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Daily Archives: March 22, 2023

Bol News Bureau Chief Siddique Jan discharged by Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC)

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ISLAMABAD: Bol News Islamabad Bureau Chief Siddique Jan has been discharged by the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) today, Bol News reported. As per details, the detained journalist was presented before the court where his counsel maintained that Siddique Jan has no role in the case being built against him. Meanwhile, the police demanded a five-day remand […]


Peshawar High Court (PHC) petitioned for ban on media interviews of suspects in custody

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PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday directed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police and federal information secretary to respond to a petition seeking a ban on interviewing suspects in police custody by journalists and individuals running social media channels. A bench consisting of Justice Mohammad Ibrahim Khan and […]


All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) elects new office-bearers

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KARACHI: Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani and Sarmad Ali were elected unanimously as president and secretary general, respectively, of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) on Monday, according to a press release. The annual meeting of the body’s general council elected Imtinan Shahid as senior vice president, Muhammad Aslam Kazi as vice president, S.M. Munir Jilani as […]


Journalist’s house attacked in Kohat

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KOHAT: Unidentified terrorists attacked the house of a journalist, damaging the abode partially here on Tuesday. The police said that unknown terrorists carried out a blast on the main gate and then opened fire with automatic weapons on the house of Syed Yasir Shah, district correspondent for The News International and Geo. However, the inmates […]


Journalist Siddique Jan remanded in police custody for one day in Judicial Complex violence case

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An Islamabad anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday granted police one-day physical remand of Siddique Jan, a journalist affiliated with Bol News, who was apprehended last night in connection with the violence and rioting that erupted outside the Federal Judicial Complex (FJC) when former premier Imran Khan attended a hearing related to the Toshakhana case. Hours-long […]


One hell of a man

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Tall. Handsome. Royal. Fearless. Full of wit. Master creator of headlines. Thoroughly professional subeditor. This was Masudullah Khan, who left us sad this month. I had the pleasure of staying with him for about a week in July 2021 at his house in Allama Iqbal Town, Lahore. His wife was a great host. I was […]