ISLAMABAD: A delegation of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), headed by its President Sarmad Ali, on Wednesday called on Interior Minister Rehman Malik and discussed at length Taliban threats to certain media houses for highlighting the attack on Malala Yousafzai explicitly. The delegates included Business Recorder Chief Executive Arshad Zuberi and Nawa-i-Waqt Group Deputy Managing […]
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Union of Journalists (KhUJ) Sunday asked the provincial government to take stern action against Sub Inspector Kishwar Khan of Gulberg Police Station for harassing and misbehaving with a staff reporter of an Urdu daily. The union threatened to launch a series of protests if prompt action was not taken. The KhUJ, quoting […]
By: M Ziauddin The Pakistani media has consistently refused to abide by a universally-agreed minimum code of ethics. It has continued to sell its soul to the market at the cost of its professional calling — playing the role of a watchdog in public service. Most media workplaces present a picture resembling sweatshops where media […]
By: ANAS A. KHAN THIS is with reference to the Friday feature by Asghar Ali Engineer (Oct 5). It was a well-balanced analysis of the law of freedom of expression currently debated worldwide. As he mentions the ad put on some subway stations in New York City, let me add that, according to some media […]
“ The APNS expressed its concern over the statement of a spokesman of Tahreek-e-Taliban, Pakistan wherein the media persons and establishments were threatened of dire consequences, stated a press release of APNS”. Mr. Masood Hamid, Secretary General…Read more
By: SONYA IJAZ The Taliban have openly threatened media organisations in Pakistan that dare oppose their hardcore views. They have vowed to attack these bodies and their threat seems real enough for the government and security agencies to take them seriously. There seems little anyone in this country can do to sever the head of […]
By: MAHRUKH NASEER It is disheartening that the most our government can do to take action against a blasphemous film is to block the platform that provides it. This is the usual approach of the government, which prefers to bury its head in the sand instead of tackling a problem effectively. The ban on YouTube […]
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Chief Hakeemullah Mehsud has issued directives to his subordinates in different cities of Pakistan to target Pakistani and international media groups over the critical coverage the media has given to the assassination attempt on a teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, who had defied the Taliban injunction against female education. The widespread media coverage […]
By: Hamid Mir When I got my first death threat almost two decades ago, I did not take it too seriously. It was an exciting time to be a journalist. Since then, I have lost several jobs, mainly due to my writings and journalistic endeavors. I was banned by the military regime of General Pervez […]
According to a BBC Urdu service report, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakeemullah Mehsud has issued ‘special directions’ to his subordinates in different cities of Pakistan to target Pakistani and international media groups. This is the TTP’s response in anger at the critical coverage the media across the board has given to the assassination attempt on […]
By: Mushtaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR: Enraged by widespread media coverage of Malala Yousafzai, who was shot and critically injured by the militants in Swat, the Pakistani Taliban led by Hakimullah Mehsud reportedly planned to target media organisations, particularly television channels and some journalists in the country, well-placed sources told this correspondent on Sunday. According to sources, […]
KARACHI: The 11th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Day, hosted by the US Consulate General here, was celebrated with a message of harmony for humanity. A large number of audience especially young students gathered at the residence of US Consul General Michael Dodman here on Saturday night and enjoyed Pakistani musicians Noori and Arieb Azhar, […]
ISLAMABAD: The government has issued directives to step up security outside the offices of national and international media outlets in fear of a backlash from the activists of the defunct Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). A responsible functionary of the Interior Ministry told an international media outlet on condition of anonymity that the secret agencies had recorded […]
ISLAMABAD: Angered by the coverage of its attempt to assassinate Malala Yousufzai, the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has drawn up plans to target Pakistani and international media organisations across the country. TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsud has issued “special directions” to his subordinates in different cities of Pakistan to target media groups, BBC Urdu reported. An […]
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