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Daily Archives: October 5, 2023

Increasing diseases among journalists. What is the treatment?

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Diabetes, blood pressure and heart diseases are diseases that are increasing continuously. Journalists are suffering from these diseases more than ordinary people because the diet of journalists is often unbalanced, their workload is more than ordinary people, while they are weak. Due to their financial condition, they are always suffering from mental stress. Heart disease […]


PIC Orders Deduction of 100 Days’ Salary of PIA CEO

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ISLAMABAD: In a significant development, the Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) has ordered deduction of 100 days’ salary of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for failing to provide requested information to appellants, despite clear orders from the Commission. The decision comes after two separate appeals filed by citizens Mr. Tariq Raheem […]


Islamabad High Court (IHC) issues notices to FIA, Pemra, PTA chiefs

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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday issued notices to DG FIA, PEMRA chairman and PTA chairman on a petition, seeking court order for the registration of an FIR against former army chief General (r) Qamar Javed Bajwa, former DG ISI Lt General (r) Faiz Hameed, Shahid Metla and journalist Javed Chaudhry, reported 24NewsHD TV […]


Irresponsible use of social media is killing journalists

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The incidents of the killing of the above four journalists are on record, but many such incidents are taking place on a daily basis in many cities in which journalists face torture, harassment and false cases and are being killed in various ways. . Due to the irresponsible use of social media, killings of journalists […]


The plight of journalists in Balochistan: Unpaid wages and precarious working conditions

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Nadeem Awan, a 50-year-old resident of Quetta, was a senior journalist until a few months ago. However, nowadays, he is unemployed and trying to set up a shop to sustain his household. He began his journalism career in 1998 as a photographer in Quetta’s local newspaper. He recalls that a journalist’s salary was nowhere near […]