Bilawal slams media censorship
Sukkur: Rejecting curbs on freedom of expression and independence of speech, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said they are committed to upholding these basic human rights and will fully support…
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Nadeem Malik’s interview of Maryam Nawaz blocked
ISLAMABAD — A live interview of Maryam Nawaz on Hum TV by Nadeem Malik was taken off air minutes after it began Thursday. Malik said he had started his program…
No media space for convicts or those under trial: government
ISLAMABAD — The government has decided that media should not be allowed to promote the narrative of convicted or under-trial persons, in a move that aims to curtail the space…
Shah Mehmood Qureshi rejects criticism over media freedom
LONDON — Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Thursday there was “no question of gagging” journalists after being challenged about his country’s record at a media freedom conference in…
RMNP Confers 2019 Sadiq Press Freedom Award Posthumously on Journalist Mazhar Rasheed
The Rural Media Network Pakistan (RMNP) today conferred the 2019 Sadiq Press Freedom Award Category(B )on late Mazhar Rasheed Misson correspondent leading Urdu Daily newspaper “Jang” Mubarakpur, which carries a…
Amal Clooney faults ‘collective shrug’ over slain journalist
LONDON — Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney accused world leaders Wednesday of failing to protect journalists and responding with “a collective shrug” over the slaying of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi….