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Daily Archives: November 17, 2023

Journalists of Balochistan / lack of safety training

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Journalism is a responsible profession through which journalists contribute to society. Regardless of all barriers and challenges placed in their way. The relationship between. Journalists and their news reporters play a central role in shaping public opinion. Normally, serving and informing audiences are the most important duties of journalists. Freedom of speech and freedom of […]


WHISPERS AMIDST THE MOUNTAINS: WHY AJK HAS SO FEW WOMEN JOURNALISTS

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In the history of the modern world, journalism has played a vital role in shaping public discourse, disseminating information, and enabling the public to hold those in power accountable. Journalists, often referred to as the Fourth Estate, act as the guardians of democracy, ensuring transparency and upholding the freedom of expression. In this context, the […]


Why is PFUJ limited to Quetta?

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They drop electricity on their own ground While the journalists of Balochistan are being herded by the media owners, journalists from 34 districts are also complaining about the Balochistan Union of Journalists that the name of the union has been kept as Balochistan Union of Journalists, but no journalist from Balochistan except the journalists of […]


Why are journalists harassed while covering political and religious gatherings

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It was May 9. We went near Qala Bala Hessar for routine reporting where the angry protesters already there were protesting. Meanwhile, the Edhi ambulance was set on fire by the protesters, which was captured by the camera. The person went near the ambulance, but the angry protestors holding Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf flags in their hands […]


The trend of digital media started to increase among women journalists of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Sabiha Sheikh belongs to Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Sabiha has a master’s degree in journalism from Gomal University and has been running a Facebook page under the name Burqa Journalist for some time. Sahabiha says that nowadays it is very difficult to get opportunities to work with mainstream media. Even if you […]


First Ever Pak Women Journalist Body NWJF Organised

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Under the aegis of Lahore Press Club, National Women Journalists Forum (NWJF), the first organisation of women journalists, has been established here, in which oath taking ceremony held at the Lahore Press Club (LPC) LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 16th Nov, 2023) Under the aegis of Lahore Press Club, National Women […]


Journalist gets bail

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LAHORE: A sessions court on Thursday granted pre-arrest bail to anchorperson Imran Riaz in a cybercrime case of running a malicious campaign against the Punjab police chief and other law-enforcement agencies. The anchorperson appeared before the court along with his counsel. The lawyer argued that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) implicated the journalist in the […]


Nisar Usmani Award conferred upon A. Majeed Gill

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BAHAWALPUR  –  Veteran Journalist and Ex-President, Bahawalpur Union of Journalists (BhUJ), A. Majeed Gill was conferred upon the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists’ (PFUJ) Nisar Usmani Award in a ceremony held here on Thursday. According to a press release issued here, the ceremony was held at Bahawalpur Press Club (Registered) premises. It is recalled here […]


PFUJ to stage march on 20th against police failure to arrest Jan Mahar’s killers

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The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has announced it will stage a protest march from the Karachi Press Club (KPC) to the CM House on November 20 against the failure of the police to arrest the killers of journalist Jan Muhammad Mahar. A Sindh Journalists Action Committee formed to hold the march has been […]


Resolving issues of GB journalists top priority, says Solangi

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Caretaker Information Minister MurtazaSolangi has said that resolving the issues faced by journalists of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and promoting journalism was top priority. He expressed these views while talking to a media delegation from Gilgit-Baltistan which called on him in Islamabad on Thursday. MurtazaSolangi appreciated the active role being played by the journalists of GB in […]


KP governor urges journalists to play role for country’s development

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali on Wednesday urged the journalists to play their role in the development of the country. He was speaking as the chief guest at a ceremony organized here at Dera Press Club (DPC) to celebrate its ‘Golden Jubilee’. The ceremony was also attended by JUI-F Leader Maulana Ubaid ur Rehman, […]


Senior journalist Abdul Qudus Kasuri passes away

Abdul Qudus Kasuri, former senior journalist and trade unionist of Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Punjab, died here on Thursday after a protracted illness. He survived by a widow, two sons and two daughters. He was the elder brother of Abdul Samad, senior journalist of Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Lahore Bureau. His funeral prayers, […]