops news channels from airing Asad Umar’s statement on Imran’s attack

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The Pakistan Electronic and Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has prohibited news channels from airing PTI leader Asad Umar’s video wherein he has named “three suspects” former premier Imran Khan believed were behind the attack on PTI’s convoy in Wazirabad Thursday. In a notification, the watchdog said: “Broadcasting of such content is likely to create hatred […]


Senior journalist Irfan Raza ‘kidnapped, released’ in Islamabad

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The Islamabad Police on Thursday formed a committee under DIG Operations to investigate the alleged kidnapping and release of senior journalist Irfan Raza. The police said in a statement said the committee immediately started the investigation under SSP Investigation and other senior officials. It said that the committee would investigate the incident from all angles, […]


States must take action to protect female journalists, says International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)

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International Center for Journalists ICFJ on Wednesday published a paper, The Chilling: A global study of online violence against women journalists which urges states to take action to protect female journalists. The paper was published with the support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The paper addresses the increasing number of […]


United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reaffirms commitment to plan of action on safety of journalists

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Islamabad : Speakers demanded the implementation of ‘Protection of Journalists and Media Workers Act 2021’ at a seminar organised by UNESCO under its Multi-Donor Program on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (IDEI). The event was held in collaboration with the Delegation […]


Right to Information (RTI) Commission holds awareness sessions

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MANSEHRA: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Commission has held sessions in Kohistan region to create the people’s awareness of their rights and fight honour killings, said assistant registrar at the commission’s Hazara division chapter Hammad Ahmad Jan on Thursday. Mr Jan told reporters here that the commission had engaged the Comsats University’s women students […]


Government hints at bringing regulations to ‘control’ social media

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Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday hinted at introducing regulations to control social media, saying “there were some things in social media that should be controlled as people’s privacy was being harmed through it”. He said in a statement that the government would consult journalists and other stakeholders regarding the laws of FIA related […]


Arshad Sharif’s Kenya visit visa was sponsored by Nairobi businessman

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SLAIN journalist Arshad Sharif’s visit visa to Kenya was sponsored and he didn’t get the entry visa on arrival, immigration authorities in Kenya have said. The authorities involved in the murder investigation of Arshad Sharif have told the Geo News here that Arshad arrived in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, on a visit visa after he […]


Impunity rate for journalists’ killings ‘shockingly high’: report

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ISLAMABAD: Commemorating the Internati­onal Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on Wednesday, UNESCO warned that the global impunity rate for journalists’ killings remains shockingly high at 86 per cent. A Unesco report on the Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity for the period 2020-21 shows that the impunity rate has fallen […]


Sana rules out curbs on freedom of expression

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ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday ruled out any curbs on the freedom of expression, insisting that no bill against the rights guaranteed by the Constitution would be passed. The remarks came a day after reports that the federal government had approved an amendment to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) act, empowering it to […]


Journalists raise concerns for safety of colleagues amid growing threats

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KARACHI: Speaking at an event marking the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, senior journalist Mazhar Abbas Wednesday urged journalists to fight the fight and not run away from the battlefield. Abbas’s comments came during a panel discussion focused on targeted attacks on journalists and the imposition of curbs on press freedom […]


Lack of accountability in journalists’ murders is staggering

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ISLAMABAD—Daily Dawn on Wednesday said if the killers of journalists are not brought to justice, the culture of using violence to silence the media is unlikely to end. In an editorial to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the paper quoted a Freedom Network’s report, which says only two killers […]


Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) authorized to act against anti-state social media posts

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ISLAMABAD—the federal government has delegated the powers to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to take action against those who make social media posts against state institutions. The Federal Cabinet approved the summary of amendments to the schedule of the FIA Act, 1974, on behalf of the Interior Ministry. Further, the federal government has approved an amendment […]


Misbehaviour with foreign journalists at Peshawar Airport

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The authorities at the Peshawar Airport on Wednesday misbehaved with foreign journalists who came to Pakistan to attend International Peace and Sports Conference arranged by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority. Foreign female journalist Nargiz Mahmudzade from Europe and Sri Lanka’s Ram Prakash were insulted during the body search process at the airport. Nargiz who […]