KHUZDAR: Outside the Khuzdar Press Club stands a column topped with the likeness of a hand cast in iron and holding a pen. The imposing structure seems to celebrate the notion of a free press. The reality could not be more different. In 2014, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) ranked Khuzdar, the capital of Khuzdar district […]
Hamid Mir is a senior journalist associated with Geo News, one of Pakistan’s largest media groups. Mir has survived attempts on his life and has been forced off the air several times. Source: VOA
KHUZDAR: Outside the Khuzdar Press Club stands a column topped with the likeness of a hand cast in iron and holding a pen. The imposing structure seems to celebrate the notion of a free press. The reality could not be more different. In 2014, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) ranked Khuzdar, the capital of Khuzdar […]
New York, May 2, 2023—Pakistan authorities must conduct an immediate and impartial investigation into the abduction and alleged electrocution of journalist Gohar Wazir and hold the perpetrators to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. At around 4 p.m. on April 19, five unidentified men abducted Wazir, a reporter for the privately owned Pashto-language […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s (NA) Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges has given the go-ahead to table a “contempt of parliament bill” on the floor of the House soon, reported The News on Wednesday. The decision was taken by the lawmakers during an in-camera meeting of the NA panel on Tuesday. The meeting […]
ISLAMABAD—Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) has launched a new video streaming platform, PTVFlix, with an extensive library of programs that aims to become Pakistan’s answer to Netflix. This new over-the-top (OTT) platform will enable users worldwide to access PTV’s vast content library, including TV shows, dramas, documentaries, sports, and other programs. The app is available on […]
پاکستان میں 2023 میں ہونے والے آئندہ عام انتخابات غیر یقینی صورتحال کا شکار ہیں، لیکن سیاسی بیان بازیوں، ریلیوں اور مظاہروں نے پہلے ہی میڈیا کے تحفظ اور ملک میں اظہار رائے کی آزادی پر گہرے منفی اثرات مرتب کیے ہیں۔ بدقسمتی سے، 2022-23 میں میڈیا پر حملوں کی نوعیت سے معلوم ہوتا ہے […]
پاکستان 2022-23 کے دوران سیاسی عدم استحکام اور غیر یقینی صورتحال کا شکار رہا ہے، جس کی وجہ سے سیاسی ماحول اور پولرائزیشن (تَقطِيب) میں اضافہ ہوا ہے۔ بدقسمتی سے اس کے نتیجے میں ملک میں میڈیا کے تحفظ اور پریس کی آزادی پر حملے ہوئے ہیں۔ سیاسی پولرائزیشن اور غیر یقینی صورتحال پاکستان میں […]
HYDERABAD: The Sindh Inspector General of Police Ghulam Nabi Memon on Monday acknowledged that dacoits involved in the kidnappings for ransom are hiding in the riverine forests in Kashmore-Kandhkot, Shikarpur, Ghotki and Sukkur. “However, police are pursuing criminals through a strategy which has resulted in a significant drop in the abductions,” he claimed at a […]
The International Council for Human Development (ICHD) in collaboration with the Pakistan Press Club Belgium and the Embassy of Pakistan in Brussels organized the “Annual Memorial Conference” in memory of the late Khalid Hameed Farooqui, a senior Pakistani journalist, intellectual and former bureau chief of Geo TV in Brussels. Intellectuals, journalists and people from different […]
“[T]he expression ‘commonly accepted standards of decency’ must be understood to be the contemporary standards as the social mores and sensibilities change over time.” THE discourse around what constitutes ‘decency’ and ‘vulgarity’ in Pakistani society is often led by the voices of those with privilege and power; they dictate to the rest of us what […]
The Punjab Information Commission has directed the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) of Multan to provide copies of complaints and closed inquiries to the applicant, Shakeel Baloch, considering the documents as public information. Initially, ACE Multan had refused to provide the requested information, citing potential harm to the prevention or detection of crime, the apprehension or prosecution […]
CPJ and 14 human rights organizations and press associations issued a joint statement on Tuesday, May 2, calling on Kenyan authorities to expedite investigations into the killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif and to ensure accountability in a transparent judicial process. In October 2022, Kenyan police said an officer fatally shot Sharif in Kajiado County […]
An image of a grave with a padlocked grille over it was picked up over the last few days by Indian media outlets which then proceeded to incorrectly report that the incident occurred in Pakistan and was done in an effort to prevent necrophilia. The incident, in fact, took place in India’s Hyderabad. On […]
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