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Attack on Express offices: Journalists boycott Senate proceedings, stage protest

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ISLAMABAD: Journalists staged a walkout on Tuesday from parliament’s press gallery against the previous day’s gun and bomb attack on the Express Media Group’s offices in Karachi. The protesting journalists demanded that the government ensure the protection of media personnel and bring the culprits to book. The Express Media Group’s offices in Karachi have been […]


Fatwa ‘threatens media freedom’ in Pakistan

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WASHINGTON: Media advocacy groups on Friday condemned the renewal of a year-old fatwa naming certain Pakistani media and journalists as “enemies of the Mujahideen”. The fatwa was re-issued on Oct 19 in the form of a post on Twitter. “We condemn this explicit and targeted threat to journalists, which greatly increases the dangers to which […]