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…
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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…
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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….
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Two Punjab journalists attacked in separate incidents
Two journalists in Pakistan, Shaikh Rizwan and Bashir Malik, were physically attacked in two separate incidents. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joined its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of…
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Abb Takk, Capital, and 24 News unblocked
ISLAMABAD — Three television channels forced off the air Monday were unblocked Tuesday, after almost 24 hours of ‘punishment.’ The cable operators, reportedly pressured by regulator PEMRA, had blocked Abb…
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BOL News anchor Mureed Abbas shot dead in Karachi
KARACHI — BOL News anchor Mureed Abbas was killed on Tuesday in the Defence area reportedly over a monetary dispute. Abbas was shot in the chest and abdomen multiple times,…